Support for Instructors

Plagiarism Detection and ICON

A recent integration with ICON allows files that have been uploaded to the dropbox to be checked for plagiarism by Turnitin. Instructors can access Originality Reports directly from the ICON dropbox interface. Visit this page: http://icon.uiowa.edu/support/onlinehelp/tools/assignments/#plagiarism for information on how to use Plagiarism Detection in ICON.

Using Turnitin's Web Interface

Before you create your profile at the Turnitin web site, you will need some information to join The University of Iowa's account. You can obtain this by emailing a request to turnitin@uiowa.edu.

Once you have the information required to join the University of Iowa's account, you will need to create an account on turnitin.com.

Click here to create a new account on turnitin.com.

Instructor Quickstart

The Instructor Quickstart (Acrobat PDF) guide is designed to get you started Turnitin by walking you through the process of creating your user profile. Alternatively, several online video guides are available:

Narrated Videos:

• Logging in to TurnItIn & Basic Setup for Classes and Assignments
• Turnitin Originality Reporting

Non-Narrated Videos:

• Creating an Instructor Profile
• Setting Up a Class
• Creating a Student List
• Submitting a Paper
• Viewing an Originality Report

More detailed information can be found in the Instructor User Guide below.

Instructor User Guide

The Turnitin Instructor User Guide (Acrobat PDF) walks you through the more detailed features of Turnitin.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is plagiarism? (and other research resources from Turnitin.com)

• What file formats will Turnitin accept?

  Turnitin.com allows you to upload the following formats:

  • Microsoft Word (.doc)
  • Plain text (.txt)
  • Adobe Acrobat PDF (.pdf)
  • Rich Text Format (.rtf)
  • PostScript (.ps)
  • WordPerfect (.wpd)
  • HTML (.html, htm)

  If you use a different word processor (e.g. StarWriter, LaTeX, etc.) you should be able to save your paper in one of these formats and then submit it to Turnitin.com. Alternatively, you can cut and paste the contents of your paper into an online form when submitting.

Software for Viewing these Support Files

		Adobe Reader may be needed to view the Acrobat PDF documents listed above. Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free here.
		Adobe Flash is required to view the Flash movie movies mentioned above. Adobe Flash Player can be downloaded for free here.