Set up a Turnitin Assignment in Canvas

In most cases you will need to select “Standard paper repository” [5].

Only use “Do not store the submitted papers” [5] if you are testing out Turnitin. This will not store the assignment in the database, and avoids affecting other legitimate assignments with your test text.

Choose how Turnitin will compare this assignment against other pieces of text or sources [6]. The default is to tick all three.

Here you can choose what to exclude from the Similarity Report [7]. Excluding things like “quoted materials” can help avoid false positives for plagiarism. You can override these settings in individual Similarity Reports.

• Exclude bibliographic materials.
  Text appearing in the bibliography, works cited, or references sections of student papers will not be checked for matches when generating Similarity Reports.
• Exclude quoted materials.
  Text appearing in quotes will not be checked for matches when generating Similarity Reports.

You can make the Similarity Report available to students at different times during submission and marking [8].

• Immediately.
  The Similarity Report is made available to students as soon as they submit their assignment to Canvas.
• After the assignment is graded.
  The Similarity Report is made available to students as soon as their assignment is graded in Canvas.
• After the due date.
  The Similarity Report is made available to students as soon as the due date (set in Canvas) passes.
• Never
  The Similarity Report is never made available to students but is available to instructors after submission.

Note: if students are able to get results “Immediately”, this opens up the danger of students sharing this information with other students who have yet to submit assignments.

If you select “after the due date”, pay special attention to the dates and students in the “Assign” box at the bottom of the Assignment page.