Instructors can use the SafeAssign service to check submitted assignments for originality. SafeAssign compares your submitted assignments against a set of academic papers to identify areas of overlap between the submitted assignment and existing works.
The SafeAssign process
SafeAssign is based on a unique text matching algorithm capable of detecting exact and inexact matching between a paper and source material.
Assignments are compared against several different databases containing millions of articles dating from the 1990s to the present. After the comparison, a report is generated that provides detailed information about the matches found.
Your instructor is using SafeAssign if you see a SafeAssign statement and a list of supported file types on the submission page.
More on how to submit work with SafeAssign
Submit an assignment using SafeAssign
SafeAssign can only process files smaller than 10MB. If your submission is larger than 10MB, SafeAssign won't be able to process it.
- Access the assignment. On the Upload Assignment page, review the instructions, due date, points possible, and download any files provided by your instructor. A message appears to let you know that your submission will be processed by SafeAssign.
- Select Write Submission to expand the area where you can type your submission.
- Select Browse My Computer to upload a file from your computer.
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Drag and drop files from your device to Attach Files area. If your browser allows, you can also drag a folder of files. Files will upload individually. If the browser doesn't allow you to submit your assignment after you upload a folder, select Do not attach in the folder's row to remove it. You can drag the files individually and submit again. You can use the file name or provide another name for the file.
- Optionally, enter Comments about your submission.
- Select Submit.
After you submit an assignment using SafeAssign, a slight delay occurs between the upload and the availability of the Originality Report. Results are normally available within 10-15 minutes.
Original: View SafeAssign submissions
View your submission and the SafeAssign reports associated with it by accessing the assignment after you submit your paper.
This option is available only if allowed by your instructor.
- Return to the assignment you submitted previously.
- Under Assignment Details, select SafeAssign.
- View the overall match percentage that SafeAssign detected. If you have multiple attachments, SafeAssign analyzes each attachment.
- If your instructor allowed multiple attempts, select other attempts to view SafeAssign's analysis for that content.
- To learn more, select View Originality Report for an attempt.
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