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Turnitin assignments can be used in Academic courses only.

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Turnitin assignments should be enabled before an assignment opens.

If there are submissions to an Assignment, and then you attempt to convert it to a Turnitin assignment:

  • The previous submissions will not be visible in the Turnitin assignment.

  • No similarity reports will be generated for the already submitted files.

Open Assignments

In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.Image Removed

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Add Assignment

To create a new assignment, click the Add Assignment button.Image Removed

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Add Assignment Details

Fill in the Assignment name.

Use the text box to fill in assignment details and instructions.

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titleAvoid filling in the assignment due date in the assignment instructions/details.

If you update the due date of the assignment and forget to update it in the instructions, it will cause confusion.

Do note that the due date you set (see Assign below) automatically appears in the students' Calendar.

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  1. Fill in the Points the assignment is worth.

  2. Select the Assignment group from the drop-down menu. You can create a new Assignment group by selecting [ Create Group ], if needed.

  3. Selectyour Display grade as format from the drop-down menu.

  4. If applicable, check Do not count this assignment towards the final grade.

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Configure Submission type

  1. For Submission type, select External tool from the drop-down menu.

  2. Click Find.

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You will see a list displayed under Configure External Tool.

Scroll through the list to locate Turnitin.

Click Turnitin, then click Select.

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If you want the Turnitin assignment folder to appear in a separate tab, check Load this tool in a new tab.Image Removed

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titleLoading in a new tab requires an extra click for you and your students when entering the Assignment.

The new tab needs to be launched manually.

You and your students will be shown a button to load the assignment in a new tab.

Example:

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Potential pitfall

The following options do not apply to Turnitin assignments:

  • Submission Attempts

  • Moderated grading

  • Anonymous grading

  • Anonymous instructor annotations

If the equivalent features exist, they will be configured within the Turnitin assignment.

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Assign & dates

  1. Choose who to assign the Turnitin assignment to. By default, it is assigned to everyone in the Course.

    1. You can assign the Turnitin assignment to

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    1. course section(s) or an individual student

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    2. You cannot assign different due dates for different

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Turnitin only accepts one assignment due date.

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    1. sections in one Turnitin assignment. If you intend to set different due dates for different

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    1. sections

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    1. there must be one Turnitin assignment for each

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    1. of the due dates, assigned to the respective sections.

  1. Click the calendar icon to select the Due date.

  2. Click the calendar icon to select the Available from date.

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  1. Setting the Until date is optional.

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titleTurnitin advises not to set the Until date.

If a date is inserted in this field, students will not be able to access the Turnitin assignment once the Until date has passed. (Source: Turnitin)

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Assignment deadline.

Late submission, if allowed, is configured in the Turnitin assignment settings.

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  1. Do note that if you used Turnitin's native commenting/annotating tools, setting the Until date cuts off access to the feedback after that date.

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Dates for Turnitin assignments

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Dates for Turnitin assignments
Dates for Turnitin assignments

Save, then configure Turnitin assignment settings

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You can click Save & Publish, but this is not recommended as you should you are advised to configure the Turnitin assignment settings first.

  • If you checked Load this tool in a new tab (under Submission Type), click the button to load the Turnitin assignment in a new tab.

  • If you did not check Load this tool in a new tab (under Submission Type), the Turnitin assignment folder should appear within the Canvas environment after you click Save.

Continue to configure the Turnitin assignment settings.