Information for Faculty

The following resources about Turnitin are available to instructors

Overview

• Overview of Turnitin Video (Adobe Presenter) - See Notes tab for captions.
• Overview of Turnitin Slides (Power Point)
  Note: Images include ALT tags, and the transcript of each video slide is in the Notes area.

Apply for Account

Accounts are normally limited to faculty, graduate assistants, and staff who are teaching a course. To apply for an account:

1. Send an e-mail to turnitin@psu.edu using your Penn State e-mail address or contact the Help Desk using one of the options listed on http://helpdesk.psu.edu.
2. Include your Penn State userid, the courses you are teaching and the semester you are teaching them in.
   Note: TAs needing Turnitin access should ask the instructor of record to request an account. The instructor can then add TAs to a Turnitin course section.
3. Once an account is granted, instructors will be sent login instructions and a Quickstart Guide.
   Note: Activation instructions are only valid for the current academic year. The activation information changes in early May of each year after the end of the Spring semester. If activation does not work, you may need to receive a new Quickstart Guide.
   

Exceptions may be granted to certain non-instructional staff members on a case by case basis.

Note: The account activation procedure will change on May 7, 2012. To avoid being affected by this change, faculty should please complete the activation procedure by 4:00 PM on May 7, 2012.

Teaching Tips

The following tips can help you use Turnitin process more effectively in your classroom.

• Teaching Considerations for Turnitin
• Turnitin.com Community - this site includes articles from the Turnitin.com staff on best practices for the Originality Reportand how to reduce plagiarism.
  

Support Materials

• Penn State Quickstart Guide - This will be provided to you by the Help Desk once you are granted an account.
• Turnitin FAQ
• Turnitin.Com Support Materials - These detailed materials include screen capture images.
  Note: Penn State licenses only the "Plagiarism Prevention" module which includes Originality Reports.
• Student Instructions for Uploading Papers into Turnitin (Word)
• Overview of Turnitin Video (Adobe Presenter) - See Notes tab for captions.
• Overview of Turnitin Slides (Power Point)
  Note: Images include ALT tags, and the transcript of each video slide is in the Notes area.

Contact Information

• Technical questions can be submitted directly to the Turnitin.com (note that Turnitn headquarters is in the Pacific time zone).
• Support questions can also be sent to turnitin@psu.edu..