PLAGIARISM DETECTION & MANAGEMENT USING TURNITIN

Presented by: Dr. Kamran Ishfaq

Contents • Introduction of turnitin• Creating class/new assignment• Uploading the research paper/Thesis for

plagiarism check• Generating originality report• Reading and interpreting the originality report• Identifying and managing plagiarism using

tunitin

What is Plagiarism?

What does Turnitin do? How to Use Turnitin? Benefits of Turnitin

What does iThenticate do? How to use iThenticate? Benefits of iThenticate

AGENDA

Plagiarism is not a simple, “black and white” issue.

Identify and treat the causes of the disease as well

as diagnose and cure its symptoms.

To use another person’s or persons’ words, ideas, invention, etc., without appropriate reference, and claim it as your own work.

sourceobject

acknowledgement

intention

How Do Students Plagiarize?

• Copy verbatim from a printed source(s)

• Copy and paste from online source(s)

• Paraphrasing:– Re-order words without

reference– Paraphrase badly

• Idea plagiarism• Translated plagiarism

• Purchase an essay from another student

• Purchase a paper from an online “essay mill”Pre-writtenCustom-written

• Copy a friend’s essay

Why Do Students Plagiarize?

• Time Management:– Workload and deadlines.

• Grade Pressure:– Parental expectations.

• Ease/laziness:– Internet – No significant deterrent.

• Insufficient Knowledge:– of what plagiarism is …– of how to paraphrase …– of proper referencing.

• Lack of Enthusiasm: for the course/subject

matter for the instructor.

• Personal Attitude: “Everyone does it…”Plagiarism not see as

unreasonable behaviour.

Results from Bilkent Survey

1. Which of the following would you describe as plagiarism?

Common Reasons for Plagiarism

It’s okay if I don’t get caught!

I was too busy to write that paper!

(Job, big game, too much homework!)

My teachers expect

too much!

I’ve got to get into

??? U.!My parents

expect “A”s!

This assignment was BORING!

Everyone does it!

Poor Communication

skills

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Types of Plagiarism• Intentional

– Copying a friend’s work– Buying or borrowing papers– Cutting and pasting blocks of text from electronic

sources without documenting– Media “borrowing "without documentation– Web publishing without permissions of creators

• Unintentional– Careless paraphrasing– Poor documentation– Quoting excessively– Failure to use your own “voice

Avoiding Plagiarism: Quoting

Quotations are the exact words of an author, copied directly from a source, word for word. Quotations must be cited!

Use quotations when:• You want to add the power of an author’s words to support

your argument• You want to disagree with an author’s argument• You want to highlight particularly eloquent or powerful

phrases or passages• You are comparing and contrasting specific points of view• You want to note the important research that precedes your

own

Avoiding Plagiarism: Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing means rephrasing the words of an author, putting his/her thoughts in your own words.

When you paraphrase, you rework the source’s ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures with your own. Like quotations, paraphrased material must be followed with in-text documentation and cited on your Works-Cited page.

Paraphrase when:• You plan to use information on your note cards and wish to

avoid plagiarizing • You want to avoid overusing quotations• You want to use your own voice to present information

Avoiding Plagiarism: Summarizing

• Summarizing involves putting the main idea(s) of one or several writers into your own words, including only the main point(s).

• Summaries are significantly shorter than the original and take a broad overview of the source material. Again, it is necessary to attribute summarized ideas to their original sources.

Summarize when: • You want to establish background or offer an overview of a topic• You want to describe knowledge (from several sources) about a

topic• You want to determine the main ideas of a single source

Bilkent University Library ApplicationsBilkent University Library Applications

allowing students to evaluate their classmates’ papers (PeerMark)

Turnitin helps instructors by...

searching web pages (current & archived), student papers, major electronic newspapers, magazines & scholarly journals, e-books etc.

comparing submitted papers with the Turnitin database (Originality Report)

showing the highest percentage matches (Similarity Index)

providing paperless assessment (GradeMark)

n Creating an Instructor User Profile

Setting up a Class

Creating a Student List

Submitting a Paper

Viewing a Report

How to Use Turnitin?

Ways of Submitting a Paper

1- Create an Assignment and upload a paper to that Assignment,

2- Without creating an Assignment, you can submit an individual paper to a Class,

3- Students can upload their papers using enrollment ID & password.

Benefits of TurnitinDeters plagiarism before it happens.

Saves time in the investigation of the originality of student work.

Allows for efficient citation verification.

Provides documentation of any alleged plagiarism.

Provides resources to assist in teaching research and writing skills, including proper citation.

QUESTIONS FOR

TURNITIN

yourwriting is original!

You need to be sure that...

by adding your work to the iThenticate

repository, you are protecting your

research from possible plagiarism

by others in the future.

Future Plagiarism Prevention