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Singapore University of Social Sciences

Canvas Student Guide For All

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| Contents | i

Contents

Coverpage ........................................................................................................................................ ii

Chapter 1: Getting Started With Canvas .............................................................. 5 What is Canvas? .................................................................................................................................................. 6

Canvas Technical Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 6

Additional Software ............................................................................................................................................. 6

Accessing Canvas ................................................................................................................................................ 7

Password Reset .................................................................................................................................................... 8

Canvas Environment ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Logout ................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Chapter 2: Customize Canvas ............................................................................... 11 Profile ................................................................................................................................................................ 12

Access Profile ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Update Profile Picture ........................................................................................................................... 13

Contact Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 17

Email Addresses .................................................................................................................................... 17

Other Contacts ....................................................................................................................................... 18

Change Notification Preferences ....................................................................................................................... 19

Types Of Notification ............................................................................................................................ 20

Chapter 3: Communication ................................................................................... 21 Access Inbox ..................................................................................................................................................... 22

Inbox Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 22

Compose a Message .............................................................................................................................. 23

Chapter 4: Course Site Navigation ....................................................................... 25 View Courses ..................................................................................................................................................... 26

Chapter 5: Key Features Available In The Course ............................................. 27 Part Time Course Site ........................................................................................................................................ 28

L-Group ................................................................................................................................................. 28

T-Group ................................................................................................................................................. 29

Difference Between L and T Groups ..................................................................................................... 30

Fully Online Course Site ................................................................................................................................... 31

TV-Group .............................................................................................................................................. 31

Accessing etextbook via iBookstore ............................................................................................................. 33

Chapter 6: Assignments ......................................................................................... 43 Turnitin Submission .......................................................................................................................................... 44

Important Information For Turnitin Submission ................................................................................... 44

How Do I Submit Turnitin Assignment? ............................................................................................... 46

Digital Receipt ....................................................................................................................................... 52

View Marked Assignments ............................................................................................................................... 55

Quiz Submission ................................................................................................................................................ 56

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How Do I Submit A Quiz Assignment? ................................................................................................ 56

Chapter 7: Grades .................................................................................................. 62 Access Course Site ............................................................................................................................................ 63

View Grades ...................................................................................................................................................... 64

View Mark Deduction ....................................................................................................................................... 64

OCAS Calculator .......................................................................................................................................... 65

Chapter 8: Getting Help ......................................................................................... 67 Learning Services Support (LS Support) ........................................................................................................... 68

Student Support ................................................................................................................................................. 68

MyMail Support ................................................................................................................................................ 69

Campus Wireless Network Support ................................................................................................................... 69

Appendix A: Turnitin Similarity Check (Plagiarism Report) ............................ 70 Originality Reports ............................................................................................................................................ 71

Interpreting the Similarity Index ........................................................................................................................ 71

Similarity Index Examples .................................................................................................................... 72

Access Turnitin Originality Report .................................................................................................................... 72

Feedback Studio .................................................................................................................................... 72

Match Overview .................................................................................................................................... 73

Match Overview .................................................................................................................................... 76

Repository Sources ................................................................................................................................ 78

Appendix B: Discussions ........................................................................................ 79 Access Course Site ............................................................................................................................................. 80

Access Discussions ............................................................................................................................................ 80

Appendix C: How Do I Access Groups? ............................................................... 81 Access Groups ................................................................................................................................................... 82

Appendix D: How to Show Markup (Comments) in Microsoft Word? .............. 83 View Markup (Comments) in Microsoft Word ............................................................................................................ 84

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Chapter

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Getting Started With Canvas

Topics:

• What is Canvas?

• Canvas Technical

Requirements

• Accessing Canvas

• Canvas Environment

The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) has adopted Canvas as

its Learning Management System. Canvas is developed by Instructure, an

educational technology company based in Salt Lake City, USA.


What is Canvas?

SUSS students use Canvas to:

• access course related materials and announcements

• participate in online discussions

• participate in online quizzes

• submit written assignments

• download marked assignments

• retrieve assignment and quiz grades

Canvas Technical Requirements

Do ensure that your personal computer is installed with

Operating Systems

• Windows 10,

• or Mac OS X

Computer Specifications

• Desktop or laptop with at least 4GB RAM and sound card

• Built-in Broadband Wired or Wireless Card

• Built-in Speakers & Mic with Webcam

Additional Software

a. Microsoft Office Package b. Adobe Digital Editions

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

To have at least Microsoft Office

2007 or above.

Adobe Digital Editions Software to

read iStudyGuide.

Downloadable via: http://www.adobe.com/solutions/

ebook/digital-editions/download.html

c. VitalSource Bookshelf d. PDF Reader

VitalSource Bookshelf Software to

read eTextbook.

Downloadable via: http://tinyurl.com/

vitalsourcedownload

Acrobat Reader

Downloadable via: http://get.adobe.com/reader/

http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html

http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html

http://tinyurl.com/vitalsourcedownload

http://tinyurl.com/vitalsourcedownload

http://get.adobe.com/reader/


e. Java f. TeamViewer

Downloadable via: http://www.java.com/getjava/

index.jsp

Software to provide remote support of computers.

Downloadable via: http://tinyurl.com/teamviewinstall

Accessing Canvas

1. Navigate to https://canvas.suss.edu.sg via the Google Chrome browser.

2. Key in your “User ID” and “Password” and click "Log In".

Your userid is your MyMail email address without the email domain. For example, if your MyMail email address is

[email protected], your username would be tanteongkeng001.

http://www.java.com/getjava/index.jsp

http://www.java.com/getjava/index.jsp

http://tinyurl.com/teamviewinstall

https://canvas.suss.edu.sg/

mailto:[email protected]


Password Reset

Click on “MyMail Support” and follow the instructions to send an email to reset your password.


Canvas Environment

Note: You can return to your Dashboard at any time by clicking on the Singapore University of Social

Sciences logo.

1. The “Global Navigation” provides you with quick access to frequently used Canvas features such as your

enrolled courses, the Dashboard, Groups, Calendar, Inbox, Account and Help.

2. The Dashboard is the first screen that you will see when you log in to Canvas. The "Card View" in the Dashboard

displays your "Bookmarked" courses as Course Cards. Each Course Card may contain up to 4 icons to represent:

• Announcements

• Assignments

• Discussions

• Files

3. The “Dashboard Sidebar” shows various action items in your courses. It can contain up to three sections.

• The “To Do” section shows assignments or events that require your attention.

• The “Coming Up” section shows assignments due and events coming in the next seven days. If you are

enrolled in a course as a student, the “Recent Feedback” section shows assignments with feedback from your

instructor.

4. The “Recent Activity” view in Dashboard loads a stream of recent notifications of your courses. You can toggle

the Dashboard to either see a "Card View" or a “Recent Activity” stream.

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Logout

To logout from Canvas

1. Click on "Account".

2. Click on "Logout".

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Chapter

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Customize Canvas

Topics:

• Profile

• Contact Settings

• Change Notification

Preferences

You can personalise your Canvas account by updating your Profile and User

Settings.


Profile

You can update your Profile Picture in Canvas by either

1. uploading a picture from your computer; or

2. taking a new picture from your webcam.

Access Profile


2. Click on "Settings".


Update Profile Picture

1. Click on the "Profile Picture" icon. A dialog box will open.

Upload a Picture

1. Click on “Upload a Picture”.

2. Click on “Choose a picture”.


3. Select the file from your computer. Next, click on “Open”.

4. Drag the selection box to crop or resize your picture.

5. Click on “Save" to upload your profile picture.


6. The picture will be updated as your profile picture in Canvas.

Take a Picture

1. Click on “Take a Picture”.

2. Click on “Take Picture”.


3. Click on “Retry” to take another picture.

4. When you are satisfied with your picture, click on “Save”.

5. Again the picture will be updated as your Profile Picture in Canvas.


Contact Settings

Before you set your notification preferences, you will need to set the ways you want to be notified first.


2. Click on "Settings".

Email Addresses

1. Your account would have already been updated with your SUSS (MyMail) email address. You can add an

additional email address by clicking on “Add Email Address”.

Note: The default email address of your Account is denoted by the star icon. The SUSS (MyMail) email

address must be maintained as your default email at all times. Do not set your personal email address to

default as this may affect your access to other Canvas related application.

2. Type in the email address that you want to add in the text field.

3. Click on “Register Email”.


4. A confirmation link will be sent to your personal email. Click on the link in that email to successfully register your

personal email address.

5. Click on "Ok, Thanks".

6. As part of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), please take note that by entering your personal email address

(substitute with mobile number) into Canvas, you agree to be contacted via Canvas.

Other Contacts

1. Click on “+ Contact Method".

2. Type in the mobile number that you want to add in the text field.

3. Click on “Register SMS”.


4. A confirmation SMS will be sent to your personal mobile number. Enter the confirmation code to finish

registering.

