Turnitin is web-based plagiarism detection software. Basically, it matches your submitted work to content held electronically, and identifies if there are any matches and if so, the web site(s) the matches came from.
It is integrated within the VLE (Blackboard) and you can view your Originality Report, which gives you details of how your assignment has been matched to external sources of information.
Visit the Assignment section of this LibGuide for more support and guidance on the use of Turnitin.
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Referencing is a tool to support and identify the evidence you use in your assignment.
In other words, it tells your reader where the proof to back up what you say has come from.
Referencing has 2 elements:
Plagiarism is:
Although it is generally accepted that confusion will reign for the first few weeks ,of a new academic year, ignorance will not be accepted as an excuse or as a defence against an accusation of plagiarism – you must, therefore, understand what it is and how to avoid it. If you fail to reference correctly your information sources, you are passing off the work of someone else as your own, whether intentional or otherwise – that is plagiarism. Correctly referencing your sources is vital if you are to avoid this. Plagiarism is comparable to cheating in an exam, and Doncaster College condemns the practice.
Why Cite Your Sources:
Remember: