Turnitin - Draft Coach

Turnitin Draft Coach is a tool to check for similarity with other papers, citations, and grammar while you are writing your assignment in the online version of Word. 

 

Set up Draft Coach in Word Online

Note: Turnitin Draft Coach cannot be added to your desktop versions of Microsoft Word.

When adding the Turnitin Draft Coach add-in for the first time:

1. Log into myWSC, click Word and open an online Microsoft Word assignment.

2. Select Insert and click Add-ins.

3. From the Office Add-ins modal, select Admin Managed and click Turnitin Draft Coach.

Note: If the add-in does not appear, you may need to refresh your page and try again. If it does not appear after refreshing the page, it may not be set up for your institution. Contact your instructor and they can advise you.

4. The Turnitin Draft Coach panel will appear on the right-hand side of your document.

Note: If the panel fails to appear and an error message appears instead, ensure pop-ups are enabled in your browsers settings and try again.

5. Turnitin Draft Coach is ready to help! Select Get Feedback Now to get started.

 

Using Draft Coach

Adding Turnitin Draft Coach to following documents:

1. Log into myWSC, click Word and open an online Microsoft Word document.

2. Ensure Home is selected on the menu bar, and then select Turnitin. Draft Coach is now listed as an option beneath the menu bar.

3. Select Draft Coach. The Turnitin Draft Coach panel will appear on the right-hand side of your document. Turnitin Draft Coach is ready to help!

 

Similarity Check

Note: You will be able to run a total of three Similarity Checks while drafting your assignment. We suggest using these strategically to get as much out of the reports as possible.

To run your Similarity Check:

1. Add Draft Coach to your document.

2. Select the Similarity tab at the top of the panel or the Similarity Check card in the middle of the panel.

3. Select Run Similarity Check.

4. You will be shown how many reports you have left to run. Select Confirm if you would like to continue, or Cancel if you would like to continue working on your assignment.

Note: Please do not alter your text while the Similarity Check is running. You can make changes as soon as the report has generated.

5. If you received matches to your draft, don’t worry! It is normal to receive some matches in a well-referenced paper and it doesn’t always mean that it is plagiarism. You can learn more about your Similarity Check results here.

6. If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, select Run New Similarity Check. Draft Coach will tell you how many checks you have left to use.

Note: Running a Similarity Check will not add your assignment to our database so will not be used to match against your final paper.

Note: You can open an interactive version of your Similarity Report by selecting View Full Report at the bottom of the side panel.

 

Citations Check

Note: You will be able to run as many Citation Checks as you like while you draft your assignment. You can either wait until you have finished and make any suggested corrections at the same time, or you can run a few checks throughout your drafting process and do it in stages.

To run your Citations Check:

1. Add Draft Coach to your document.

2. Select the Citations tab at the top of the panel or the Citations Check card in the middle of the panel.

3. Select Run Citations Check.

4. You will now have your Citations Report! You can learn more about your Citations Check results here.

5. If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, select Run New Citations Check.

 

Grammar Guide

Note: You will be able to run as many Grammar Guide checks as you like while you draft your assignment. You can either wait until you have finished and make any suggested corrections at the same time, or you can run a few checks throughout your drafting process and do it in stages.

To run your Grammar Guide:

1. Add Draft Coach to your document.

2. Select the Grammar tab at the top of the panel or the Grammar Guide card in the middle of the panel.

3. Select Run Grammar Check.

4. You will now have access to your Grammar Guide! You can learn more about your Grammar Guide results here.

5. If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, select Run Grammar Check.

Note: For any particularly long documents, Grammar Guide will only provide a report for the first 100,000 characters. If your document exceeds this length and you would like to utilize Grammar Guide fully, we recommend splitting your draft into separate documents.

 

View Full Report

Once you have ran at least one Similarity Check, you will be given the option to view the full report. Selecting the View Full Report button at the bottom of your Draft Coach similarity report will launch your draft into a new window.

 

Tips & Tricks

• A student has run Draft Coach, but I am unable to see their report. How can I see their report?

     Unfortunately, draft coach reports are only available to the student who ran them. Students will need to submit an assignment using Turnitin for you to see a report. 

• Is student work saved in the Turnitin Repositories when students use Draft Coach?

     No, student work is not saved in the Turnitin Reposititories when using Draft Coach. 

• How many times can a student run a paper through Draft Coach?

     Students can run a similarity report three times on the same document.

• How many times can a student run a Citation Check to help identify when citations are missing?

     Students can run as many Citation Checks as they would like on the same document. 

Last Updated: 11/30/22