Using Turnitin Draft Coach

Created by Becky Shiring, Modified on Tue, 27 Feb 2024 at 03:26 PM by Becky Shiring

Use Turnitin Draft Coach to guide you from the first to the final draft. Make use of the similarity, citation, and grammar-checking tools while you are writing your assignment. This guide walks you through how to use Draft Coach.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Adding Draft Coach to Your Document
Using Similarity Check
Using Citations Check
Using Grammar Guide
Viewing the Full Report
Related Resources

Adding Draft Coach to Your Document

JHU Advanced Academic Programs has set up Turnitin Draft Coach for you to use. It can be applied it to any of your online Word documents to help you work towards the final draft of your assignment.

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

Log into Microsoft Office 365

Log into https://my.jh.edu portal.
Move down the page to the Technology section and expand the section.
Locate M365 (Office 365) Portal
Favorite M365 (Office 365) Portal by clicking on the heart (this will pin it to the top of the page).
Launch M365 (Office 365) (this will open in a new tab)

Adding Turnitin Draft Coach to Microsoft Word Online

Adding the Turnitin Draft Coach add-in for the first time

Open an online Microsoft Word assignment.
Select Insert and then Add-ins.
From the Office Add-ins modal, select Admin Managed and then Turnitin Draft Coach. (If the add-in does not appear, you may need to refresh your page, and ensure pop-ups are enabled in your browser settings and try again.)
The Turnitin Draft Coach panel will appear on the right-hand side of your document. (If the add-in does not appear, you may need to refresh your page, and ensure pop-ups are enabled in your browser settings and try again.)
Select Get Feedback Now to get started.

Using Turnitin Draft Coach for Documents

Open an online Microsoft Word document.
Ensure Home is selected on the menu bar, and then select Turnitin. Draft Coach is now listed as an option beneath the menu bar.
Select Draft Coach. The Turnitin Draft Coach panel will appear on the right-hand side of your document.

Using Similarity Check

You will be able to run a total of three Similarity Checks while drafting your assignment. We strongly suggest that you make an effort to not use your checks all at once. Spread them out to help you improve your writing and citations over multiple drafts. Create a plan for using your reports before beginning your assignment. Think about the length of your assignment and the amount of source material you’re referencing when determining when to run your Similarity Checks.

Running a Similarity Check

Add Draft Coach to your document.
Select the Similarity tab at the top of the panel or the Similarity Check card in the middle of the panel.
Select Run Similarity Check.
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.
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.
If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, select Run New Similarity Check.

Using Citations Check

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.

Running a Citations Check

Add Draft Coach to your document.
Select the Citations tab at the top of the panel or the Citations Check card in the middle of the panel.
Select Run Citations Check.
You will now have your Citations Report! You can learn more about your Citations Check results here.
If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, select Run New Citations Check.

Using Grammar Guide

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.

Running Grammar Guide

Add Draft Coach to your document.
Select the Grammar tab at the top of the panel or the Grammar Guide card in the middle of the panel.
Select Run Grammar Check.
You will now have access to your Grammar Guide! You can learn more about your Grammar Guide results here.
If you have made changes to your assignment and would like to run a new report, select Run Grammar Check.

Viewing the Full Report

Once you have run 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.

Here you will be able to:

Switch between the Sources Overview and a list of All Sources.
What's the difference? Source Overview provides a list of the top matching sources, it will not display overlapping matches. It is also the view shown in Draft Coach. All Sources list every match we have found in your draft.
Temporarily exclude search repositories.
By selecting the settings cog, stop any matches showing that were found either on the internet, from publications, or submitted works from students globally. These exclusions do not save or pass back to Draft Coach.
Temporarily exclude matches to your draft
By selecting the settings cog, choose to exclude any matches found within a bibliography, quotes, citations, or small matches. These exclusions do not save or pass back to Draft Coach.
Download or print your similarity report.
If you have made any temporary exclusions in this report view, they will not be rejected in your download.

Note: When using the View Full Report Option, the formatting of your draft will not be shown in the new window. This will not affect your working draft.