Turnitin runs what is called a collusion check within one hour after the Canvas assignment due date time to determine if documents submitted to Canvas overlap within the same class or assignment.

How is collusion detected?

How is collusion detected? When students work closely together it can be quite obvious, even if the work is heavily paraphrased and differs in structure. Students may arrive at the same answer, conclusions, or use the same references.

Is collusion academic dishonesty?

Then they each write their own assignment alone. This is collusion and constitutes academic misconduct. Each student should do all of their own research and not use any work done by another student.