Assignments and Turnitin

Turnitin

Turnitin is a cloud-based solution with capabilities in originality checking and online grading using their OriginalityCheck and GradeMark tools. Turnitin saves instructors fourth dimension and facilitates personalized feedback for learners.

OriginalityCheck lets y'all monitor Assignment submissions and identify potential cases of plagiarism past automatically comparing submissions to an online database of original content. Y'all tin can then view Originality Reports which highlight fundamental areas, show a breakdown of matching sources, and provide direct links to the matching content.

Yous can also take reward of the integrated GradeMark which lets you add comments, inline text, and highlight sections in file submissions, directly from the Assignments tool. Learners tin can view GradeMark feedback in User Progress under Assignments, in Grades, in Assignments, in User Progress nether Grades, and in Content.

OriginalityCheck and GradeMark features are enabled through integration with Turnitin from iParadigms, LLC. For more than data about these features, encounter Turnitin Integration on Brightspace App Finder.

Notation: The use of Turnitin combined with the special access features in the Assignments tool is not supported. If y'all set a due date for a user with special admission that is different than the due date set on the Turnitin tab, the Turnitin due date does not change.

Enable Turnitin for an assignment

ShowTo enable Turnitin for an assignment

In order to enable Turnitin for an consignment, make certain your ambassador has done the following first: Activated Turnitin OriginalityCheck for your org unit by configuring the variables in d2l.3rdParty.Turnitin.LTI in Config Variable Browser and mapped IMS roles for users in IMS Configuration.

  1. On the navbar, click Assignments.
  2. On the New Consignment or Edit Assignment folio, in the Turnitin Integration area, select Enable Turnitin for this binder.
  3. To set more avant-garde options, click More Options in Turnitin. This opens the Turnitin Assignment window.
  4. Configure the desired settings in the OriginalityCheck area, and the GradeMark area if GradeMark is activated for your org unit.
  5. Click Save and Close.
About Turnitin-enabled assignments

ShowCreating or editing Turnitin-enabled assignments

Consider the following when creating or editing your Turnitin-enabled assignment:

  • When creating a new assignment, the name of the folder in Turnitin truncates after 99 characters, even though the Proper name field accepts 128 characters.
  • When you re-create course components from one course to another, confirm that all settings are configured for the Turnitin-enabled assignments in the new course.
  • If you want learners to run across instructions on the Submit Files page, you must enter them into the Instructions rich text field in the Properties tab. These instructions are automatically transferred into Turnitin. Any instructions you enter in the Properties tab overwrite instructions entered into Turnitin.
  • If GradeMark is activated for your org unit, in the Turnitin tab, the GradeMark Bachelor to Learners appointment defaults to the current date and time, plus seven days. In the Restrictions tab, if you select Has End Appointment, the GradeMark Available to Learners date automatically sets to the finish date, plus ane day. You can change either of these dates if needed.
  • If you lot want to automatically transfer scores as draft to Brightspace Learning Surround, on the Turnitin Integration page, select the Automatically sync grades as Draft in Brightspace radio button or select the Manually sync grades as Draft in Brightspace radio button to brand information technology a manual footstep.
  • If you lot want learners to meet the Originality Score link to Turnitin:
    • Your administrator must map their office to the Learner IMS role.
    • In the Properties tab, ensure Permit learners to run across Turnitin similarity scores in their consignment submissions folder is selected. This selection is selected by default.
    • In Turnitin, nether Optional Settings, ensure Permit learners to view Originality Reports? is fix to Yes. This option is set to Yes by default.
  • In the Properties tab, if you select Permit learners to run into Turnitin similarity scores in their assignment, the equivalent choice in Turnitin called Allow learners to view Originality Reports? is automatically set to Yep.
  • In Turnitin, under Optional Settings, Let late submissions? defaults to Yes. This means y'all don't need to change end dates to allow learners to submit late assignments.
Near Turnitin-enabled group assignments

Consider the post-obit when creating or editing your Turnitin-enabled group assignment:

  • D2L recommends that you hide the Originality Score since grouping members cannot follow the link to view the Originality Written report.
  • In Turnitin, under Optional Settings, Let belatedly submissions? defaults to Yes. This means yous don't need to change end dates to allow learners to submit late assignments.
  • In Turnitin, under Optional Settings, the Student paper repository option is disabled by default. This is so that Turnitin doesn't retrieve submissions from members of the same grouping are plagiarized.
Exempt individual users from Turnitin

ShowTo exempt private users from Turnitin

To exempt private users from Turnitin, your administrator must enable Turnitin for the Assignments tool for your arrangement or your form. Turnitin exemptions apply to all assignments within a class.

  1. On the Assignments page, from the More Deportment context menu, select Manage Preference for Turnitin®.
  2. The Manage Preference for Turnitin® folio displays where y'all can select private users to be exempt from Turnitin using the toggles. An X on the toggle means that the learner'south submissions are exempted from Turnitin. A checkmark on the toggle means that the learner'south submissions will be checked past Turnitin.
Viewing OriginalityCheck reports

You can view Originality Reports from the Submissions page. When a report is available, the status changes from In-Progress to a percentage rating, which indicates the level of matching content.

Viewing a file submission summary

A lower per centum rating indicates that the content is likely original and has not been copied; a higher percentage rating indicates the content is likely not original and has been copied from another source.

The percentage ranges are associated with colors:

  • Blue >= 0 and < 20%
  • Green >= 20 and < twoscore%
  • Yellow >= 40 and < 60%
  • Orangish >= 60 and < 80%
  • Red >= eighty and <= 100%

Click the colored section beside the percentage rating to view the associated Originality Report. The Originality Written report is comprised of ii panes. The right pane lists all of the matching sources, including the percentage of text that matches and a link to the online content. The left pane displays the submission text using colored highlights to describe attention to the matching content.

What file types are supported in OriginalityCheck?

The post-obit file types are compatible with OriginalityCheck:

  • Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX)
  • Corel WordPerfect (WPD)
  • Adobe PostScript (EPS)
  • Adobe Acrobat PDF
  • HTML (HTM, HTML)
  • Rich text (RTF)
  • Evidently text (TXT)
Troubleshooting: I run across an consignment submission showing an icon that says, "An originality report could not be generated for this file".

If there are no other details in the icon'due south message text, such as the file is not a supported type or does non include enough text, the generic error indicates an consequence transferring the file to the Turnitin server. For assistance with troubleshooting, contact D2L Support.