This document explains what Draft Coach does and explains how it relates to the University's policies on AI use for assignments.
What Draft Coach does
Draft Coach provides the following reports:
- Similarity Check – this uses the same technology that Turnitin uses to help identify possible plagiarism and passages that need to be quoted and/or cited. It does not detect possible use of AI in writing.
- Citation Check – helps identify missing references in the text and citations. It does not “fix” citations and references.
- Grammar Guide – flags possible grammar errors and explains rules for errors in grammar, mechanics, usage, and structure. It does not check spelling per se but may catch some typos when reviewing mechanics.
For more on each report type, see: Understanding your Draft Coach reports
Draft Coach and AI
Draft Coach is not a Generative AI product. It does not create artificially generated content or rewrite text for users.
Missouri Online does not regard Draft Coach as AI for purposes of the policy on AI use in classes at 200.010 Standard of Conduct (section C1 – Academic Dishonesty); however, if your instructor has explicitly banned use of grammar checking software, the Grammar Guide feature should not be used.
See also: Turnitin Draft Coach™ FAQ
Turnitin campus and vendor resources