Submitting an Assignment to TurnItIn

Introduction

TurnItIn is a third-party integrated into Blackboard that enables you to submit an assignment via an online dropbox. If your lecturer chooses to deploy, the TurnItIn dropbox will be accessible via your module area in Blackboard.

Table of contents

1 Introduction
2 Submitting a TurnItIn Assignment
3 Digital receipt
4 Printing your digital receipt

Issues uploading assignments In Safari for OSX/Mac

Some students and staff have been experiencing difficulties uploading their Turnitin assignments via the Safari browser for OSX/Mac. This browser has begun to block third-party cookies by default, including those used by Turnitin. While it is possible to allow third-party cookies, Apple have chosen to block them for security reasons. For this reason, we recommend that students download and install an alternative browser such as Google Chrome (https://www.google.com/chrome/) or Mozilla Firefox (https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/) and use these to access Blackboard Learn instead.

Submitting a TurnItIn Assignment

In the module's navigation list:

Locate your TurnItIn assignment dropbox.
You may have an 'Assessments' folder where the dropbox is located. However, this location may differ depending on where your lecturer places the dropbox.
To view the Assignment details select View/Complete.
The Assignment Inbox page will now open to submit your assignment.
This page confirms the assignment name. Select the
icon for assignment instructions, if provided. Key assignment Dates are also confirmed.
Select Submit.
Submit Paper:

a) Select Single File Upload from the drop-down list.

b) First name and last name will automatically be added by the system.

c) Enter the Submission title.

d) Select Browse to upload file your assignment file. Locate your file and select open.

e) Select Upload. Or Cancel, to cancel a submission.
Step 2 of 3 will open. Once reviewed select Confirm or Cancel.
This provides you with an opportunity to ensure you have uploaded the correct file.
Once successfully uploaded, the Return to assignment list button will be available.

Video on how to submit an assignment

Viewing the Originality report
The originality report is an additional feature within TurnItIn that enables you to view your referencing and citation.
To view the originality report select either Match Overview or All Sources for matches and you can also use the filter to exclude certain matches.
If the re-submission option is available to you. Select Resubmit to begin a new submission. Message below will appear.