eSUBMISSION: TURNITIN

Turnitin is an online assignment submission tool within My Studies. It allows you to submit your work electronically for assessment. It can be used to handle the collection, marking and return of feedback of your work.

It is also used to check assignment submissions for 'originality'. It does this by comparing the text of a submitted assignment against text from a wide range of electronic material including journals, websites, and other students' work, including work from many UK universities.

Supported browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge. The recommended browser is Firefox.
Please note: there are known issues when using Internet Explorer 11 and Safari on MacOS 10.13+ (Affects: High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur).

Computer system requirements:

• Windows® 7, 8.1, 10
• Mac OS X Intel v10.7+, El Capitan 10.11+
• ChromeOS

Access the complete list of requirements at the Turnitin website.

Supported file types for Turnitin assignments: Microsoft Word (DOC and DOCX), PowerPoint (PPT and PPTX), Corel WordPerfect®, HTML , Adobe PostScript, Plain text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF), Portable Document Format (PDF), OpenOffice (ODT), Google Docs.

File size limit: 100MB

Q: I have received an error message saying that my file is too large to upload, what can I do?

Q: The formatting/font in my document is not displaying correctly in the Turnitin, what can I do?

Q: Can I download a copy of my work from Turnitin?

A: You may want to download a copy of your assignment particularly if your tutor is providing feedback and marks online. You can do this by clicking on the download button on the right and then you have the following options:

• Click on 'Current View' to get a PDF with the similarity report or feedback (dependent on which view you have turned on).
• Click on the 'Digital Receipt' option to download a PDF receipt featuring your submission information.
• Click on the ‘Originally Submitted File’ to download the Word document or PDF version that you originally uploaded.

Where possible, you should use MS Word (or Open Office Writer) to produce your written assignments. When you are using other software applications to produce your written file, you can go to Save as... > PDF to convert the file.

Turnitin Submission points typically look like the image shown below. Step-by-step video tutorials and written instructions to download are provided on this page.

• Create your written assignment in Microsoft Word (or Open Office Writer) where possible.
• Use standard common font types (such as Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Calibri).
• Insert graphics, photos or charts as images that are in either png or jpeg format.
• Avoid using text boxes and WordArt in Microsoft Office applications.
• Copy and paste text into your file as ‘plain text’ to remove any hidden code, especially where this is taken from web pages.

Where possible, you should use MS Word (or Open Office Writer) to produce your written assignments. When you are using other software applications to produce your written file, you can go to Save as... > PDF to convert the file.

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Tips for submitting your work

• If the submission point allows you to resubmit your assignment up until the Due Date, make a practice submission as a draft. This will allow you to review your similarity report and test your submission.
• Make sure you submit the correct file type (check with your school if in doubt) with Turnitin the file size limit is 100MB and the recommended format for submission is PDF (Portable Document Format).
• You can submit one file only, for example appendices cannot be separate files. You need to compile all your sections in one Word document or one PDF.

Check your work and access your similarity report

Once you have submitted check it was successful and that you submitted to correct file.
Click on the submission point after submitting to check if the file is visible and looks as you intended.

After you have submitted you will see the option to 'View' your assignment.

Simulation of a paper in the Turnitin document viewer window. Check through your paper to make sure that the content is correct and visible.
 

Then check your email to make sure that you received your submission receipt.

Check your similarity report to ensure that you have cited your sources and have not unintentionally plagiarised. If you find corrections to make, edit your document and resubmit your work prior to the deadline. You will receive a new email receipt each time.

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Once your Turnitin assignment has been marked and the feedback and marks have been released by your tutor, you can find these in the 'Assessment and Marks' area in your module, via the link entitled '3. Accessing your marks and feedback in My Marks'. The video below also explains the alternative route to your feedback, which is via the Turnitin submission point where you originally submitted your work.

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