Workflow, late submissions and troubleshooting

Recommended workflow

Stage	What you do
Before the course starts	Check whether Turnitin is available and which assignment type is appropriate.
When creating the assignment	Enter a clear title, the instructions, the due date and the points, and review the settings for storage, comparison and report access.
Before publishing	Check the assignment in the student view if Moodle allows it; otherwise check the visibility of the activity and the dates again.
While submission is open	Monitor the assignment inbox and any technical problems.
After the due date	Review the Similarity Reports first, then the content.
When grading	Use comments, QuickMarks and the rubric, and enter the final grade.
Before releasing grades	Align the feedback release date in Turnitin with the visibility of the grade in the Gradebook.

Late submissions and resubmissions

You enable both options in the submission settings, but the following rules apply:

• A late submission is possible only for a student who has not submitted the assignment before the due date. For the new Standard Assignment, the official guide states that one submission is allowed in this case.
• A resubmission is possible up to the due date. Up to three submissions or resubmissions are allowed within 24 hours, counted from the first submission, and each new one overwrites the previous version.

Most common problems

Problem	What to do
Turnitin is not among the activities	Check whether it is available as an External tool. If it is not there either, the Moodle or Turnitin administrator has to configure it.
I cannot change the date or the title	For the new Standard Assignment, the title, the start date and the due date are edited in Moodle – see Editing an existing assignment.
A change made in Select content is not visible	Existing assignments cannot be edited there; open the settings using the procedure in the instructions for editing an assignment.
The Similarity Report is not there yet	The report may still be generating, or generation may be set for the due date. With resubmissions there can be an additional delay.
The similarity score is very high	Open the report and check the specific matches. A template, quotations, the bibliography or an earlier version of the same assignment can raise the score significantly.
The grade is not in Moodle yet	Wait a few minutes and check whether the grade item is hidden in the Gradebook – see Releasing grades in Moodle.