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Create and grade a non-submission Turnitin assignment (Ultra)

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This guide gives you information on setting up a TurnItIn Assignment for giving students feedback on assignments that do not require a file submission. This includes oral presentations, performances and assignments where students submit a physical product, e.g. a work of art.

Set up your assignment

Note: To ensure students do not accidentally submit files to the Turnitin assignment link, it is recommended that the link remains Hidden from students.

  1. Create the Turnitin assignment submission
  2. Include the results in Gradebook
  1. Mark the non-file submission

1. Create the Turnitin assignment submission

Refer to the Create a Turnitin assignment guide, with the following exception.

  • No instructions are required.

Note: Allow late submissions. Students are blocked from submitting after the Due date/time unless this is enabled.

Tip: Initially set the Feedback Release date at the end of the semester exam period to allow yourself and your marking team time to mark, conduct moderation and cater for extensions.  Set yourself a reminder to change the date back when you think the marking will be done.

Optional settings

As above, refer to the Create a Turnitin assignment guide, with the following exceptions.

  • Select Do not store the submitted papers under Submit papers to section.
  • Uncheck Allow submissions of any file type checkbox as no files will be submitted.
  • Uncheck Allow late submissions checkbox as no files will be submitted.

     
  • Uncheck Student paper repository checkbox as similarity reports are not produced for non-text assignments.
  • Uncheck Current and archived web site content​ checkbox as similarity reports are not produced for non-text assignments.
  • Uncheck Periodicals, journals and publications​​ checkbox as similarity reports are not produced for non-text assignments.
  • Generate Similarity Reports for student submission is not applicable as no similarity reports are produced for non-text submissions.
  • Uncheck Allow students to view Similarity Reports checkbox as no similarity reports are produced for non-text submissions.
  • Uncheck the 3 checkboxes: Exclude bibliographic materials, Exclude quoted materials, Exclude small sources  as similarity Reports are not produced for non-text assignments.

Continue to follow the Create a Turnitin assignment guide.  You will see a Success window that you can close.

Return to your Learn.UQ window and refresh to see your Turnitin link.