1. What is Turnitin? Text-matching software –It compares your written academic work to a database of other works to check if your work is original Online Marking –It enables better feedback via Grademark online marking and comments Moodle (Wattle) integration –Look for the Turnitin assignment icon 1

2. Key Messages Turnitin can help you improve the academic integrity of your written assignments The use of Turnitin is optional A Turnitin introduction will be posted in the News Forum in the Wattle course Help for Turnitin is online –http://online.anu.edu.au/turnitin 2

3. Turnitin Originality Reports Use Turnitin to check early drafts of your assignments before final submission to assess and improve your writing There is no ‘ideal’ percentage threshold in a Turnitin Originality Report 3 For help with academic writing: Academic Skills and Learning Centre For ANU Academic Integrity information http://students.anu.edu.au/aep/honesty.php