La Salle University
is currently subscribing to the plagiarism detection resource
Turnitin.com.
This website provides online access to software designed
to search the internet and compare submitted material
to online content and provide the results of that comparison
to the user. Students and faculty are able to use Turnitin.com.
More
detailed instructions are available at http://www.Turnitin.com.
The Faculty Guide and Student Guide both require Acrobat
Reader.
Faculty
Faculty members
are able to create individual accounts designed for each
class and utilize the online searching software to detect
degrees of plagiarized text in documents. Faculty may
set up their account to accept student submissions for
individual assignments for a specific class. To use Turnitin.com,
click on the "Faculty Turnitin.com Manual (under
"Online Resources", follow the basic instruction
under "Faculty Accounts", or visit the Turnitin.com
website (http://www.turnitin.com). Please
note: You will need to obtain a password from the
Account Administrator
in order to join the La Salle University institution account
and fully utilize all of the options available to you
during this free trial period.
Students
Students
may use the resource to check content of papers that
are to be submitted as assignments for a class. Professors
will supply students with the necessary login and password
information for class assignments to be submitted to
through a Turnitin.com account. To use Turnitin.com
you must first establish an account. Visit the Turnitin.com
website or for basic information on establishing a Turnitin.com
account click here.
