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SourceCheck originality checker

The SourceCheck originality checker searches the Internet for content that matches a composition or collaboration assignment's content. The found content can match the entire document or just a portion of the document, such as a paragraph. SourceCheck then creates a report that shows:

The percentage of matching content that was found
The found content
Addresses of websites where the matching content was found

This report is attached to the composition or collaboration assignment and is available when the document is in the composing space or in the assignment's draft history.

You can enable this feature when you create a course or edit the course's student access properties. The SourceCheck originality checker can be accessible to just you (the instructor) or to both you and your students.

Just the instructor: This option is particularly useful when your students already know when and how to cite copied content and you need to double-check their work. SourceCheck shows you which content is copied, and you can check that it is cited.
Both you and your students: In this scenario students can submit their composition or collaboration assignments to SourceCheck and review the resulting report to ensure that they cited any matching content. Students then submit the assignment to you, and you can review their SourceCheck reports as well as rerun the originality check yourself. When the SourceCheck option is selected for both you and your students, they can also submit a personal document for an originality check. However, you do not have access to any reports your students receive on personal documents.

When enabled, the SourceCheck originality checker is available for composition and collaboration assignments that students write or paste in the composing space. Students can submit up to six drafts per assignment to SourceCheck. Your administration determines the maximum number of submissions for an instructor. For both instructors and students, the number of submissions remaining is displayed when you click the Check Source link in the composing space.

The turnaround time from submission to report is typically 24 hours. However, you can check for the report whenever and as often as you like.

Note: SourceCheck runs the comparison against a database that is continuously updated with Internet content. As extensive as this content is, it is not possible to conduct an exhaustive, 100% search of Internet content. For example, SourceCheck cannot check sites that are password protected or sites that prevent anyone from indexing or downloading their content.