Academic Computing & Media Services

Using Integrated TurnItIn in WebCT

If you are using WebCT for your class, you can now integrate TurnItIn into WebCT. This brings several advantages:

• No separate logins/passwords: You can create assignments for your class without using a separate login on TurnItIn.com, and your students can submit assignments without creating a TurnItIn account.
• No join passwords: Any — and only — students with access to your WebCT site can use your TurnItIn class. WebCT is updated daily to allow access to anyone enrolled via Tritonlink.

Read on for directions to use TurnItIn's WebCT integration.

1. Create an Assignment
2. Edit an Assignment
3. View Submissions
4. Instructions for Students
5. Error Messages

Create an Assignment

1. Each TurnItIn assignment allows students to upload one paper; create a new assignment for each paper you wish to have students turn in.

   When you re-use your WebCT class in future quarters, be sure to create new assignments each quarter. Otherwise, you will get an error.

   TurnItIn assignments are added to WebCT Content pages in much the same way as you would add a class handout.

   From the Build tab of your class, go to the page you would like to add a TurnItIn assignment to. To the right of Add a File, click the Add Content Link button (1), and from the drop down menu, select TurnItIn Assignment (2).

   

2. Click Create TurnItIn Assignment.

   

3. Enter a title (1) and click Create TurnItIn Assignment (2). This title will be used for the link in WebCT.

   

4. The first time you add an assignment, you will be asked to agree to TurnItIn's terms of services. Click I Agree to continue.

   

5. All the options for the assignment itself are presented on one page. The assignment title doesn't have to, but probably should match the title you set in WebCT. Set the Point Value, Start Date, and Due Date for the assignment. You can ignore the PostDate, since UCSD does not subscribe to GradeMark. You can also add instructions for students in the enter special instructions box.

   Show advanced assignment options (1) gives you more control over how students' submissions and originality reports.

   Click submit (2) when everything is entered correctly.

   

6. WebCT will return to show the new link in your class's site.

   

Edit an Assignment

1. From the Teach tab, click the link to your assignment.

   

2. In the TurnItIn navigation bar, click Edit Assignment.

   

3. You can now change any settings that you entered when you created the assignment. Click Submit when finished.

   

Review Submitted Assignments

1. From the Teach tab in WebCT, click the link to your assignment.

   

2. Below is the Assignment Inbox. From here you can view originality reports and download student submissions.

   

   1. Roster Sync can help you determine which students did not submit a paper. It will add all students in your gradebook to the assignment inbox, regardless of whether they have submitted a paper. If they have submitted a paper, they will already be listed.

      

   2. Each student will be listed on a row showing the student's name, the submission's title, their Originality score, file type, and submission information.

      To download the student's submission, click the arrow icon under File. The file's extension - indicating its type - is shown to the right of the arrow.

      

   3. Alternatively, you can download a Zip archive with all students' submissions at once by clicking the checkbox to the left of Author (1) and then clicking "Download" (2).

      

   4. The submission's Originality Score is shown under the Report column. It indicates what percentage of this student's submission matches other sources in the TurnItIn database. (In the example below, the same paper was submitted twice, so it shows up as 100%). You can click on the score to see a complete originality report. For more information about how to use this, see TurnItIn's Originality Report Video Tutorial.

      

   5. To view a student's submission online, without downloading and opening each paper, click the submission's title.

      

3. The text of the student's submission will be displayed along the bottom of the page. If your student's submission includes charts or graphics, they might not be displayed here, and you may need to download the student's submission from the assignment inbox.

   Once you have finished reading the paper, you can continue to the next paper by clicking Next (1).

   

Error Message

WebCT Powerlink Error
Class does not exist in Turnitin database for account. Please contact your instructor for further details.

This error occurs when you import a previous quarter's materials into a WebCT site for a new quarter, and re-use a TurnItIn assignment from the imported materials. The same assignment cannot be used in more than one quarter, so you will need to create a new assignment for the current quarter's class.