Abstract
The study explored perceptions on the usage of Turnitin Plagiarism checking software among the staff of Koforidua Technical University (KTU) in Ghana. The research sought to explore the associations between the independent variables (Attitude and Perception, Perceived Challenges and Readiness to Use) and the dependent variable (System Usage) of the Turnitin Software among the staff of KTU. The survey adopted the quantitative research approach. Google forms were used to design questionnaires and mailed to the participants. The response rate valid for analysis was 98.7%, against a sample size of 309 participants. SmartPLS3 software was used to explore the data extracted from google forms. The results of the convergent, discriminant validity calculation were all within the satisfactory threshold. Four hypothetical statements were tested, three of them showed significant association with the independent variables (Attitude and Perception, Perceived Challenges and Readiness to Use) and dependent variable (System Usage) except System Awareness which was not supported and rejected. The proposed model explained 66.7% invariance of the System Usage (Turnitin Software). The study recommends continuous dissemination of information about the availability of the Turnitin Software in the University.
 
 Citation: Asante, E., Baayel, P., Adjei, B., K.W., and Owusu-Acheaw, M. (2021). Perception of Turnitin: Checking Plagiarism among Staff at Koforidua Technical University (KTU), Ghana.
 International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR), Vol. 6 (1): Pp.116-128.
 Received: March 20, 2021Accepted: September 1, 202
Highlights
Turnitin is a widely known, and leading anti-plagiarism software, which is reported to have enjoyed widespread acceptance amongst academic researchers in about 135 countries, within 15,000 institutions, and amongst an estimated user population of about thirty million worldwide
Three out of the four hypotheses tested shown a significant connection with the independent variables (Attitude and Perception, Perceived Challenges, Readiness to Use) and the dependent variable (System Usage) except System Awareness
The implication was that these variables dignified have a significant connection with System Usage the Turnitin Software except System Awareness
Summary
Turnitin is a widely known, and leading anti-plagiarism software, which is reported to have enjoyed widespread acceptance amongst academic researchers in about 135 countries, within 15,000 institutions, and amongst an estimated user population of about thirty million worldwide. The authors comment that the review of numerous studies (Vanbaelen and Harrison, 2013; Kumari and Lakshmi, 2015; Ibegbulam and Eze, 2015), revealed episodes of acts of plagiarism by students in academia It was confirmed in the study of Jereb et al (2018) that lack of awareness and poor academic assistance roots plagiarism to a higher extent confirming the level of cheating among students. Mohammadkarimi and Amin (2019), posited that antiplagiarism software packages are widely used in many universities and institutions to assess students’ performances in their assignments and papers (Mohammadkarimi & Amin, 2019) In another view, Deubel (2018), brought to light that manual analysis, Google searches, and originality reports from Turnitin are critical elements of plagiarism
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