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Turnitin at the University of Newcastle

Turnitin is an effective learning tool that can help improve students' academic writing skills by allowing students to see errors in their work in terms of correct and incorrect citations. Turnitin gives students a chance to revise their work prior to final submission for assessment.

When students use Turnitin with advice from teachers, with support from the course manual; working through the InfoSkills modules; or attending sessions through the Learning Support Program they will engage in deeper learning and assist in avoiding academic misconduct and plagiarism in particular.

Staff and students have access to an expert advisor, Student Academic Conduct Officer (SACO), on academic misconduct. The SACO is a specialist in the disciplines of the School, consults with all lecturers on assessment practice, and is aware of the conventions of the discipline and able to advise on what constitutes collusion, plagiarism or cheating in academic work. The SACO is the only person who can allocate penalties for academic misconduct which aims ensure consistency and transparency in the application of the policy.

The University's website for Academic Integrity.