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Moodle and Turnitin Assignment Submission Checklist

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Key tips

  1. Submit in good time. Please submit your assignments or take-home exams well in advance of (e.g., several hours before) the deadline so that if you have any problems you can fix them before running out of time. 
  2. Convert to PDF. Unless advised otherwise, convert your document into a readable PDF for submission (other acceptable file types are listed in the Troubleshooting Guide). Please make sure that any document you submit is readable, i.e. all pages are in the same orientation, and, for any scanned documents, that these are legible.
  3. Browser needs. Check JavaScript and popups are enabled in your browser. Do not use Safari (Chrome is recommended) and avoid trying submission on a smartphone. 
  4. Which dropbox? Check which kind of assignment dropbox you are submitting to, as the requirements are slightly different.
  5. Audio or video? For audio or video submissions please see How to submit a media file via a Moodle Assignment

Check the icon on your dropbox in your module to see which kind of assignment you are asked to submit to.

Then click on the appropriate arrow below

Turnitin Assignment  

 Click here for Turnitin Assignment  


Moodle Assignment   

 Click here for Moodle Assignment   


These pages may help you further:

Preparing your assignment

Submitting your assignment


If submission to Turnitin Assignment fails  

 Click here to troubleshoot an error in Turnitin


Assignment Troubleshooting Guide

  • Filename          < 40 characters              Filename should have no more than 40 characters (you may get an error message if filename is too long: it will be "XML Response could not be parsed")  Check the assignment instructions as there is often a prescribed filename format
  • Filename          No non-alphanumeric    Filename must not contain unrecognizable (non-alphanumeric) characters in the submission title, such as & , . ( ) % # ” / \ – { } [ ] < > : ; @.   

                                                                         (Check there are no extra full stops other than the one before the three-letter file extension) An underscore is acceptable

  • Filename          No letter spaces             Must not contain spaces between     e v e r y   l e t t e r
  • File size             see table above
  • No. of pages     < 400
  • Typed words    see table above
  • Headers            Avoid                             There have been reports that headers have prevented students from being able to submit their assignment. If your submission is not initially accepted please remove the headers and try submitting again.
  • Columns           Keep to one                   If at all possible, keep to ONE column of text per page
  • Title of file        Keep it short                   When adding a title please keep it relatively short as long titles affect the rendering size of files downloaded from Turnitin such as feedback
  • Track Changes  Turn off                         Accept or reject all changes/edits in your document and switch off Track Changes before submitting it (if you don't do this, Turnitin will match everything in the deleted and formatted text, thus falsely inflating the similarity index
  • File type           See List                         Must be one of the file types listed below left. Turnitin may ‘accept’ other filetypes, but they do not generate a similarity report, nor can they be marked by GradeMark, so please stick to the filetypes listed above. PDF is recommended.                                                                                        For Moodle Assignments please follow the instructions you are given in your assignment. 
  • Alignment - do not use fully justified

Filetypes supported and unsupported

Supported filetypes (Turnitin)

Filetypes that are not supported by Turnitin (but may be accepted by Moodle)

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