Turnitin similarity checking
Toronto Metropolitan University subscribes to Turnitin, a similarity checking tool. Turnitin Originality Check helps to promote academic integrity by comparing a student’s written assignment submissions against the Turnitin content database and provides instructors with a report showing areas of similarity
- Plagiarism detection tool
- Integrated with D2L Brightspace
Please note that TMU’s Turnitin license agreement specifically allows only student-related, course-based work to be submitted to Turnitin. Internal use by TMU departments is not included in our Turnitin license agreement.
Instructions
Getting Started
Turnitin is integrated within the Toronto Metropolitan University D2L Brightspace environment.
Instructors can enable Turnitin when creating an assignment in D2L Brightspace. The reports and at-a-glance similarity score can be accessed directly from the D2L Brightspace Assignment submission list.
Visit our Turnitin Instructor Guide to learn how to enable Turnitin for assignments.
Students
Submit your assignment in the Assignments tool in D2L Brightspace.
Your instructor may have enabled the Turnitin similarity checking service on your assignment.
This service has its own set of requirements for file uploads.
Support
- For Turnitin issues related to D2L Brightspace, please email courses@torontomu.ca.
- For Turnitin issues which are not related to D2L Brightspace, instructors can submit a ticket directed to the Turnitin Helpdesk (external link)
- Turnitin Instructor Guide
- Visit the Academic Integrity Office
- Instructions for submitting Turnitin-enabled assignments
Details
Integrated with D2L Brightspace?: Yes
Contract Start: 2015
Contract End: TBD
Additional Information
2024: Turnitin removed e-rater from all products, as Educational Testing Services (ETS) ended support of their e-rater grammar service.
2022: Removal of grading and feedback functionalities. Instructors continue to have access to Turnitin for originality checking.
Users are encouraged to use the grading, annotation and feedback features available in the Brightspace Assignment tool in tandem with Turnitin Originality. Please visit our Brightspace Assignment resource to learn more.
Turnitin Status Page
Find real-time information about the Turnitin status as well as updates about scheduled maintenance and past incidents.
More information
- For more information on Academic Integrity initiatives and resources, visit the Academic Integrity Office website
- Turnitin Known Issues (external link)
