Introduction to Plagiarism Prevention for Students

What are Plagiarism Prevention tools? Plagiarism Prevention tools detect similarities between assignments that you submit and content online. Plagiarism Prevention tools are intellectual property checkers. Much like a spell checker checks for spelling errors, this tool checks for original phrasing and ideas. Each time you submit an assignment an Originality Report is generated. Educational Technologies and Learning Commons

Why are we using Plagiarism Prevention software? The intention of these tools is to protect original work. These tools can help you learn how to cite sources properly. Educational Technologies and Learning Commons

SafeAssign and Turnitin There are two plagiarism prevention tools available at UMass Boston. One is integrated within the Blackboard Assignments tool and it is called SafeAssign. There is another tool called Turnitin that functions similarly. You will find links to selected assignments in the course that are set up to use either tool. More about SafeAssign: umb.edu/it/safeassign umb.edu/it/safeassign More about Turnitin: howto.wikispaces.umb.edu/turnitin howto.wikispaces.umb.edu/turnitin Educational Technologies and Learning Commons

Originality Reports Each time you submit an assignment you may have the ability to view an Originality Report. The report will show you how much of your document matches other online sources. You may have the opportunity to view these reports and re- submit your assignments. With an assignment “draft,” each time a new document is submitted the previous document and report is overwritten up until the due date. NOTE: Turnitin originality reports for second or subsequent submissions are delayed 24 hours. Educational Technologies and Learning Commons

Student Privacy Instructors may request the following from students: –Papers are to be submitted in a supported electronic format. –Plagiarism prevention tools will be used for designated assignments. IMPORTANT NOTE: Instructors may submit student papers to the UMass Boston institutional database at any time directly with the SafeAssign DirectSubmit tool provided that all student personal information is removed including, student name, id number, etc. Educational Technologies and Learning Commons

Avoiding Plagiarism and Citation Resources To access the Atomic Learning Videos below: Login to Atomic Learning with your full UMass Boston address and password.Atomic Learning Avoiding Plagiarism Demonstrates paraphrasing vs. quoting resources.Avoiding Plagiarism APA Research Basics Covers the basics of formatting a research paper in APA Style.APA Research Basics MLA Research Paper Basics Covers the basics of formatting a research paper in MLA Style.MLA Research Paper Basics Educational Technologies and Learning Commons

Student Writing and Citation Resources A good resource for thinking about plagiarism: Rutgers Provost Video on Plagiarism Rutgers Provost Video on Plagiarism Reading, Writing, and Study Strategies Center (RWSSC) g/rwssc g/rwssc Research Help at Healey Library Additional resources may be found in the Code of Student Conduct "Academic Honesty” Educational Technologies and Learning Commons

General Tips Allow 5 to 10 mins for reports to return. File sizes should be under 2 MB. Formats accepted: doc, docx, odt, pdf, txt, rtf, htm or html Educational Technologies and Learning Commons