

This report can be a helpful guide to you – it might highlight a quote you have used without referencing or a paragraph where you have borrowed heavily from a source without citing it appropriately. When you do this, Turnitin checks your work against a large database of sources (textbooks, websites, other essays) to assess how similar your work is to information already written by others.įrom this information, Turnitin will produce what is known as an ‘originality report’ with a similarity index.

You might be asked to submit an assessment through Turnitin. Turnitin is software the University uses to help you develop good academic practice. You may have heard about Turnitin from your lecturers or other students.
