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:
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
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.
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.
Direct link to video (fullscreen)
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.
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.