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NILE Assignment Submission Guide for Original Courses

  • Introduction

What is Turnitin?

Which browser should i use.

  • Which file type can I submit?

Which file types can I not submit?

What is the file size limit, guidance for students submitting work anonymously.

  • How do I submit my assignment through Turnitin (from 7th February 2022)

How do I resubmit / make another attempt?

  • What is the Similarity Report?

How do I use the Similarity Report?

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  • Grades and feedback - Turnitin
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Turnitin Feedback Studio (known as Turnitin) is an online service provided by the University through NILE. It is used for online submission of assignments, to check submissions for Originality, and for Tutors to provide feedback.  If you are asked to submit your assignment through Turnitin - you will find it in the 'Submit your Work' section of your module in NILE.  This guide explains how to submit an assignment using Turnitin.

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Which file type can I submit?

You will need to submit your assignment through Turnitin as a SINGLE file. 

  • Unless you have been told not to by your tutor, it's best to submit PowerPoint files as PDF files (File, Save as, PDF).
  • If you need to combine more than one document, use Adobe:   https://www.adobe.com/uk/acrobat/online/merge-pdf.html

These formats can be submitted: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, Rich text format (rtf),  OpenOffice (odt), Hangul (hwp), Google Docs, and plain text. ​

We reco mmend that you submit your  document in PDF format, or Microsoft Word.

You are advised to test the submission of any PDF file well before the assignment due date, as not all PDF file formats can be accepted by Turnitin, for example if the pages have been scanned as an image, rather than as text. See:  https://help.turnitin.com/feedback-studio/blackboard/basic/student/submitting-a-paper/file-requirements.htm

NOTE: If you have used tracked changes in Microsoft Word, please ensure that you remove any markup by accepting all changes, removing comments, and turning Track Changes off before submitting. You may wish to make a final copy before doing this. Please see this guidance for more information - Turn off track changes in Microsoft Word.

  • Password protected files
  • Microsoft® Works (.wps) files
  • Microsoft Word 2007 macros-enabled .docm files
  • OpenOffice Text (.odt) files created and downloaded from Google Docs online
  • Document (.doc) files created using OpenOffice , as they are not 100% Microsoft Word equivalent
  • Apple Pages
  • Spreadsheets created outside of Microsoft Excel (e.g. open document spreadsheet .ods)
  • Files or text with visual effects

The file size for a Turnitin submission may not exceed 100MB or 800 pages, and the document must contain at least 20 words. An assignment must be submitted as a single file.  If your file size exceeds the limit:

  • For WORD or PowerPoint: click any image, and from the picture toolbar click Compress picture, untick 'Apply only to this picture', use default resolution, click OK, and then Save.
  • 'Save As' PDF.

If you have been told by your tutor that your assignment is being marked anonymously, please ensure that you follow the guidance on this page so that you don't accidentally deanonymise your work during the submission process.

Because you are logged into NILE when you submit your work to Turnitin, Turnitin knows who is submitting the work; this means that you do not need to include you name anywhere in the document, or in the file name. Turnitin will only reveal the names of students once the marking has been completed and the grades and feedback have been released.

Step 1: Anonymise your document

Make sure that your name and your student number do not appear anywhere on the pages of your document. This includes the header and footer of this document.

Step 2: Anonymise the file name

When you upload your work to Turnitin, the filename will be visible. This means that it is important not to include your name or your student number in the filename. Ideally, the filename you use should simply include the submission code and the module code. For example, PHI2032-ES1.docx

Step 3: Anonymise the Turnitin submission title

Finally, when you complete the Turnitin submission process, do not include your name or your student number in the submission title. The submission title can simply be the name of the assignment. For example, Environmental Ethics Essay.  Your submission (including first name and last name) will be recognised by Turnitin.

How do I submit my assignment through Turnitin?

Log in to NILE.

From your list of Courses, click the module in which you are going to submit your Turnitin assignment.

Click  'Submit your work'.

Click the title of the assignment, e.g. ES1 Essay:

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Click the   ?   icon to check the assignment information. 

Click Upload Submission:

Select the Question mark icon for details of the assignment, then click Upload Submsssion

Type the title of your submission into the Submission Title text box.

Choose the File you wish to submit, then click Upload (bottom right).

Submit file to Turnitin

Then Review (check that this is the correct file) - you can  choose to Preview, Cancel, or Submit to Turnitin:  

Click Submit

You will see a message to tell you that your file is ' Submitting '.    

After a few moments, you will see a message confirming that your submission is Complete . 

In your Assignment Dashboard you can check the date/time of your submission; your Similarity score (this can take up to 24 hours); you can resubmit; and Download a digital receipt.

Turnitin digital receipt

Your Submission ID / Digital receipt is proof of your submission. If it is not available, your submission has not been successful and you will need to try again.

