Create a Turnitin assignment (Ultra)
This guide will walk you through the process of setting up a Turnitin Assignment for the submission of text-based assignments (e.g., PDF, Word, and PowerPoint files).
Known issue: A known issue has been identified in which students may receive an Overdue Assessment notification from the Blackboard course after the due date, despite having successfully submitted their assessment to Turnitin. The current workaround, should this issue occur, is to remove the due date from the Turnitin link. Instructions for removing the due date can be found in Step 7 of this guide.
Warning: Old Turnitin submission links should always be deleted and replaced to ensure results transfer correctly to Gradebook.
Note: Turnitin does not have functionality to mark non-submission assignments and it is recommended you use a Blackboard Assignments for this use case. Alternatively, you can use a Turnitin assignment and uploaded a document on the students behalf to allow non-submission marking.
7. Edit the submission link
- Navigate to the required assessment folder.
Tip: Refresh your browser to display the link. - Click on the More options for Turnitin submission link elipsis (3 dots) button and
- Select Edit from the drop-down list.
- Select Visible to students from the Visibility drop-down list.
- Remove the Due date by highlighting the date and pressing delete on keyboard.
Note: Removing the due date addresses the Overdue assessment known issue. - Select No Category from the Mark category drop-down list.
- Enter a Description e.g. Click on the link to submit your assignment by the 12 May 2026 2pm due date.
- Click on the Save button.
