Turnitin is an online program that helps students identify the originality of their work. When a document is submitted, the software checks it against Internet sites, database articles, other student papers, and more.
If you need help with Turnitin, please review the following guidelines:
- Logging on for the first time: After a faculty member creates a course account, students will receive an email from Turnitin, informing them of their password. The e-mail will be from helpdesk@turnitin.com. DO NOT delete this e-mail, because if you do not remember your password and have to wait to get it, you may miss the assignment due date.
- Password: After logging on for the first time, you may change your password. Just follow the prompts. Change your password to something you can remember.
- Forget your password? Just click "Forgot your Password?" at the top of the Turnitin homepage and follow the prompts. A new password will be sent immediately to your VWC email address.
- Uploading Assignments:
- Click the appropriate course, go to the relevant assignment, and click the "submit" icon.
- A window will appear asking for information about you. Fill in this window.
- Go to the browse window to find the appropriate assignment file, then click "choose file."
- Once you've located the assignment file, click "submit" and another window will appear, asking if you want to submit the paper; click "yes, submit."
- The file will be sent to Turnitin, and you will receive a digital receipt. Until you get used to submitting papers on Turnitin, it is recommended that you print out the digital receipt and submit it with the hard copy of your papers as evidence that you submitted the paper on Turnitin on time.