  • Turnitin Student Guide - Submitting a paper by Cloud upload

Depending on the settings for the assignment, you may be allowed more attempts before the deadline.  

To submit another attempt, go to Submit your Work, click the name of the assignment, then click the upload button:

Resubmit Turnitin

Upload your file and confirm, as for a first submission.  You will receive a different Submission ID - please make a note of it.   Your previous attempts will be overwritten.

  • Turnitin Feedback Studio Student Guide: Resubmitting to an assignment

What is the Similarity Report?  

Turnitin compares your paper against their very large database of web pages (including Wikipedia!), journals and publications, and repository of submitted papers (from all universities using Turnitin, including UoN), for any matching text.  After you have successfully submitted a paper  to Turnitin, you will see a Similarity Score, shown as a percentage %.  For the first 3 attempts, this will be available immediately, after that it may take up to 24 hours.  Click the similarity % to access your Similarity Report.

Turnitin similarity

  The Similarity Report includes the similarity score , which is the percentage of your paper's matches to other sources; and a report , highlighting any matching text, and giving a link to the source material.  There is not a minimum/maximum score that you need to 'achieve', and the report does not assess whether you have plariarised material. It is there to highlight source material, where matching with text in your paper, and you can use this to check that your work is indeed your own and/or that you have correctly referenced any source material.

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Please look at these helpful guides from Turnitin Feedback Studio HELP for Students:

  • Accessing the Similarity Report and Similarity Score
  • Interpreting the Similarity Report
  • Downloading the Similarity Report
  • Viewing a breakdown of your matches
  • Viewing all sources associated with a paper
  • Viewing source details
  • Similarity Report generation after resubmission
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How do I submit an assignment in Turnitin? (student)

  • Log into Blackboard and go to the module for your assignment  
  • Go to the Turnitin submission point:  
  • Click on the submission point and a new window will open  
  • Select Upload Submission  
  • The file upload window will open  
  • You can drag and drop your submission file onto the submission point, or select Choose file to search your file store  
  • The Submission Title will automatically populate with your file name. You can amend this by deleting the text and renaming the file if you wish.  
  • Select Upload and Review  
  • Your file will upload and you will be able to preview the submission:  
  • If you are happy that it’s the correct file select Submit to Turnitin .   
  • You will see a message to say your submission is complete.   
  • For confirmation of your submission see our guidance on How do I check that my assignment submission has been successful?  
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Replicating Revision and Reflection assignments

Revision and reflection assignments are identical to a standard assignment but with extra steps. Rather than be constricted to the options chosen in the original assignment, we now recommend a simpler workflow that will allow you to take advantage of all of Turnitin's features with every type of assignment you create.

Revision assignments were intended to give a structured way of submitting multiple drafts to an assignment in a limited way without hitting the 24 hour refresh limit. Since January 2018, the first three refreshes of a Similarity Report are instantaneous with any after the third taking 24 hours to generate. However, with a revision assignment you are restricted to options you chose when creating the initial assignment.

Reflection assignments are limited further by not being able to generate a similarity report or allow you to use our online grading tools to give feedback to your students. By using a standard assignment, students will still be able to submit a final file to reflect on their work, but you can adjust the assignment settings to better suit your learning aims. Would you like your student's reflection assignment to be grammar checked? No problem! Just turn it on when you create it as you would for the primary assignment.

Find out how you can retain the functionality of both assignment types below, but further enhance them with added options.

Replicating a revision assignment

Start to create an assignment as you usually would.

Add 'Revision #X' into the assignment title to help differentiate multiple drafts.

  • Change the Submit papers to: dropdown to no repository .
  • Change the Generate Similarity Reports for submissions? dropdown to immediately (can overwrite reports until due date) .
  • As easy as that! You can now tailor the rest of the assignment using any other settings that you'd like.

Replicating a reflection assignment

Add 'Reflection' into the assignment title so it stands out.

  • Set Generate Similarity Reports for submissions? to No .
  • Change the point value to 0, or assign a value if you plan to grade the reflection.
  • Change the Submit papers to: dropdown to no repository if you don't want it to be made available to be matched against in future assignments.
  • Adjust any of the other settings you'd like to and then you're all done!

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  1. Submit to an assignment

    Click one of the submission buttons (computer, Dropbox, or Google Drive). Select the file you want to upload. Click the Upload button on the file submission page. Review the preview panel (and congratulate yourself on getting your paper done). Then, you must click the Confirm button to officially upload the file to the assignment.

  2. Student quick start guide

    You'll also have access to any rubrics your instructor has attached to the assignment. From the assignment inbox, you'll can access any feedback from your instructor, including your Similarity Report. Submitting a paper. From the assignment inbox, select the blue Submit button relevant to your assignment. The paper submission page will open.

