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1. Create Your Password

You'll need your email address and last name to create your Turnitin account password and set your security information; this information can be found in your welcome email. You can then log into Turnitin and begin customizing your account.

2. Customize Your Account

Adjust your institution's default settings to ensure instructors and students are using Turnitin in a way that suits your requirements. Activate the Turnitin features you'd like your instructors to use, as well as setting your account's repository and Similarity Report options. Once complete, you can start adding your instructors.

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  1. Click the Accounts tab from any Turnitin page to direct you to the homepage
  2. Alongside the relevant account, select the cog icon under Edit
  3. In the Modify Account page, confirm the account name and join password are correct, along with your personal details
  4. Use the checkboxes to select the Turnitin features you'd like to activate
  5. The Paper repository options drop down list will allow you to choose how student papers will be stored
  6. Using the next checkbox, opt to allow any file type or only those that generate a Similarity Report
  7. Allow or limit your instructors' access to student paper sources using the Paper source release drop down list
  8. Remember to click Submit to save your changes

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3. Add Instructors

There are three routes available for adding instructors. You may find it convenient to add instructors one by one, or add a large portion of instructors at once by uploading a list. Alternatively, why not allow your instructors to join themselves at their own pace?

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  Add Instructors One by One

  You may prefer to use this method when adding fewer than ten instructors.

  1. Click Home from any Turnitin page to direct you to the homepage
  2. Click the Instructors tab
  3. From the Instructors page, click the Add Instructor button to the right
  4. Enter the instructor's first name, last name, and email address
  5. Click Submit to add the instructor

  Upload a List of Instructors

  For adding ten instructors or more, you may find it quicker and easier to upload a list.

  1. In a Word™ or plain text file, each instructor should be written as: first name, last name, email address format with one instructor per line. In Excel™, separate the first name, last name, and email address into different cells in a column.
  2. Click Home from any Turnitin page to direct you to the homepage
  3. Click the Instructors tab
  4. From the Instructors page, click the Upload List button
  5. Click the Choose file button and browse for the plain text, Word™, or Excel™ file that you wish to upload
  6. Once the file has uploaded, click the Submit button to upload
  7. Check the instructor details displayed on screen, then click yes, submit to add the instructors, or no, go back to amend the file

  Allow Instructors to Self-Join

  Allowing instructors to self-enroll can save you time.

  1. You'll find a numeric Account ID and Account Join Password in your Turnitin welcome email. Pass these details onto your instructors. If you no longer have access to this email, follow steps 2 to 7.
  2. Click Home from any Turnitin page to direct you to the homepage
  3. Make a note of the Account ID for the account you would like your instructors to join
  4. Next, select the cog icon under Edit
  5. From the Modify Account page, make a note of the join password
  6. Pass the account ID and join password to the instructors
  7. Ensure this information is kept safe at all times

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