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Support for instructors
First things first...
Before you create your profile at the Turnitin web site, you will need some information to join The University of Iowa's account. You can obtain this by emailing a request to turnitin@uiowa.edu.
Instructor Quickstart
The Instructor Quickstart (Acrobat PDF) guide is designed to get you started Turnitin by walking you through the process of creating your user profile. Alternatively, an online movie version of the Instructor Quickstart (Flash movie) is available.
More detailed information can be found in the Instructor User Guide below.
Instructor User Guide
The Turnitin Instructor User Guide (Acrobat PDF) walks you through the more detailed features of Turnitin.
Frequently asked questions
- What is plagiarism? (and other research resources from Turnitin.com)
- What file formats will Turnitin accept?
Software for viewing these support files
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Adobe Reader may be needed to view the Acobat PDF documents listed above. If
you do not have it,
Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free here. 
Adobe Flash is required to view the Flash movie quickstart mentioned above.
If you do not have it,
Adobe Flash Player can be downloaded for free here.