Information Systems Department College of Computing Sciences New Jersey Institute of Technology CIS677-102/4: Information Systems Principles, Spring 2005 Professor Bieber
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
2. select the very top item: "Create a User profile" (right under the log in button)
3. select user type "student"
4. Enter our class ID and enrollment password
   • class ID: "1244532" ; enrollment password: "cis677"
5. enter your email address (turnitin treats your email address as your login ID)
6. enter a password
   • note that this is not a secure Web page, so your password is not secure!
7. enter the rest of the information and confirm that you want a profile

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, and log in using your login ID (i.e., email address) and password
2. select "enroll in a class" and click go
3. click on the name of our class
4. click on "submit", enter the title and then select the assignment
5. upload the file with your critique
6. you may 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.