D2L refers to plagiarism detection as "originality checking." If you select this option within a folder's settings, D2L will check all files that students submit for matches in Turnitin's database of Internet sources, academic journals and publications, and student papers. Turnitin works for the following document types: MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, and plain text.
Turnitin provides an overall originality score, which counts all matched text in a document, even if it is properly cited. Always look at the full originality report to verify plagiarism. It will highlight match text and provide a link to the original source.
Enable Plagiarism Detection for a Submission Folder
- Click the dropdown arrow next to a submission folder's name, then select Edit Folder. The Edit Folder page will open.
- Select the Turnitin tab.
- To enable originality checking, check Enable Turnitin for this folder.
- To allow students to see their originality score, select Allow learners to see Turnitin similarity scores in their submission folder.
- To change which files in the folder are submitted to Turnitin:
- Select Automatic originality checking on all submissions to have any file in the folder checked
- Select Identify individual submissions for originality checking to choose which files in the folder are checked
- Click the Save and Close button. You will be able to view originality reports after students have submitted files to the submission folder.
View Originality Reports
Originality reports can take time to generate after a file has been submitted to Turnitin. Usually it only takes a few minutes, but sometimes it can take up to 24 hours.
- Click the name of a Submission folder to view the files submitted to it.
- Look at the list of submissions on the lower part of the page. The percentage in the “Turnitin Similarity” column indicates the percent of the paper that Turnitin matched in its database.
Please know that if you enable plagiarism detection
after students have already submitted files, you will need to click the icon
in this column to submit the file to Turnitin manually.
- Click the colored box to the right of the percentage in the “Turnitin Similarity” column to see the full originality report.
If your report indicates that one of your student's files matches another student's file in Turnitin's database, you will need to ask FITS to obtain a copy of the file.
Note: For more guides and information about Turnitin, visit their website here.
NEXT STEPS
To begin providing feedback to and evaluating student submissions within D2L, see the Evaluating All Files Submitted to a Submission Folder guide.