Turnitin.com

"The Compendium of Standards created by the College of Nurses of Ontario (1999) values fairness, truthfulness, respect and client choice as integral components of our ethical framework when providing care to clients. Academic integrity is mirrored synonyms of these principles. If a nurse is willing to lie or cheat to succeed, might we then question the care they provide to others?" Professor Jamie Crawley, Faculty of Nursing

The University subscribes to Turnitin.com, plagiarism-detection software, which is available for professors to use in any of their courses, either for all papers submitted to a course, or on an "as-needed" basis. A Senate Policy on the Use of Turnitin.com was approved by Senate June 9, 2005, and any faculty wishing to use Turnitin in their courses should become familiar with this policy.

Appendix A to the Policy includes a Sample Syllabus Statement that professors are free to include in their syllabi. The Sample Syllabus Statement contains the information that must be included in course syllabi in courses in which professors are using, or may use, Turnitin.com.

Faculty interested in obtaining a Turnitin.com account may contact the Help Desk staff at extension 4440, who will put you in touch with the system administrator.

Access Turnitin.com's website.

Available on the Turnitin.com website are specific educational resources, including printable handouts for students on plagiarism and citation.

To learn how to get started using Turnitin.com, please consult the following resources, or feel free to contact the Academic Integrity Officer for further assistance: