Setting an Assignment to Allow Resubmissions

By default Turnitin assignments will not accept resubmissions. If the instructor would like to allow students to resubmit their papers, he or she can use the advanced assignment options when creating an assignment to set the assignment to allow overwrites.

How to set an assignment to allow resubmissions

1. Click on the class name Click on the class name
2. Click the create a new assignment link click create a new assignment
3. Create a title for the assignment enter an assignment title
4. Set the assignment start and due dates and times using the date and time pull down menus set the start and ude dates for the assignment
5. Select "yes" from the "Show advanced assignment options" pull down menu select to view advanced assignment options
6. Select either "immediately (can overwrite reports until due date)" or "on due date" from the "Generate Originality Reports for student submissions:" pull down menu select to allow overwrites
7. Click submit to create the assignment submit to create the assignment

Additional information and related links

  • While the assignment can be updated to allow resubmissions after it has been created, any students who submit papers before the setting is in place will not be able to resubmit to the assignment.

  • Papers can only be resubmitted until the assignment due date. If the setting to allow submissions after the due date is turned on, only students who have not yet submitted a paper will be able to submit.

  • A resubmission will completely overwrite the original submission. Only one submission at a time can exist for each student in the assignment inbox.