5. Click on "Confirm".

6. As part of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), please take note that by you, entering your private email

address (substitute with mobile number) into Canvas, you are agreeing to be contacted via Canvas.

Change Notification Preferences

You can modify the notification preferences to manage the frequency and mode in which you receive notifications

from Canvas.


2. Click on "Notifications".


3. Your notifications preference page will display all of the contact methods you have created across the top of the

page. You will need to specify how you want to be notified for each contact method. The notifications are divided

into six categories:

a. Course Activities

b. Discussions

c. Conversations

d. Scheduling Groups

e. Alerts

4. To change a notification for a contact method, mouse over to the notification type you want to change and select

one of the four options below. For example, “Due Date”.

Types of Notification

1

Click on “Check Mark” icon to be notified immediately of any change

for the activity

2.

Click on “Clock” icon to be notified daily of any change for the

activity. A summary email per day. Daily Summary notifications may

vary among users, but typically are scheduled to be delivered around

6pm in the user's set time zone.

3.

Click on “Calendar” icon to be notified weekly of any change for the

activity. A summary email per week. Weekly Summary notifications

vary among users. The date and time of your weekly notifications are

posted at the bottom of the notifications page.

4.

Click on the “Remove” icon to remove the notification preference so

you won't be notified of any change for the activity.

Important Note:

We do not recommend updating the default notifications. If you do edit them, it is your responsibility to follow up on

important matters about your course(s) on your own.

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Chapter

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Communication

Topics:

• Access Inbox

You can communicate with your instructors and peers using the conversation

tool called "Inbox". Inbox functions as a messaging tool that allows you to

send messages to individuals or a custom group of people in a Course.


Access Inbox

Note: The Canvas Inbox is not your MyMail Inbox. These are two separate systems. You can only receive messages in

Canvas Inbox from someone who is enrolled to the same course site as you.

1. Click on “Inbox”. In your Inbox, you will see a list of conversations on the left.

Inbox Interface

1. Click on the menu “All Courses” to view messages by course or group.

2. Click on the menu “Inbox” to filter your messages by types.

3. The toolbar on the page contains options to manage the messages.

1.

Compose a new message

2.

Reply to a message

3.

Reply all to a message

4.

Archive a message

5.

Delete a message

6.

More options – Mark as unread, Forward and Star a message


4. You can search for specific messages.

5. The left section display message in your inbox.

• The Inbox is organized with the latest message at the top.

• Click on the“ ” icon to mark a conversation as read or unread at the left of the message.

• To bookmark a conversation, mouse over the conversation and click on the “ ” icon on the left of

the message.

Compose a Message

1. Click on the “Compose" icon to compose a new message.


Send Message

1. Select a course to locate the recipient's name.

2. You can type the recipient's name in the "To" field, or you can use the "Dropdown List" to select the recipient

within the course.

3. Type a subject in the "Subject" field.

4. Type a message in the "Message" field.

5. Click on the attachment or media file icon if you want to include an attachment.

6. Click on “Send” to send your email.

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Chapter

4

Course Site Navigation

Topics:

• View Courses

The course that you have been offered in a particular semester will appear as

course sites in Canvas. Each course site is designed with navigational menus

and features to meet the teaching and assessment requirements of the course.

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View Courses

Note: Courses are always listed alphabetically; you cannot reorder the courses to your preference.

1. Click on the “Courses” menu to view the list of courses that you have been enrolled to.

2. Click on the “All Courses” menu to locate any missing courses that you have been offered for the semester.

3. Courses that appear with a highlighted star icon in the “All Courses” page will be populated in the “Courses”

menu for quick access. We recommend that you 'bookmark' all your active courses by clicking on the star icon.

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Chapter

5

Key Features Available In The Course

Topics:

• Part Time Course Site

• Fully Online Course Site


Part Time Course Site

You will be enrolled to two course sites for each course that you have been offered: the L-group and T-group.

L-Group

The L-group facilitates the distribution of resources and information that are relevant to all students enrolled into the

course.

In Canvas, the L-group's navigational menu is organised as below.

Users

Functions/Content

Home Home is the first page of a course site. The page shows recent activities in the course site.

Announcements Announcements are generally meant to notify all students of a course on important

information. Announcements are posted by the instructors or by the faculty staff. They

can pertain to information on assignment deadlines, course content, instructions etc.

People People shows a list of people enrolled to the course. You can locate your instructor and

classmates here.

