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Turnitin recommended settings checklist
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Our checklists contain recommended Turnitin assignment settings for a range of assessment requirements.
To find out in more detail about Turnitin settings, view our guide to setting up a Turnitin assignment.
We strongly recommend that you check your settings for each new assignment that you create even when using the save instructor defaults option in Additional settings.
Please discuss these questions in your course team to ensure a consistent student experience:
a. Will you mark / give feedback online? Student submissions should be marked consistently.
b. How will you handle late submissions? Academic and student feedback indicates that the workflow outlined in our guide provides the best student experience and involves the least work.
c. Will you mark anonymously? There's no University policy of anonymous marking for online submissions (except formal exams). However, some Schools / Course teams have a local policy. Please check with School / Course colleagues to ensure you're being consistent.
d. Is the assignment formative or summative? This is important as it affects whether you store student submissions on the Turnitin database when they upload assignments.
Recommended settings
| Assignment Title | Name the Assignment. E.g. Birdwatching essay SUBMIT HERE |
| Assignment Instructions | Give students as much information about the assignment as possible |
| Max Grade | 100 |
| Start Date | You choose |
| Due Date | You choose |
| Feedback Release Date | 4 weeks after Due Date |
| Enable PeerMark | You choose |
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Submission settings |
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| Submit paper to | Do not store the submitted papers |
| Allow submission of any file type | No |
| Allow late submissions | Yes |
| Enable Anonymous Marking | No |
| Enable Translated Matching | Yes |
| Enable grammar checking using ETS e-rater | You choose |
| Attach a rubric | You choose |
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Compare against |
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| Student paper repository | Yes |
| Current and archived web site content | Yes |
| Periodicals, journals and publications | Yes |
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Similarity Report |
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| Report Generation Speed | Generate reports immediately (students can resubmit until due date): After three resubmissions, reports generate after 24 hours |
| Allow students to view Similarity Reports | Yes |
| Exclude bibliographic materials | No |
| Exclude quoted materials | No |
| Exclude small sources | No |
| Exclude assignment template | You choose |
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Additional settings |
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| Save these settings for future use | You choose (If selecting yes, we still recommend checking new assignments each time) |
| Assignment Title | Name the Assignment. E.g. Birdwatching essay SUBMIT HERE |
| Assignment Instructions | Give students as much information about the assignment as possible |
| Max Grade | 100 |
| Start Date | You choose |
| Due Date | You choose |
| Feedback Release Date | 4 weeks after Due Date |
| Enable PeerMark | You choose |
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Submission settings |
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| Submit paper to | Do not store the submitted papers |
| Allow submission of any file type | No |
| Allow late submissions | Yes |
| Enable Anonymous Marking | Yes |
| Enable Translated Matching | Yes |
| Enable grammar checking using ETS e-rater | You choose |
| Attach a rubric | You choose |
|
Compare against |
|
| Student paper repository | Yes |
| Current and archived web site content | Yes |
| Periodicals, journals and publications | Yes |
|
Similarity Report |
|
| Report Generation Speed | Generate reports immediately (students can resubmit until due date): After three resubmissions, reports generate after 24 hours |
| Allow students to view Similarity Reports | Yes |
| Exclude bibliographic materials | No |
| Exclude quoted materials | No |
| Exclude small sources | No |
| Exclude assignment template | You choose |
|
Additional settings |
|
| Save these settings for future use | You choose (If selecting yes, we still recommend checking new assignments each time) |
| Assignment Title | Name the Assignment. E.g. Birdwatching essay SUBMIT HERE |
| Assignment Instructions | Give students as much information about the assignment as possible |
| Max Grade | 100 |
| Start Date | You choose |
| Due Date | You choose |
| Feedback Release Date | 4 weeks after Due Date |
| Enable PeerMark | You choose |
|
Submission settings |
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| Submit paper to | Standard paper repository |
| Allow submission of any file type | No |
| Allow late submissions | Yes |
| Enable Anonymous Marking | No |
| Enable Translated Matching | Yes |
| Enable grammar checking using ETS e-rater | You choose |
| Attach a rubric | You choose |
|
Compare against |
|
| Student paper repository | Yes |
| Current and archived web site content | Yes |
| Periodicals, journals and publications | Yes |
|
Similarity Report |
|
| Report Generation Speed | Generate reports immediately (students can resubmit until due date): After three resubmissions, reports generate after 24 hours |
| Allow students to view Similarity Reports | Yes |
| Exclude bibliographic materials | No |
| Exclude quoted materials | No |
| Exclude small sources | No |
| Exclude assignment template | You choose |
|
Additional settings |
|
| Save these settings for future use | You choose (If selecting yes, we still recommend checking new assignments each time) |
| Assignment Title | Name the Assignment. E.g. Birdwatching essay SUBMIT HERE |
| Assignment Instructions | Give students as much information about the assignment as possible |
| Max Grade | 100 |
| Start Date | You choose |
| Due Date | You choose |
| Feedback Release Date | 4 weeks after Due Date |
| Enable PeerMark | You choose |
|
Submission settings |
|
| Submit paper to | Standard paper repository |
| Allow submission of any file type | No |
| Allow late submissions | Yes |
| Enable Anonymous Marking | Yes |
| Enable Translated Matching | Yes |
| Enable grammar checking using ETS e-rater | You choose |
| Attach a rubric | You choose |
|
Compare against |
|
| Student paper repository | Yes |
| Current and archived web site content | Yes |
| Periodicals, journals and publications | Yes |
|
Similarity Report |
|
| Report Generation Speed | Generate reports immediately (students can resubmit until due date): After three resubmissions, reports generate after 24 hours |
| Allow students to view Similarity Reports | Yes |
| Exclude bibliographic materials | No |
| Exclude quoted materials | No |
| Exclude small sources | No |
| Exclude assignment template | You choose |
|
Additional settings |
|
| Save these settings for future use | You choose (If selecting yes, we still recommend checking new assignments each time) |
