SOFTWARE SAY NO TO PLAGIARISM INTRODUCTION What is

SOFTWARE SAY NO TO PLAGIARISM!!

INTRODUCTION What is Turnitin? Ø Internet- based plagiarism - detection service used to checks the documents for originality. Why Turnitin Important for Educators? Ø To checks the student’s work – assignments, thesis and research papers. Services provided by Turnitin for Educators? Ø Originality. Checks, Grade. Mark and Peer. Mark services.

SERVICES BY TURNITIN �Originality Checks – instructors can check the originality of the student’s work- compare with turnitin database �Grade. Mark- online grading and feedback �Peer. Mark – review each other works (peer review)

TURNITIN in FKE �Used to check the Final Year Project (FYP) thesis. �The percentage of similarity of thesis must be equal or less than 30% - Originality of thesis must be at least 70%. �Encourage FYP’s supervisor to use Turnitin by this semester. �Compulsory to check student’s thesis using Turnitin starting from semester 1, 2012/2013.

How Turnitin Works? Create a class Instructors register with Turnitin Students submit thesis to instructors using turnitin Turnitin compares thesis with its database Produce the results (% of similarity) Give class ID and enrollment password to students Students register under instructors Further action by instructors and students

Promote original writing – prevent plagiarism Gain better results with consistent use Benefit of Turnitin Develop better writing skills within students Develop better writer every semester, every year

Users in FKE, UTe. M Number of FKE’s staff that have been registered with Turnitin software (record from Library, UTe. M) is shown in the chart below. Users in FKE versus Departments in FKE 9 8 Users in FKE 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 BEKC BEKE BEKM Departments in FKE BEKP DIP

How to Register in Turnitin?

Please surf FKE Website – ICT Training for FKE Staff to watch the manuals(video) on how to register and open new class in Turnitin.

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