Change Turnitin Settings for an Assignment
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Change Turnitin Settings for an Assignment 1. In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link. 2. Click the name of the assignment. 3. To open Turnitin settings, click the Settings tab. Note: If you selected to load this tool in a new tab when creating or editing the assignment, open Turnitin settings by clicking the Load [Assignment Name] In a New Window button. 4. The Turnitin LTI is responsive to the size of your browser window. 1. To open Turnitin settings in smaller window sizes, click the Menu button. 2. Select the Settings option. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Change Turnitin Settings for an Assignment 5. 1. If you included a description in the assignment, the description displays at the top of the page. 2. If you want to include additional instructions, you can enter them in the Instructions field. Instructions appear for students in the Assignment Summary tab. 3. To limit submissions to files that Turnitin can check for originality or expand submission to include all files, use the Allow Submission of Any File Type? radio button. If you select the Yes button, any file can be submitted that is less tha 40MB, has a minimum of 20 words, and is less than 400 pages. If you select the No button, Turnitin will only accept files that meet the same file requirements and generate Originality Reports, which include the following file types:Text (.txt), Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt/.pptx/.pps/.ppsx), Microsoft Excel (.xls/.xlsx), PostScript (.ps/.eps), Portable Document Format (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), HyperText Markup Language (.html), WordPerfect (.wpd), Hangul (.hwp), and Open OfficeText (.odt). Files can also be uploaded for Google Drive or Dropbox. 4. Turnitin Start and Due Dates may be synced with Canvas. If dates differ from the dates created in the assignment, you can adjust them by using the calendar icon. If the assignment does not include an Available From date, Turnitin sets the date one (1) day prior to the date the assignment was created. The feedback release date defaults to the due date. If no due date is set, the due date and the feedback release date default to one (1) week after the date the assignment was created. 5. To view Turnitin optional settings, click the Optional Settings link. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Change Turnitin Settings for an Assignment 6. Turnitin allows you to specify additional settings in Turnitin. 1. To allow late submissions, click the Allow Late Submissions checkbox. If the Allow Late Submissions option is selected, students can submit an assignment after the due date if they have not already made a submission. If this option is not selected, students cannot submit the assignment after the due date. 2. If you want to attach a Turnitin rubric to the assignment, click the Attach a Rubric checkbox. 3. For paper comparisons, select the checkboxes for the sources you want to use when comparing assignment submissions. 4. In the Submissions settings drop-down menu, select whether the submission should be stored in the standard paper repository or not stored at all. Note: If you are creating a draft assignment, you may not want to have Turnitin store the submission. 7. 1. In the Similarity Report drop-down menu, you can choose when students can view originality reports and if they can resubmit their assignment to Turnitin. Select the option you want to allow for students to submit arrangements: Generate Reports Immediately (resubmissions are not allowed), Generate Reports Immediately (resubmissions are allowed until due date), Generate Reports on Due Date (resubmissions are allowed until due date). 2. If you want to allow students to view Similarity Reports, click the Allow Students to View Similarity Reports checkbox. If you allow students to view similarity reports, Turnitin displays the Originality Report according to the option you previously set in the Originality Report drop- down menu. 3. If you want to exclude any resources, you can deselect the checkbox next to the appropriate option. 4. If you want to enable PeerMark for the assignment, click the Enable PeerMark checkbox. If you enable this optioon, once you save the assignment you cannot remove the Peer Mark assignments. 5. If you want to save your Turnitin Settings options as your defaults for future assignments, click the Save These Settings for Future Use checkbox. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Change Turnitin Settings for an Assignment 8. Click the Submit button. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.