Information for Instructors

If you have never used Turnitin as an instructor please request an account by emailing help@sauder.ubc.ca.

Once the account is set up, follow these steps:

1. Review UBC’s Turnitin Policies and best practices
2. Create a class (If you have a TA who needs access to your Tii account or you have multiple sections of the same course and want to keep them separate you will need to set up a master class and then create sections.)
   • If your students will be submitting papers directly to Turnitin, when you create the class/sections, make a note of the:
     • Class ID
     • Enrollment key – these need to be passed on to students so they can enroll in the class (see student enrollment)
3. Set up an assignment
4. If you have downloaded assignment files from Canvas (see instructions for downloading Canvas Assignment submissions), you can upload them to Turnitin as a ZIP file, see Zip-file upload on behalf of a student. 
5. For Zip files generated from your online exams, you can refer to this guide, How to upload ZIP files in Turnitin, to see the more specific step-by-step instruction.

Please note: Information submitted to Turnitin is stored in the United States. Therefore your students should be advised to remove identifying information, such as their name and student number, from the text of any assignment submitted to Turnitin. They can also choose to use a pseudonym and/or anonymous email address to set up their accounts.

If you encounter any issues with Turnitin, please email help@sauder.ubc.ca.

Information for Students

Below is an example of how you can introduce Turnitin to students – to see how this information could be presented in Canvas see Turnitin – information for students.