34-022 Turnitin course element

Overview

If you want to subject submissions in a course to a similarity check, you can use the Turnitin course element. Turnitin can also be used outside of OpenOlat. You can find instructions on how to do this at eCampus.

The Turnitin course element enables participants to upload a submission and subject it to a similarity check. We recommend using the Chrome browser. If you experience display problems with other browsers, please delete your browser's cookies and cache.

Important steps

Adding the Turnintin course element

  1. Click on Administration in your course and on Course editor in the drop-down menu. The course editor opens.
  2. Click on Insert course elements and on Import course elements in the Other tab.
  3. Select the Turnitin course element and click on Finish. The course element has now been created in the course structure and can be moved (later if necessary) using drag & drop.
  4. Please restrict access to the Turnitin course element in the tabs Visibility and Access or in the tab Learning path, as long as it is not configured
    • If your course is a conventional course, please set the Visibility and Access of the Turnitin course element as Blocked for learners. You will find more detailed information on this in Helpcard 10-030.
    • If your course is a Learning path, please set in the Learning path tab the Execution as Excluded . You will find more detailed information on this in HelpCard 10-031.
  5. Click on the red X in the upper right-hand corner in order to close the course editor. Choose the option Yes, automatically in order to publish your change (for details about the publishing of contents see HelpCard 10-020). The changes will then be published and applied to the course view.

 

Configuring the Turnitin course element

Please do not use the course element unconfigured!
Please do NOT change the configuration of the URL, key and password of the course element!

  1. Click on the Turnitit course element and confirm the data transfer with "I accept the data transfer".
  2. Click on Start LTI learning module. The Turnitin window opens.
  3. Click on the cogwheel and set the General settings
    • Task title: corresponds to the title of the course element.
    • Task instructions: You can add instructions to the task here.
    • Start date: Defines the start date on which similarity checks can be started.
    • Due date: The similarity checks end on this date. Please note, however, that it is still possible to make submissions after this date.
  4. Click on Save Settings to apply your changes. The configuration applies to all participants in the course and cannot be customised individually.
  5. Similarity check: a list of the settings and their effects can be found below.
  6. Click on Save Settings.
  7. In your course, click on Administration and then on Course editor in the drop-down menu. The course editor opens.
  8. In the Title and description tab, enter the title that should be displayed in the course structure on the left. A short explanation for students has already been entered here. You can add to this as you wish. Save your entries.
  9. You can change the layout of course elements in the Layout tab. You can add different background images to individual course elements or change the text colour. You can find out how to do this at HelpCard 10-033.
  10. You can now remove the access restrictions from the module.
  11. Click on the red X in the top right-hand corner to close the Course Editor. To publish the change, select the option Yes, automatically (for details on publishing, see HelpCard 10-020). All changes have now been applied in the course view that opens.

 

Settings for similarity check

  • Index Submitted Works: If the setting is On, all submissions are included in the university's repository.
  • Compare submissions to the following content
    • Submitted work
    • Internet
    • Cross-reference
    • Crossref Posted Content
    • Publication
  • Exclude from Similarity Report
    • Small matches
    • Bibliography
    • Quotes
    • Citation Exclusion
  • Exclude assignment template: If you upload a text template, it can be excluded from the Similarity Report. The requirement for this text can be found in the Template Requirements drop-down menu.
  • Generate Similarity Reports [When should the similarity check be carried out?]
    • Immediately and on due date [recommended]
    • Due date
    • Immediately
  • Student Access
    • Allow Students To View Report
  • Student Resubmissions
    • On: Students can submit new submissions. The previous submission will be overwritten.
    • Off: Only one submission can be submitted.

 

Similarity report from the student's perspective

  1. Upload your document to be checked using drag & drop or by selecting it. You will now see a preview, click now on upload.
  2. The similarity check starts.
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