Turnitin Plagiarism Tool: Enable Turnitin on an Assignment

Using Turnitin® for Plagiarism Detection within Brightspace Assignment

You can set up Turnitin® to detect plagiarism within the Assignment Tool in Brightspace.  

1. Create an Assignment
2. Select Evaluation & Feedback
3. At the bottom of the Evaluation & Feedback area, select Manage Turnitin

4. On the Turnitin® Integration Page:

• Enable Similarity Report for this folder

• Click More Options in Turnitin® to specify:
  • Allowed File Types
  • What sources you want to compare against
  • Exclusions from Similarity Reports, etc.

Viewing Student Submissions:

You can view Turnitin® Similarity Report (results) in two places in Brightspace:

1. In the Assignment area
2. In Grades

To learn more about Turnitin® similarity reports, look at the Interpreting the Similarity Report article.