Turnitin is an online assignment submission service which is widely used by universities around the world, to promote academic integrity and enhance the quality of writing. Submission portals are conveniently located on NILE, look out for its blue and red logo.
Benefits of Turnitin:
When you submit your work, normally academic essays, Turnitin checks your text for similarity and matches it against a variety of sources such as;
You will see similarity percentage, and when you open the essay, you'll be able to see where the matched sources are, so you can improve your summarising and paraphrasing skills.
The first three reports usually take up to 1 hour to appear. After that it usually takes up to 24 hours. You can keep resubmitting up to the deadline. Each resubmission will overwrite the previous version.
If you're unable to make resubmissions, then please speak to your tutor.
Assignment Information
The Turnitin Submission portals should be located inside Assessment and Submissions.
You will see the Due Date and Time under the title. Take note of the deadline as NILE will not send you automatic reminders.
When you click to open the submission portal and click the chevron next to Final Essay, you will be able to see the date the portal open, the due date, plus the date and time you will receive your feedback and Grades. If a marking rubric is being used to assess your work, you will be able to see it there too.
Your tutor will have asked you to submit your work electronically through the 'Assessment and submission' section of your course on NILE. You will need to ensure that your work is in an acceptable file size and format, and that you are using a supported browser. You will upload, check, and then submit your work - and once you have made a successful attempt, you will see an on-screen message and your submission ID. Depending on how your tutor has set up the Turnitin submission point, you may have the opportunity to have more than one attempt, each replacing the previous submission. You can find out more about submitting a paper here: Turnitin - Submitting a paper
Log in to NILE.
From your list of Courses, click the module in which you are going to submit your Turnitin assignment.
From the Course Content, click 'Assessment and submission'.
(There may be a folder within this called Submit your Work, or you may find your submission points within the folder for each assessment. If you cannot find your submission point in Assessment and submission, click the Gradebook tab (top-left in your Course), then click the Item name. If you still cannot find it, the assessment may not yet have been made Available - please contact your Tutor).
Click the title of the assignment, e.g. ES1 Essay:
The due date (and how many days until that is) will be displayed. Click Launch:
You will now see the following screen - click the ? icon to check the assignment information.
Click Upload Submission:
Type the title of your submission into the Submission Title text box:
Choose the File you wish to submit, then click Upload and Review (bottom right):
You will see a message to tell you that your file is 'Uploading'.
Once uploaded, you can choose to Preview, Cancel, or Submit to Turnitin:
After a few moments, you will see a message confirming that your submission has been successful.
You will be taken to your Assignment Dashboard, from which you can check the date/time of your submission; your Similarity score (this can take up to 24 hours); you can resubmit; and Download a digital receipt.
Your Submission ID / Digital receipt is proof of your submission. If it is not available, your submission has not been successful and you will need to try again.
Depending on the settings for the assignment, you may be allowed more than one attempt before the deadline; or you may be allowed one attempt after the deadline.
To submit another attempt, go to Assessment and submission, then click the title of the assignment, click Launch, and from the icons on the right, click Resubmit Paper:
Upload your file and confirm, as for a first submission. This attempt will overwrite your previous submission, and you will have a different Digital receipt (Submission ID) number.