Students
When you submit any written assignment on any module within the programme, your work will normally be run through the University's approved text matching software, TurnitIn. Turnitin is a piece of software which helps identify areas of similarities, sections of text that are found in other sources, notably internet sources, textbooks, lectures or other students’ assignments. This will enable you to develop your academic writing, while your tutors will be able to assess the level of originality of your work.
You will be able to consult your Turnitin report once you have submitted your assignment. Your module may provide a separate assignment portal for you to submit your work through while you are still drafting what will be your final version. However, in most cases there will be no separate Turnitin portal within each module site and you will simply use the actual assignment's submission portal within the module site to check your work. You are able to resubmit your assignment as many times as you wish before the submission deadline; therefore, if, having read the Turnitin report, you wish to amend your work, you can do so and then submit your work again. Canvas will show the most recent submission for markers to mark. Where an assignment within a module does not need to be run through the text matching software due to the nature of that assessment, you will be told in the module in question.
- Please read our University Guidance on the use of Text Matching Software.
- This video shows you how to submit your assignment and view the report
- For further help, TurnitinUK have produced a useful tutorial called Viewing an Originality Report.
- Additional help with Checking your work in Turnitin text matching software is available on Library SkillUP.
Researchers
Many of the links on this page are also applicable to researchers, but the separate Turnitin for researchers page has additional useful information for this group.
Staff
There are further resources for staff on the Guided Learner Journey canvas module as well as the Technology for Enhanced Learning canvas site. More information about these resources can be found on the Centre for Learning, Access and Student Success (CLASS) Herts Hub pages.
The TurnitinUK Staff Training site also provides video tutorials, quick guides, and user manuals for academics/instructors.