  3. Submitting to an assignment

    From the Assignments tab, open your assignment. Use the Submit Assignment button to get started. Use the Choose file button to find the file you'd like to upload. It is possible that your institution is using the Canvas Student Experience view. If the upload submission window does not look like the image above, it may look like this instead:

  4. Uploading a submission

    The upload submission option allows you to submit your paper to the assignment in a variety of ways by directly loading the file from the device. Select the upload method from the tabs at the top of the Submit File modal. Upload Submission - Allows you to upload an allowed file type directly to Turnitin. Select the Browse button, or drag your ...

  5. Submitting a paper

    Enter the submission title. If there is more than one part to your assignment, you must select which part you are submitting from the Submission Part. Click the drop-down menu and select the relevant part. Copy the text you want to submit and paste it within the text box. To cut and paste text, highlight the text of your assignment in a word ...

  6. Student FAQ

    From inside your account, enter the class you wish to submit your paper to. Click the submit icon next to the assignment you wish to submit. Open the "Submit a paper by:" pull down menu at the top of the submit window. Select the "cut & paste" option. Fill in the necessary information.

  7. Turnitin: How to submit your assignment

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  8. Submitting to an assignment

    Double check that the file you want to submit is an approved file type and size. Then, upload your submission to the assignment in one of two ways: Drag your submission into the white space near the paper icon on your screen OR. Click the My Computer button on your screen to select your submission from your computer.

  9. PDF Student Guide

    This will take you to the assignment page. To turn in your paper, select Submit Paper. This will bring you to the submission page. If your instructor has asked you to submit a file, you should provide a Submission Title and then drag and drop your file into the area File to Submit field. Once you verify the correct file appears in the File to ...

  10. Instructor FAQ

    To change your user type, please do the following: Log in to your Turnitin account. Once you are logged in, select "user type" from the red navigation bar at the top of the screen. ... Click the "submit" icon to the right of your assignment title. On the following page, use the pull-down menu labeled "submit a paper by" and select "cut & paste ...

  11. Instructors: How to Submit an Assignment Directly to Turnitin

    Fill in the student's first and last name. Fill in the title of the submission. Select an upload option and find the file on your computer. Click Upload . A new page will load with a preview window of the submission. Click on Confirm to confirm your submission. You will then be able to see the submission on behalf of the student within Turnitin ...

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    To submit an assignment to Turnitin Direct: Click into the assignment in Canvas. Click the Submit Assignment icon in the upper right of the page. Use the file upload option attach your file. Click the Browse/Choose File button. Make sure you check the box to agree to the tool's End-User License Agreement! This checkbox states "I agree to the ...

  13. Submitting a Turnitin assignment

    From your list of Courses, click the module in which you are going to submit your Turnitin assignment. From the Course Content, click 'Assessment and submission'. (There may be a folder within this called Submit your Work, or you may find your submission points within the folder for each assessment. If you cannot find your submission point in ...

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  15. Submitting a Turnitin assignment

    From your list of Courses, click the module in which you are going to submit your Turnitin assignment. Click 'Submit your work'. Click the title of the assignment, e.g. ES1 Essay: Turnitin will Launch. Click the ? icon to check the assignment information. Click Upload Submission:

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  17. Resubmitting a paper

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    How do I submit an assignment in Turnitin? (student) Log into Blackboard and go to the module for your assignment. Go to the Turnitin submission point: Click on the submission point and a new window will open. Select Upload Submission. The file upload window will open. You can drag and drop your submission file onto the submission point, or ...

  20. Turnitin Feedback Studio for Students: How do I submit my assignment?

    Students submitting assignments using Turnitin can Upload their file directly to the assignment. To Submit Your Assignments: 1. Select the assignment that needs a submission. 2. Click the Upload Submission button. 3. Select a file to upload and click Continue. 4.

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  22. How do I submit a Turnitin assignment?

    To submit a paper to a Turnitin assignment in Blackboard, the user must log into Blackboard and upload a file to an existing Turnitin assignment. Turnitin assignments cannot accept student submissions until the assignment start date and time has passed. Assignments may also reject submissions after the due date and time set by the instructor.

  23. FAQ: How do I submit a paper in through Turnitin?

    Turnitin is accessible through Brightspace however, it is not used in every course. If Turnitin is being used in a course, a student submits a paper and Turnitin checks it for plagiarism against content on the web, other student papers, and selected online library databases. If Turnitin is being used in your course there may be a number of ways ...

  24. Replicating Revision and Reflection assignments

    Reflection assignments are limited further by not being able to generate a similarity report or allow you to use our online grading tools to give feedback to your students. By using a standard assignment, students will still be able to submit a final file to reflect on their work, but you can adjust the assignment settings to better suit your ...