{"id":947,"date":"2022-09-27T11:10:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T11:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/?p=947"},"modified":"2023-11-14T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T09:38:18","slug":"an-important-announcement-regarding-turnitin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/?p=947","title":{"rendered":"An Important Announcement regarding turnitin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Last semester, Turnitin updated their paper deletion process. This resulted in an influx of paper deletion requests to the Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT) that highlighted some confusion about the deletion feature. To help clarify the process, CLT has prepared a tips sheet with an overview to ensure faculty are aware of all the details pertaining to paper deletion on Turnitin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#347095\">How does paper deletion on Turnintin work?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-962\" width=\"168\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.jpg 396w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-147x300.jpg 147w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-29x60.jpg 29w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>There are<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/turnitin-website\/instructor\/paper-deletions.htm#permanent-deletion\"><strong> two types of paper deletion<\/strong><\/a><strong> in Turnitin:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>I. Deleting a paper from your Turnitin class inbox:<\/strong>This will only remove a paper from your (the instructor\u2019s) Turnitin page; the paper will <em>not<\/em> be deleted from the Turnitin repository\/database i.e. the paper will still appear in similarity matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>II. Requesting Permanent Deletion: <\/strong>Instructors can send a request to delete a paper via Turnitin. The request will be sent to CLT for review. CLT asks instructors for more information to assess the rationale behind the deletion request. Finally, CLT notifies instructors whether deletion is granted or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Currently, the only case in which permanent deletion of a paper is justified is if the paper is to be submitted to a publisher (i.e., an instructor\u2019s own research paper or a thesis).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-964\" width=\"231\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3.jpg 462w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-73x60.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0271a1;font-size:25px\"><strong>Please note that:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;The uploaded file will be deleted and <strong><em>no longer accessible.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any associated grading will be removed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Similarity Report will be deleted, and the paper will no longer appear in future similarity matches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After 30 days have passed, this process <strong><em>can\u2019t be reversed<\/em><\/strong> by anyone\u201d*, not even through Turnitin international support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#347095\"><strong>How to Avoid Requesting Permanent Deletion?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To avoid requesting permanent deletion of a paper (for instructor&#8217;s own research), choose the &#8216;no repository&#8217; option when creating &#8216;new assignments&#8217; for your submission(s) that may be publishable in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#347095\"><strong><strong>What do I do if my student submits the wrong\/non-final draft of an assignment on Turnitin?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-966\" width=\"202\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-4.jpg 486w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-4-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-4-48x60.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If a student submits a paper to the <em>same<\/em> instructor in the <em>same<\/em> Turnitin class using the <em>same<\/em> email address, the paper will not be flagged by Turnitin or show similarity to a previously submitted draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Choosing the \u201c<em>Generate reports immediately (resubmissions are allowed until due date)\u201d <\/em>option on the assignment settings page should enable the student to submit another paper in place of the one wrongly submitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If the due date has passed, instructors can extend the deadline by choosing another date on the assignment settings page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#347095\"><strong><strong><strong>What do I do if two of my students in one group submit the same group paper on Turnitin?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-968\" width=\"203\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-6.jpg 536w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-6-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-6-74x60.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sometimes when working on a group project, students do not coordinate properly regarding who actually submits the paper to Turnitin, and as a result, two students from the same group would submit two copies of the same paper to Turnitin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If that is the case, and once you confirm that it was a case of wrong submission rather than plagiarism, you may <em>exclude the wrong submission from the similarity matches<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#347095\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>What to do if a student submits a paper by mistake to one course that they need to submit to another course on Turnitin?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-971\" width=\"169\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-7.jpg 354w, https:\/\/learnhub.aucegypt.edu\/cltnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TII-email-7-34x60.jpg 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Case One &#8211; the paper is submitted to you by mistake: <\/strong>In this case, the student should let youknow that the paper has been submitted to your Turnitin class by mistake. You may grant access (via Turnitin) to whom the paper should have been submitted, if you receive an email requesting access to the paper from your Turnitin class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Case Two &#8211; the paper is submitted to another instructor by mistake: <\/strong>In this case, you can send a request to view the paper submitted to the other instructor\u2019s class via Turnitin. After you confirm that it is a case of wrong submission rather than self-plagiarism, you may exclude the wrong submission from the similarity matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#347095\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><br><\/strong>AUC regards any permanent deletion of data as <em><strong>a very serious matter<\/strong> <\/em>as it may undermine the institutional efforts to deter plagiarism and academic dishonesty. This is why CLT needs your help to explain to students that they should pay more attention to Turnitin submissions given the possible serious consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It is <strong>highly recommended<\/strong> to add a note on your syllabus addressing this issue and to stress it in class, when informing students that their papers will be submitted on Turnitin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#347095\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>How To?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/turnitin-website\/instructor\/assignment-management\/advanced-similarity-report-settings.htm#repository-options\" target=\"_blank\">Choose the &#8216;no repository&#8217; option<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/turnitin-website\/instructor\/assignment-management\/advanced-assignment-settings.htm#generate-similarity-reports-for-student-submission\" target=\"_blank\">Choose the \u201cGenerate reports immediately (resubmissions are allowed until due date\u201d option<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/turnitin-website\/instructor\/assignment-management\/extending-assignment-deadline.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Extend the deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/turnitin-website\/instructor\/the-similarity-report\/managing-paper-view-requests.htm#making-a-paper-request\" target=\"_blank\">Send you a request to view a paper submitted to another instructor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/turnitin-website\/instructor\/similarity-report-exclusions\/excluding-sources.htm#excluding-sources-via-all-sources\" target=\"_blank\">Exclude the wrong submission from the similarity matches<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>For questions, please contact clt@aucegypt.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Acknowledgment:<\/strong> Special Thanks to Kesmat Taha, CLT Educational Development and Assessment Officer for curation and development.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last semester, Turnitin updated their paper deletion process. 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