Submit an Assignment using SafeAssign

You can only submit a SafeAssign assignment once. If you want to edit, delete, or resubmit a SafeAssign assignment, contact your instructor and request that they clear your first submission. Please note that there is a file size limit of 10MB. If your submission is larger than 10MB, SafeAssign won't be able to process it.

SafeAssign is a tool that protects against plagiarism by checking the content of student submissions against a database of existing documents, including everything from published papers and articles to student work that has been previously submitted. Instructors may decline to add submissions to the database if they will be using SafeAssign to check drafts containing content that will later be submitted by the same student. Links to check your draft, including the one in the Student Resource Course, will allow multiple submissions, but most SafeAssign links that you see in class will only allow for one submission, which will be included in the database of resource documents for future scans. Please ask your instructor for more information about assignment requirements.

 

Submitting an Assignment using SafeAssign

Students can submit their SafeAssign assignment just like a regular Blackboard assignment:

1. Log in to Blackboard, and navigate to the course where you need to submit the assignment.
2. Inside of the desired Blackboard course, locate the assignment link and click it to open the instruction page. submission page.
3. Selecting "View Instructions" will open submission page where you will browse your computer for the file, select, upload, and submit.
4. After the document has been processed, students may be able to review their originality report (if this setting has been enabled by the instructor).
   • If the setting to view the "Originality Report" is enabled, the report can be reviewed after the results are available. A slight delay occurs between the upload and the availability of the SafeAssign report and results are normally available within 10-15 minutes.
   • To access the report, open the assignment and the link to review the submission. The report will appear on the right hand side of the submission view.

Typically, SafeAssign assignments can only be submitted once. If you want to edit, delete, or resubmit a SafeAssign assignnment, contact your instructor and request that they clear your first submission. Please note that there is a file size limit of 10MB and less than 100,000 words. If your submission is larger than this, SafeAssign won't be able to process it.

 

Try it Out - Check Your Own Paper Anytime

The example below will show you the non-graded option, where you can try SafeAssign out with unlimited submissions. This submission link is great for checking drafts from other courses – documents submitted here will not be added to the database, so you will not be penalized for any similarity to past versions of the same paper. Note: this is not a 'real' assignment submission link – the Student Resource Course is a demonstration course, a no-stakes environment where students can experiment and become familiar with the academic technology used at UND. Documents submitted here will not be sent to your instructor, and will not have an impact on your grade. Only you will review the report.

1. Log in to Blackboard and select 'Courses' link in the left navigation menu.
2. Select the current semester "UND Student Resource Course."
   • All students at UND are automatically enrolled in this course each semester.
3. On the Content tab, open the "Navigating Blackboard Ultra" module and select the "Submitting Work" folder. 
4. Select the "Practice SafeAssign Assignment" and select "View instructions."
5. Upload the file you would like to check and select "Submit" to initiate the check of your paper.
   • The report can be reviewed after the results are available. A slight delay occurs between the upload and the availability of the SafeAssign report and results are normally available within 10-15 minutes.
   • To access the report, open the assignment and the link to review the submission. The report will appear on the right hand side of the submission view.

 

Reviewing Originality Report

Below is a video provided by Blackboard that covers how to review and interpret the SafeAssign Originality Report.