1. Presented by Jeff Lorton

2. Agenda Turnitin overview Open discussion

3. Academic Integrity The largest study on the subject of academic integrity was completed in 2003. This study was organized by Rutgers University Management Professor Don McCabe, in conjunction with the Center for Academic Integrity at Duke University.

4. This study took place at 34 college and university campuses in the US and Canada. The participants included: 36,000 students 4500 teaching faculty 1300 teaching assistants

5. Internet Plagiarism 44 % of students reported that they considered such behavior trivial, or not cheating at all. -Don McCabe 38 % of undergraduate students admitted to one or more incidents of "cut & paste" plagiarism (using the internet) without citing the source in the past year. This is a 10% increase over a similar study conducted in 2001. -Don McCabe

6. Admission of Serious Cheating This problem continues to grow across all academic majors. 59% of the US business majors admitted to one or more instances of serious cheating in the last year. Don McCabe 57% of US education majors admitted to one or more instances of serious cheating in the last year. Don McCabe

7. Turnitin Overview Turnitin is an online plagiarism prevention system and a complete web-based class management solution. Turnitin addresses every aspect in the lifecycle of a student paper: Digital submission Originality Comparison Peer Review Online grading & gradebook

8. Turnitin Prevention’s Purpose Deter plagiarism Hold students accountable Comparison of text to sources Enhance teaching and student learning

9. PPM Enhances Teaching Deters plagiarism before it happens Saves time in the investigation of the originality of student work Allows for efficient citation verification Provides documentation of any alleged plagiarism Provides resources to assist in teaching research and writing skills including proper citation

10. Submissions are compared to: 1. A current and archived copy of the publicly accessible Internet (more than 5 billion pages indexed) 2.Millions of published works from ProQuest databases including ABI Inform, newspapers, full text academic journals and e-books 3.Millions of student papers that have been submitted to Turnitin since 1996

15. GradeMark Ability to edit and grade papers online Standardized “Quickmark” typographical marks Customizable rubrics Targeted rubric tracking Integrates with the other Turnitin products

19. Peer Review Collaborative learning environment Unlimited assignment customization Pre-written review assignments Flexible distribution options Integrates with the Turnitin’s products

21. GradeBook Customizable grading system Scaling tools Advanced preferences Attendance tracking Exports to Excel Integrated with Turnitin’s other products Digital Graphs

22. GradeBook

23. Implementation Options Turnitin Suite – Includes Plagiarism Prevention, Grading Package, Peer Review Plagiarism Prevention Optional Services: Extended Help Desk WebCT/Blackboard Integration Onsite Training