Turnitin
TurnitinUK is an online "plagiarism detection" service supported by JISC. It enables academic staff to carry out text-based comparisons of student work against a vast archive of electronic resources such as
- an archived database of student submissions (internal and external to the University)
- current and archived instances of internet web pages
- commercial databases of journal articles and periodicals
Turnitin assignments can be setup easily, using simple tools within the University's centrally supported Learning Management Systems i.e. Moodle and Module Management System (MMS). If you require assistance on creating a Turnitin assigment for students' submission of work, please contact the IT Helpdesk (helpdesk@st-andrews.ac.uk).
Policy Documentation
Policy on the use of Turnitin "plagiarism detection" software (University of St Andrews)
Recommended Resources
Turnitin for Moodle: Instructors Guide ("How to setup Turnitin within Moodle")
Viewing and interpreting an originality report (3.5 minute video from iParadigms, the makers of Turnitin)
The effectiveness of using Turnitin with Higher Education (a series of reports and white papers from the HE sector)
Web Links
Turnitin Daily Online Training Schedule (from Turnitin UK)