Syllabus Syllabus shows a table view of the course schedule. Assignment deadlines and event

dates are displayed here.

iBookstore Contains the iStudyGuide (an interactive study guide in the EPUB format) and eTextbook

(an electronic textbook for selected courses).

Modules Modules display and organise the course materials of the course.

Quizzes Online quizzes relevant to your course are set up here.

Grades View assignment grades.

OCAS Calculator Shows the OCAS of your present course.

Classroom Recordings Contains recorded lectures.

Past Year Exam Papers View SUSS’s repository of past year exam papers.


T-Group

The T-group is a classroom sized group that divides the students who are enrolled to a course into multiple smaller

groups. Each T-group will have its own course instructor to facilitate the course and to grade the students'

assignments.

In Canvas, the T-group's navigational menu is organised as below.

All students and instructors enrolled in the course

Functions/Content

Home Home is the first page that students will see when they click into a course. By default, the

page shows recent activities happening within the course.

Announcements Announcements shows a list of messages that your instructors wanted to alert you about.

It could be important information on a pending assignment or updates to the course

content.

People People shows a list of people enrolled to the course itself. You can locate your instructor

and classmates here as well.

Syllabus Syllabus shows a table-oriented view of the course schedule. Assignments created in

Canvas will be automatically populated in here. Instructors can add in events manually as

well.

Assignments Assignments include online submissions such as TMA, GBA, ECA, PowerPoint and

video assignments.




Virtual Class Contains scheduled virtual class sessions (if any) from the Schools.

Marked Assignments Allows downloading of marked TMA files.

Discussions Discussion allows both instructors and students to start and contribute to as many

discussion topics as desired. It serves as a forum for topical and current events.

Users


Difference between L and T groups

Here is the summary of difference between L and T groups.


Fully Online Course Site

You will be enrolled to a TV-group course site a TV-group course site for each course that you have been offered. For example,

BUS103_JUL18_TV00: Organizational Behavior.

TV-Group

The TV-group is a classroom size group. The number of students in each TV-group is a fraction of all the students

who are enrolled to the same course. Each TV-group has its own course instructor to facilitate the course and to grade

the students’ assignments.

In Canvas, the TV-group course navigational menu is organised as below.

Students and instructors are enrolled in the course

Functions/Content

Home Home is the first page that students will see when they click into a course. By default, the

page shows recent activities happening within the course.

Announcements Announcements shows a list of messages that your instructors wanted to alert you about.

It could be important information on a pending assignment or updates to the course

content.

Syllabus Syllabus shows a table-oriented view of the course schedule. Assignments created in

Canvas will be automatically populated in here. Instructors can add in events manually

as well.

iBookstore Contains the iStudyGuide (an interactive study guide in the EPUB format).

Modules Modules display and organize the course materials of the course.

Assignments Assignments include online quizzes (QUIZ01, QUIZ02, etc), discussion boards (DB) and

group-based assignment (GBA).

Discussions Discussion allows both instructors and students to start and contribute to as many

discussion topics as desired. It serve as a forum for topical and current events.

Quizzes Online quizzes relevant to your course are set up here.

Virtual Office Contains scheduled virtual class sessions (if any) from the Schools.


SUSS Gradebook Allows downloading of marked GBA files.

Chat Allows students to interact with their instructor and classmate in real-time.

People People shows a list of people enrolled to the course itself. You can locate your instructor

and classmates here as well.




Here is the summary of the TV-group.


Accessing etextbook via iBookstore

The iBookstore is integrated to Canvas and enables students to access the study guide and etextbook of the course on

multiple devices such as your personal computer and mobile devices. Students may download and keep their

recommended eTextbooks for a period of eight years.

Note: Your eTextbook access is through iBookstore on the course navigation menu.

1. Redeem the eTextbook (once) from iBookstore in Canvas.

2. If necessary, reset your password via https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/user/forgot. Resetting your

password allows you to choose your own preferred password.

3. Click on the iBookstore eTextbook link to view the online textbook.

1. Click on "Courses".

2. For Part Time Course, click on your desired L-group course site. For Fully Online Course, click on your desired

TV-group course site.

3. On the left menu, click on “iBookstore”.

4. Click on the “LAUNCH eTEXTBOOK FOR THE COURSE” link to launch the VitalSource Bookshelf

Online site in a new window.

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5. Enter your SUSS email, click on “Continue” and follow the on-screen instructions until you reach the Terms

and Privacy Page.

