The creation of a class on the Turnitin system is the first step in allowing an instructor and students to access and use the services available at their institution. Most instructor and student activity on Turnitin occurs within the class or classes created by an instructor.
We recommend creating new classes each year, ensuring that inactive students from previous years are not counted against your student limit or causing an increasing build up of students, which can impact the class performance.
Once a class has expired, the information and assignments in the class are viewable, but no new submissions or assignments may be made. The instructor is capable of extending the expired class to reactivate it.
- Select the Add Class button on your instructor homepage.
- On the next screen, enter the following information:
- Class type - You have a choice between "Standard" and "Master". For a regular class with one instructor, select "Standard".
- Class name - The class name will appear on instructor and student homepages. It can be between 2 and 300 characters long.
- Enrollment key - The enrollment key is typically created by the instructor and must be between 4 and 20 characters long. Students use this enrollment key to join the class on Turnitin after it's created. You can view or change your enrollment key by editing the class.
- Subject area(s) e.g. science - The dropdown provides several options, and you may select more than one (clicking the "x" next to a selection will remove it). Choose "Other" if you don't find your subject area in the list.
- Student level(s) e.g. postgraduate - You can select more than one. Clicking the "x" next to a selection will remove it.
You should not share your enrollment keys with anyone outside your institution. With a Class ID and enrollment key, anyone at any institution will be able to join your class.
- Select the end date for the class. Once the end date has passed, the class will not be accessible for submissions unless the class is reactivated.
The maximum supported length for a class is 5 years, although we recommend creating new classes each accademic year to make it easier to manage your student limit.
- Select Submit to add the class. Class information will be displayed in a pop-up window containing the ID and enrollment key for confirmation.