The University uses turnitin, a plagiarism detection and prevention database which will provide feedback to you on the similarity of your work compared with a worldwide collection of resources and previously submitted student work.
Turnitin is web-based plagiarism detection software owned by Turnitin.com, Inc., and is available to instructors at Indiana University's Bloomington, Indianapolis, East, Kokomo, Northwest, South Bend, and Southeast campuses. Turnitin can be used as a deterrent, but also as an educational tool to teach students how to work with sources and to improve paraphrasing and quoting skills.
The University subscribes to the Turnitin originality checking service. The service is provided for use at the discretion of all academic staff and is most appropriate for text-based work.
We have created a new Postgraduate account on the Turnitin.com website that will allow you to check your research paper/project/thesis/dissertation. You would need to use the credentials that were sent to you via campus messaging service or email us at the School for Graduate Studies & Research. Please identify yourself in the email and ensure that you give us your identification number, name and the programme your registered in.
A Turnitin Assignment will have this icon Turnitin icon next to the assignment title. Turnitin Assignments are generally located in the Assessments or Assignments section of Blackboard, when you click on this link you will see the assignment details and have access to the View/Complete link.
Students’ use of plagiarism1 software is educational, some scholars say.More than half of UK universities supply students with plagiarism detection software to boost their writing skills, despite fears it may aid cheating.