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Turnitin is an online service to which the University subscribes. It enables the text matching of submitted texts against an extensive library of visible internet pages, journals, periodicals etc. and student essays previously submitted. It is a tool for use in preventing plagiarism. Staff and students can access an Originality Report which indicates the percentage of text matched, i.e. the percentage that is thought to have been copied as well a s the suspected sources.
Check your Module or Course Handbook for information on how to submit assignments through Moodle. This may be through a link on the Moodle page for your module or it may be in a separate Moodle site set up by your School. The TurnitinUK space in Moodle allows students to test their assignments by uploading them to receive an originality report for their own use before they submit the assignment for real.
1. Login to Moodle using your University username and password.
2. Enter the module that you would like to submit an assignment in, either your module or the TurnitinUK, test your text module
3. Alternatively, in the Navigation block on the left of your page click on Site home, type a keyword (e.g., module name or ?TurnitinUK?) in the search box and click Go
4. Go to the relevant link for the assignment – it will have the Turnitin icon 
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5. Click the My Submissions tab
6. Select type of submission, if asked (e.g., File upload). Enter the submission title and then use the Browse button to locate the file you want to upload.
7. Click on Add Submission to upload your file for checking.
Don't forget to tick the box to confirm that this submission is your own work and you accept all responsibility for any copyright infringement that may occur as a result of this submission.
The screen will change momentarily to show the file is being processed:
The screen then changes to show you a confirmation of your submission
You can click on the title of your essay to get a digital receipt (please see below)
When you have submitted your assignment you will receive an email with your ID number as a digital receipt.
This email will be sent to your University email address. Please ensure it is not treated as junk and that you clear out your account so that it is not too full to receive the message.
Also, once you have submitted an assignment you can download a digital receipt in [Title of Turnitin assignment] > My submissions.
Click on your submission to open it in a Turnitin Viewing Window.
In the Turnitin viewing window click on the Print/Download button (indicated in the screenshot above) to get the option to print/download either your submission or its digital receipt.
Click on the Information icon to the left of it to see information including the submission?s Turnitin ID.
Please contact your local elearning support team.
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