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NCU Faculty Handbook | Faculty Teaching Responsibilities | 27 Self-plagiarism is the act of presenting one's previously used work as an original work. Self-plagiarism is inconsistent with honesty and truthfulness in scholarship. Northcentral University faculty and students should discuss the expectations of each assignment at the beginning of the class. There should be a clear understanding between the faculty member and student regarding the use of previous work in the class. The faculty member must indicate if the student's response must be an original work or if the student may use previous work in their response to a new assignment. For further information on self-plagiarism review this guide also found in the Academic Success Center. Academic Integrity and the Use of Turnitin All faculty are expected to know and understand the University's Academic Integrity policy. The full policy can be found in the Catalog and the Policy and Procedures Manual (PPM). The schools have designated specific assignments in each course that will be automatically submitted to Turnitin through NCUOne. Students and faculty can view the TII Originality Report by clicking on the percentage in the Dropbox of the course. Assignments that are automatically submitted to Turnitin cannot be resubmitted to Turnitin automatically. If a student assignment needs to be resubmitted, faculty will have to manually upload the submission by logging into turnitin.com. Faculty may use Turnitin as they deem necessary, reserving the right to submit any assignment to the service at any time. Faculty are required to register with Turnitin.com using the following information to set up their account: Interpreting the Turnitin Report Turnitin is a tool for identifying matching language, not a measure of plagiarism, or an authority on plagiarism. Faculty should not complete an Academic Integrity Violation (AIV) form solely based on a high Turnitin score, but only when they suspect plagiarism as defined in the Northcentral University Academic Integrity Policy. Turnitin automates the process of finding matches between student work and other sources, but it does not replace faculty's judgment in determining if a student's work meets the "Basic Definition of a Violation" contained in the Academic Integrity policy. Please keep in mind that a high score may not indicate plagiarism, because it may be based on matches with properly cited material and the cover sheet. On the other hand, a low score may indicate plagiarism. For example, a 1% match on a 60-page proposal may mean that several sentences or a whole paragraph was taken improperly from a source. Therefore, it is imperative that faculty read and evaluate the report and not rely solely on the percentage match. Furthermore, according to the University's policy, "asserting ideas without acknowledging their sources" is not only an APA style error, but also an Academic Integrity Violation. Faculty should be aware that Turnitin does not typically identify this sort of violation. Therefore, a faculty member's knowledge of their field and course resources is essential to identifying failures to properly attribute ideas to sources. Explaining the Turnitin Report to Students If, after submitting student work to Turnitin, a faculty member discovers evidence of plagiarism, they should send the Turnitin report, along with a notice of an Academic Integrity Violation, to the student and the applicable Dean's office. If there is no evidence of plagiarism, faculty are expected to return the Turnitin report to the student along with a note explaining the report. Northcentral University Login: 33708 Password: ncufaculty99

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