Turnitin - Getting Started for Faculty

• Getting Started for Faculty
• What to Tell Your Students
• What About TAs

To obtain your department's account ID and password, contact your department chair or Tracy Englert, Information Services Librarian.

To schedule an individual or small group training session:

• Hattiesburg campus, contact Tracy Englert, Information Services Librarian, at 601.266.6396
• Gulf Coast campus, contact Allisa Beck, Collection Management Librarian, at 228.865.4585
• online, submit the Consultation Request form

It is strongly recommended that course syllabi include a statement informing students about use of the Turnitin service. Visit the syllabus information page to learn more.

The following printable form will help you keep track of your Turnitin passwords as you set up your account.

1. Get the login information for your department.
   Your department chair should have this information. If not, please contact Tracy Englert, Information Services Librarian at tracy.englert@usm.edu or 601.266.6396.
2. Create a user profile.
   • Go to www.turnitin.com.
   • Click the New Users link near the upper right corner of the Turnitin home page.
   • Select instructor as your user type.
   • Enter your department's account information.
     • The Turnitin account/class ID is a five-digit number.
     • The Turnitin join password is a case-sensitive string of letters and numbers.
   • Provide your e-mail address. (This does not have to be your university e-mail address, although that is recommended.)
   • Create a password for yourself. This password will be case-sensitive and must be 6-12 characters in length and contain at least one letter and one number.
   • Select a secret question from the drop-down menu and then type the answer to that question. This information will be used to confirm your identity if you ever forget your password.
   • Type your first and last names in the appropriate boxes.
   • You will then have the opportunity to read the user agreement. To use the service, you must click the I agree -- create profile link.
3. Create a class by clicking on the start class setup wizard link.
   Upon completion of this wizard you will have created one Turnitin class. You may need to repeat these steps if you plan to use Turnitin for multiple courses. You should also plan to create new Turnitin classes at the start of each new term.
   • Enter your class name. This may be in any format, such as ENG 102, English 102, or Composition Two. If you are teaching multiple sections of the same course, you may wish to include the section number or class day/time as part of the class name. You may also wish to include the term as part of the course name, for your future reference.
   • Make note of the class ID number generated by Turnitin. Your students will need this ID to enroll in the class!
   • Create a class enrollment password. Your students will need this password to enroll in the class, so it should be something easy for you and your students to remember.
4. Create an assignment.
   You will need to repeat these steps if you plan to use Turnitin for more than one assignment in this course.
   • Create a name for the assignment. To avoid confusing your students, you may wish to make the assignment name correspond to the name of the assignment in your syllabus.
   • Set a due date for the assignment. By default, Turnitin will not allow students to submit an assignment after the due date, however, you may change this later by using the advanced assignment options.
   • Optionally, you may enter a brief description of the assignment or other relevant information.
5. Learn more about the Turnitin system.
   Faculty are encouraged to visit the Turnitin Training Resources page to download training videos, user manuals, and quick start guides.

It is strongly recommended that course syllabi include a statement informing students about use of the Turnitin service. Visit the syllabus information page to learn more.

1. Encourage your students to download the 3-page Student QuickStart guide from the Turnitin Training Resources page.
2. Give the class ID and class password to your students so they can create their own user profiles and enroll in the class. Each student will have only one e-mail/password combination to login to the system, although he or she may be enrolled in more than one Turnitin class. (Alternatively, you may enroll the students into your Turnitin class. For instructions, refer to the "Enrolling Your Students" section of Chapter 1: Getting Started in the Turnitin Instructor User Guide.)
3. Direct students to go to www.turnitin.com. Students who have not used Turnitin before should begin by clicking the New Users link near the upper right corner of the Turnitin home page; they will be guided through the new user registration process. Students who have created a Turnitin user profile for a different course should skip ahead to the class enrollment process.
   • Turnitin does not require students to register using their USM e-mail address.
   • Instructors may wish to remind students that their Turnitin password will be one of their own creation and not necessarily the same password used to access SOAR, Webmail, or WebCT.
4. Once enrolled, students may submit papers through the Turnitin Web site. (Alternatively, you may submit papers for your students. For instructions, refer to the "Submitting Papers" section of Chapter 1: Getting Started in the Turnitin Instructor User Guide.)
   • Login.
   • Click the class name on your student homepage.
   • Click the submit icon next to the assignment name.
   • Choose to submit a paper by file upload. Verify that your name is correct and type a title for your paper.
   • Click the Browse... button and locate the file on your computer. The file may be saved on your hard drive, a USB flash drive, a floppy disk, or elsewhere. Turnitin accepts the following file types: MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, and plain text. When you have located the correct file, click the submit button.
   • The text of the document will display. Make sure this is the paper you want to turn in and then click the yes, submit button. Turnitin will issue a digital receipt, including paper id number, as proof that you submitted the paper.

For information on how to utilize teaching assistants (TAs), refer to Chapter 10: Class Sections in the Turnitin Instructor User Guide.