New Jersey Institute of Technology College of Computing Sciences CIS677: Information System Principles, Spring 2002 Professors Bieber and Jacoby
A Public Research University

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Using turnitin.com

Purpose:

At NJIT we are emphasizing academic integrity. "Plagiarism" or copying other people's work without giving credit is morally wrong and unacceptable. We are now checking everyone's work through the Turnitin system to emphasize the importance of doing original work and giving credit where credit is due.

We hope no one is insulted by using such a service. You have a right to be disappointed and disturbed by the need for us to use such a service. Many of your professors and school administrators are both disappointed and disturbed by this need. However, we have had several cases in the past where students have plagiarized and broken their trust with their peers. This is one tool we have determined will help reduce cheating.

Help is Always Available

Note that the "help" option is context-sensitive and available pretty much on every page. Clicking on "help" also gives you a link to a user manual. Turnitin's Web site also has a tutorial available.

Getting Started

Here are the instructions for registering with turnitin.com for our class. If you follow these instructions, you will not have to pay to use this service. NJIT has a license allowing all students to use it for their classes.

1. go to http://www.turnitin.com, and select "user login"
2. select the very top item: "New user? Click here to get started."
3. enter your email address and a password
   • turnitin treats your email address as your login ID
   • note that your password will be displayed *un-coded* in the email response sent back to you, and if you display your "user info" profile
4. fill in the "new user registration" form
5. log in as a student, using your login ID (i.e., email address) and password
6. select "join new class" on the third line of text
7. Enter our class ID and enrollment password
   • Distance Students: our class ID is "23449" and enrollment password "cis677"
   • Newark Students: (to be posted here soon)

Submitting an Assignment:

When you submit an assignment, you will have 24 hours to make changes. After that, it will be evaluated for copied materials and sent to your instructor.

1. go to http://www.turnitin.com, select "user login", log in as a student, using your login ID (i.e., email address) and password
2. select "view 2002 classes" and click go
3. click on the name of our class
4. click on "submit", enter the title and then select the assignment
   • to test things out, select "1 - Test Turnitin..."
5. copy and paste the assignment, and then submit it (any images or other non-text will be ignored)
   1. copy and paste the text of your assignment in the "main text" box (any images or other non-text will be ignored)
   2. if you have an abstract, copy and paste it
   3. copy and paste your bibliography, if your assignment has one
6. you have 24 hours to modify what you submit

Note that your professor will be able to see the text that you enter, along with a full comparative report comparing it to any similar materials Turnitin finds on the World Wide Web or in any archived reports.

This page: http://ccsweb.njit.edu/~bieber/CIS677S02/turnitin.html
To comment on this Web site, please email bieber @ homer.njit.edu