Knowledge Base

• Navigate to My Courses, your list of modules on Moodle, and locate the module that you wish to submit a Turnitin assignment.
  
• Locate the relevant Turnitin Assignment which should appear with a light-red coloured icon:
  

• Click on the Turnitin Assignment link. The Assignments page will open displaying the page My Submissions. Details of the assignment title, start and due dates and related information is displayed:
  

If this is your first time to use Turnitin at MIC, you will be asked to accept the Turnitin User Agreement before you can continue. To do this, follow the instructions provided in the pop-up message. Once you agree to the Turnitin User Agreement you will be returned to the Turnitin My Submissions page.

• At the top of the My Submissions page you will see the assignment Start Date, Due Date and Post Date. The Post Date applies if your lecturer is using Turnitin to grade and return feedback on the submissions: this is the date from which grades and feedback will be released for this assignment. For more information, see the Turnitin Post Date knowledge base article.
  

• Below this row you will see the Submission Record. Within the Submission Record section, click on the Submit Paper button:
  

• The Submit Paper dialog will open:
  

• Enter the Submission Title - this is usually the title of your paper. Check your Assignment Brief or with your lecturer on whether you should use a particular format for the Submission Title . This is a mandatory field.
  

• In the File to Submit field drag-and-drop your file to the grey target arrow to commence upload. Alternatively, you may click the Files button at the top left of the section and use the dialogue box provided to locate and upload a file from your device.
  

• Carefully review the Submission Statement before ticking the required box to confirm that your submission complies with the statement. A link is provided to the MIC Academic Integrity Policy for your reference. This is a mandatory field.
  

• Click on the Add Submission button to proceed. This step may take a moment while your file is uploaded and is assessed by the platform to ensure that is contains readable text. Similarity checking does not take place at this time: this is solely a content check.
  

• Once the upload is successfully complete; you will be presented with a Digital Receipt. This will confirm your Turnitin Submission ID and present a Submission extract of the text found in your file. Do not be concerned that the formatting has been removed from this view.
  

Turnitin will also send a copy of the Digital Receipt to your MIC student email account. It is recommended to retain this email as proof of submission.

If an error arises, and you are not presented with a Digital Receipt, this may be because your file does not comply with the submission file format or other considerations outlined earlier. Common reasons for failed submissions are that the file uploaded is not in an acceptable format or that file contains images of text (such as scanned or photographed pages.)

• Click on the Close button which appears at the top right side of the window so conclude your submission.
  

• You will now be returned to the My Submissions page.
  
• If you have successfully submitted an assignment you will see the Submission Title, Turnitin Paper ID and the Submitted date in the Submission Record.
  

• You can review your submission by clicking on the Submission Title link provided. This will allow you to download a viewable copy of the submission but will not allow further editing.
  

• The submission date and time is displayed for reference.
  

• It is also possible to view your Digital Receipt for submission and have access to the Turnitin Paper ID should you need it.