Frequently Asked Questions about Turnitin
What is Turnitin ?
How do I get a Turnitin account as an instructor?
How do I use Turnitin as an instructor?
As the instructor, can I just upload a student paper myself?
As the instructor, can I have students submit multiple drafts of a paper?
How do I use Turnitin as a student?
How do I find out about plagiarism policies at Millikin University?
What is Turnitin?
Turnitin is a powerful online plagiarism prevention service that checks student papers against four targets:
- material on the Web
- the "archived" Web
- selected Library databases
- other student papers.
The Turnitin system assigns an "originality" score to each student's work.
How do I get a Turnitin account an instructor?
All Millikin University faculty, adjunct faculty, administrators and staff are eligible for a Turnitin account. Contact Staley Library, by e-mail at refdesk@millikin.edu or call 424-6214 and ask to speak with a librarian to get an account.
How do I use Turnitin as an instructor?
After you have received your Turnitin account, you will need to set up your class(es) in Turnitin and add the assignments that you want Turnitin to analyze.
Full instructions are available on the Turnitin web site: Turnitin Instructor Quickstart Guide 
* Important: For students to be able to upload their papers to Turnitin, the instructor must give them the Class ID and enrollment password.
For further info, consult the Turnitin training videos.
As the instructor, can I just upload a student paper myself?
Yes, but first you need to activate the "Quick Submit" feature:
1. Log into your Turnitin account
2. Click on the User Info tab
3. Under Account Settings, locate Quick Submit. Choose Yes.
4. Click on the Submit button at the bottom.
5. Click on the Home link
6. Then, on the left-hand side click on Quick Submit and upload the paper.
As the instructor, can I have students submit multiple drafts?
Yes, but you need to create what's called a Revision Assignment so that students' submissions do not get tagged against prior submissions. To do this:
1. Log into your Turnitin account
2. Go to your class
3. Click on New Assignment.
4. Under Create a new, choose Revision assignment.
5. Choose the original assignment that this new revision is based off of.
6. Choose your start and due dates.
7. Click Submit at the bottom.
How do I use Turnitin as a student?
If your instructor uses Turnitin, you will need to go to the Turnitin web site (http://www.turnitin.com/) and set up a free account. Your instructor will also give you a class ID and enrollment password in order to upload your paper(s).
Full instructions are available on the Turnitin web site:
Student Quickstart Guide
How do I find out about plagiarism policies at Millikin University?
Millikin University Student Handbook
Preventing Plagiarism: A Guide for Students (Staley Library)
Preventing & Detecting Plagiarism: A Faculty Guide (Staley Library)