Turnitin at Waterloo

How it works

Just as with other "dropbox" assignments on the University of Waterloo-LEARN, students will submit their papers, assignments, theses, or research papers electronically (by an "upload"), but in this case the document is sent to the Turnitin service. Turnitin then compares the content of those submitted papers to all of the other papers and documents submitted to its database and highlights any similarities between a student's paper and an existing document.

For further information on using Turnitin at Waterloo:

Turnitin documentation and support

Turnitin guidelines for instructors 

Frequently asked questions

Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) teaching tips for using Turnitin

Turnitin training

If you are interested in using Turnitin, please contact Sean Warren.

If your department wishes to host a course for instructors in your own area, with a minimum of 10 attendees, please contact either Lisa Tomalty-Crans (ltomalty@uwaterloo.ca) or Sean Warren (sgwarren@uwaterloo.ca) to arrange a time.