Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Turnitin Assignments: Create a Standard Turnitin Assignment

Turnitin is a plagiarism prevention and detection tool integrated into Blackboard Ultra. It allows instructors to check student submissions for originality and provide feedback directly on the assignment. There are different types of assignments available in Turnitin. Create a Standard assignment when students need to submit a completed file or document for similarity checking, grading, or feedback.

NOTE: PeerMark is only available on Standard (Classic) assignments. It is not an option on Standard assignments. For more information about Turnitin assignment types, read Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Turnitin Assignments: Assignment Types. To learn more about Peermark, read Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Turnitin Assignments: Create a PeerMark Assignment

Creating a Standard Turnitin Assignment

1. Navigate to your course in Blackboard Ultra.
2. On the Course Content page, click the + icon in the desired location.
3. Select Content Market.
   

   

4. Locate and click on the Turnitin LtI 1.3 tile.
   

   

5. Select Standard.
   

   

6. The Turnitin settings panel will appear. Type a descriptive title and assignment instructions in the text editor box and toolbar.
7. Set the start, due, and feedback release dates. 
8. Determine the maximum points allowed.
9. Click Submission Settings and click the encircled "i" icon to see more advanced option descriptions:
   
   • Allow late submissions
   • Allow resubmissions until due date
   • Allow submission of any file type
10. Click Report settings for these settings:
    • Student access to report
    • Generate Similarity Report
    • Store submissions for comparison
    • Compare submissions for similarity
    • Exclude from Similarity Report
    • Translated matching
11. Optionally, click Grading and feedback settings to attach a rubric to use for grading and feedback.
12. Click the Create Assignment button.
13. The assignment should now appear on your Course Content page with the Turnitin logo.
14. Drag and drop the block to organize your content as needed. 
15. Click the three dots (...) on the right of the block to edit more assignment settings, check student progress, or delete.

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