Presented by Jeff Lorton

Agenda

• Turnitin overview

• Open discussion

Academic Integrity

The largest study on the subject of academic integrity was completed in 2003. This study was organized by Rutgers University Management Professor Don McCabe, in conjunction with the Center for Academic Integrity at Duke University.

• This study took place at 34 college and university campuses in the US and Canada.

The participants included: • 36,000 students • 4500 teaching faculty• 1300 teaching assistants

Internet Plagiarism

•  44 % of students reported that they considered such behavior trivial, or not cheating at all. -Don McCabe

• 38 % of undergraduate students admitted to one or more incidents of "cut & paste" plagiarism (using the internet) without citing the source in the past year. This is a 10% increase over a similar study conducted in 2001. -Don McCabe

Admission of Serious Cheating

This problem continues to grow across all academic majors. 

• 59% of the US business majors admitted to one or more instances of serious cheating in the last year. Don McCabe

• 57% of US education majors admitted to one or more instances of serious cheating in the last year. Don McCabe

Turnitin Overview

Turnitin is an online plagiarism prevention system and a complete web-based class management solution.

Turnitin addresses every aspect in the lifecycle of a student paper:

• Digital submission • Originality Comparison • Peer Review • Online grading & gradebook

Turnitin Prevention’s Purpose

• Deter plagiarism

• Hold students accountable

• Comparison of text to sources

• Enhance teaching and student learning

PPM Enhances Teaching

• Deters plagiarism before it happens• Saves time in the investigation of the

originality of student work• Allows for efficient citation verification• Provides documentation of any alleged

plagiarism

• Provides resources to assist in teaching research and writing skills including proper citation

Submissions are compared to:

1. A current and archived copy of the publicly accessible Internet (more than 5 billion pages indexed)

2. Millions of published works from ProQuest databases including ABI Inform, newspapers, full text academic journals and e-books

3. Millions of student papers that have been submitted to Turnitin since 1996

GradeMark

• Ability to edit and grade papers online

• Standardized “Quickmark” typographical marks

• Customizable rubrics

• Targeted rubric tracking

• Integrates with the other Turnitin products

Peer Review

• Collaborative learning environment

• Unlimited assignment customization

• Pre-written review assignments

• Flexible distribution options

• Integrates with the Turnitin’s products

GradeBook

• Customizable grading system

• Scaling tools

• Advanced preferences

• Attendance tracking

• Exports to Excel

• Integrated with Turnitin’s other products• Digital Graphs

GradeBook

Implementation Options

• Turnitin Suite – Includes Plagiarism Prevention, Grading Package, Peer Review

• Plagiarism Prevention

Optional Services:

Extended Help Desk

WebCT/Blackboard Integration

Onsite Training