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9. Turnitin instructions

9.1. Turnitin instructions for supervisors (TAU)

 

 

All the old Turnitin courses for thesis supervisors created before Autumn 2023 were renewed in August 2024:

  • The old Turnitin sites were renamed and will remain available until the end of September 2024.
  • New Turnitin areas were created for supervisors under the old names.

The supervisor must do the following in August-September 2024:

  1. Publish the new Turnitin course for students using the Show course link on the right side (Managing Tools block in the right column) 
  2. Add students to a new Turnitin area either:
    • By picking them up for the course from the Participants page or
    • By setting an enrolment key and sending it to students who self-enroll to the course.
  3. Hide the old Turnitin course from students when students are in the new Turnitin course.

 

TAMK supervisor: TAMK uses Wihi system, where the thesis process as a whole takes place. You can use the Turnitin course in TUNI Moodle to support the supervision of work in progress. When you use the Turnitin course template, you make sure that your Turnitin assignments are set up correctly, i.e. incomplete or work in progress papers will not be stored to Turnitin's database.

How do I get my own Turnitin area?

If you do not yet have your own Turnitin course in TUNI Moodle for checking the originality of theses, you can create one in the Other course category using the ready-made Turnitin template.

  • Create a new course to the Other course category 
    • You need a Course Creator authorisation, which you can apply for from id.tuni.fi, see instructions on the linked page.
  • Use the Add a new course form
    • Name the course area, e.g. to "Turnitin (Your Name)"
    • disable the Course end date option (uncheck)
    • You can immediately open the course to students by changing the Course visibility setting.
  • After saving the form, select the Turnitin Template from the home view of the new blank course.

 

Quick guide for supervisors to set up their own Turnitin course

 

Short instructions for supervisor taking the new Turnitin area into use:  

1. You will see the new area once you sign in to TUNI Moodle. If you can't find your Turnitin area, please create a new one using Turnitin course template.

2. Open course area to students. Click Managing tools- Show course

3. Your students can access the area as follows: 

 

  • set the enrolment key and send it to your students, so they can enrol as users of your course area (Managing tools – Set enrolment key)
  • OR select the students manually (Managing tools – Participants)
    (If you can't find the student from Moodle users, please ask the student to log in to TUNI Moodle first)

 

4. There are two Turnitin tools available in the TUNI Moodle: 

 

  1. Create report about your manuscript: Students can freely use this Turnitin tool while they are still writing their thesis.
  2. Final originality check: Once the student and supervisor agree that the thesis is finished, the student submits the thesis to this Turnitin tool. The supervisor reviews the originality report. 

 

5. Bachelor’s degrees and master's degrees: If the supervisor serves as the thesis examiner, he or she will confirm that the thesis has undergone an originality check by making a note of it in the examination statement. Doctoral degrees: Inform faculty staff who coordinate the preparations ahead of the award of doctoral degrees of the required Turnitin originality check in accordance with the policy of your faculty.   

Inquiries about Turnitin: it-helpdesk@tuni.fi

Please direct other questions about theses to educational administrators in your faculty.