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10/02/2011
TURNITIN STUDENT GUIDE Access to Turnitin All Turnitin users have a unique user profile, which consists of an e-mail address and user password. Your lecturer can create the profile for you, or s/he may allow you to create your own. Go to www.turnitin.com and follow these steps.
New Users
1. If you don’t have an account yet, click Create Account on the Turnitin homepage.
2. Under Create a New Account, click Student
3. Introduce the class id and enrollment password, which are:
• Class ID: 4345667 • Enrollment password: ECONOMICS
4. Now introduce your COMPLETE COLLEGE EMAIL ADDRESS, which is [email protected] (for example [email protected])
5. Choose a password between 6 to 12 characters, with least one letter and one number. MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN THE PASSWORD THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN, YOU WILL NEED IT TO SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENTS INTO TURNITIN!
6. Select a secret question and its corresponding answer in case you forget your password
7. Finally, introduce your name and surname, and confirm you are over 13 years of age.
8. Click “I agree – create a user profile”. Now you are logged into your account. You get a general view of the students’ homepage in Turnitin.
YOU ONLY HAVE TO CREATE THE USER PROFILE ONCE. THE NEXT TIME YOU COME BACK TO TURNITIN.COM, YOU HAVE TO LOG IN WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND CHOSEN PASSWORD!
YOU CAN NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT WITH YOUR UL EMAIL IF THERE IS AN EXISTING ACCOUNT. IF YOU FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD, CLICK “RETRIEVE PASSWORD”
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Existing users
1. If you already have a Turnitin account (you must have received an email with a provisional password or you have a previously existing account), log in with your email as username and your password.
2. Click the “enroll in a class” tab in the left and introduce the class id and enrollment password, which are:
• Class ID: 4345667 • Enrollment password: ECONOMICS
Submitting documents
1. Click in the name of your class (which is usually a module code) in the students’ homepage
2. You will access the class portfolio, which lists the assignments your instructor has created. Click the Submit icon next to the desired assignment in your class portfolio (in the example, “Mid Term”)
3. Select file upload from the submission pull down menu, enter your name and a title for your submission. Then, click in Browse, look for your document (in your pc or memory disk), and click open. Then, click Upload
4. You are presented with a preview of the document. If the text checks out, click Submit to finalize your submission.
5. After you confirm your submission, a digital receipt will be shown. This receipt will be e-mailed to you. To return to your portfolio and view your submission, click the portfolio button. Your paper will appear in your class portfolio next to the name of the assignment
By default, students cannot see their own Originality Reports. If you see a red circle icon with a slash through it instead of an Originality Report icon in your portfolio, then your instructor has disabled the ability for students to view the Originality Report for this assignment. If you would like to view your report, contact your lecturer.
For more information see http://www.turnitin.com/static/pdf/tii_student_guide.pdf or contact your lecturer