Turnitin Resources

Turnitin logoTurnitin is an internet-based anti-plagiarism technology that “allows educators to check students' work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against continuously-updated databases” containing web pages, student papers, newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals.

NKU has licensed Turnitin for the use of NKU faculty and students, and it can be accessed easily through Blackboard.

How to Use Turnitin with Blackboard

More Information about Turnitin

Troubleshooting

  • Enabling Turnitin Assignments
    If "Turnitin Assignment" is not an option in the drop-down box when adding an item to a content area, go to the course Control Panel, click Manage Tools under Course Options, click Content Type Availability, scroll to the bottom of the page, check the box to the right of Turnitin Assignment and click submit.
  • Viewing Completed Turnitin Assignments
    You can access your students’ papers with the Turnitin Assignments link in the course Control Panel. The link should be located in the Course Tools box. If it is not there, click Manage Tools in the Control Panel, then Building Block Tool Availability, and check the box to the right of Tunitin Assignment List and click Submit. That should add the link to your course Control Panel.

Updated 11/9/07