6. Click on "I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy." checkbox after reading the Terms and Privacy.

7. Click on "Accept".

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8. A Welcome to Bookshelf Online Window appears. Click on "Next" to proceed and repeat for the next few

pages.

9. Click on “Done”.

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10. The eTextbook of the course will load successfully.

Access Your Additional Reading Materials

There are also additional reading materials that you can access for your own reading interest. These materials may

not be related to your course. Additional Readings contains a wide collection of reference books, ranging from

management skills to counselling and even media related topics. Students may download and keep these

complimentary online resources for a period of one year.

1. Click on "LAUNCH PAGE FOR ADDITIONAL READING” under "iBookstore".

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3. Your selected textbook will appear at the top of the page. Click on "Launch" to open the book.

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4. Enter your SUSS email, click on "Continue" and follow the on-screen instructions until you reach the Terms and

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5. Click on "I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy." checkbox after reading the Terms and Privacy.

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7. A Welcome to Bookshelf Online Window appears. Click on "Next" to proceed and repeat for the next few pages.

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9. The selected Additional Reading Material (eTextbook) will load successfully.


VitalSource Bookshelf Online Interface

Note: For more information about VitalSource Bookshelf Online, please refer to https:// support.vitalsource.com/hc/categories/200136253-Bookshelf-Online.

1. Library 6. Figures 11. Zoom Options

2. Table of Contents 7. Flashcards 12. Fast Highlight

3. Search 8. Settings 13. Citation

4. Notebook 9. Add Bookmark 14. Copy URL

5. Labs 10. Print Pages 15. Next Page

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Chapter

6

Assignments

Topics:

• Turnitin Submission

• View Marked Assignments

• Quiz Submission

Part-Time Students submit their completed Tutor-Marked Assignment (TMA), Group-

Based Assignment (GBA) and End-of-Course Assessment (ECA; includes multiple

components such as report, video and slides) through Canvas.

Online Students submit their completed Group-Based Assignment (GBA) through

Canvas.

ALL students attempt their course quizzes electronically using the Quiz feature of

Canvas.

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Turnitin Submission

In this document, you will find important information on how to submit your assignment using Turnitin

through Canvas.

Generally all written assignments are checked for plagiarism and collusion using the Turnitin system to

promote academic integrity. This is also to ensure the authenticity of your assignment and that you have

acknowledged the work and ideas used from various sources. The Turnitin system is integrated in Canvas and

you are granted seamless access to Turnitin once enrolled to a course on Canvas.

This document is divided into the following parts:

1. Important Information for Turnitin Submission

2. How Do I Submit Turnitin Assignment?

3. Digital Receipt

Important Information for Turnitin Submission 1. What does the abbreviations TMA, GBA and ECA stand for?

TMA: Tutor-Marked Assignment

GBA: Group-Based Assignment

ECA: End-of-Course Assignment

2. Where can I download my Group-Based Assignment (GBA) question booklet?

For Online students, you can download the GBA question booklet from Modules > Unit 1 > Download

Group-Based Assignment (GBA)”. Online students are not required to submit both TMAs and ECAs.

For Part Time students, you can download the assignment question booklets from “Modules” via the

L-group course site.

3. How many documents am I able to submit through a Turnitin submission link?

Only one single document can be submitted through the Turnitin system at one time.

4. What document format is accepted for Turnitin submission?

Turnitin accept file types such as Corel WordPerfect®, HTML, Adobe PostScript®, Plain text (TXT)

Rich Text Format (RTF), Portable Document Format (PDF), Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX, and

PPS) and Hangul (HWP). However, we recommend that you upload a Microsoft Word Document

(.docx), with document containing at least 20 words of text.

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5. What is the file size limit for my Turnitin submission?

Each document should not exceed 40 MB. To reduce file size, you can compress images in your

document. Refer to this link for steps to reduce the file size.

6. How should I name my submission file?

Name your file as per your name displayed in Canvas and append it with an underscore followed by the

assignment name. For example, “CarreySimEngKeat_GBA01.docx”

7. Where do I submit my assignment?

For Online students, submit your assignments in Assignments > Group-Based Assignment > GBA.

For Part-Time students, submit your “Assignments” via the T-group course site. You will then be

directed to the submission page.

8. What do I need to take note for PDPA?

In accordance to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), please DO NOT include personal particulars

such as NRIC, home address and mobile number in your assignment document.

9. What must I do after submitting my file?

You must verify that your assignment is submitted successfully in Canvas by obtaining a digital receipt

of your submission.

10. What is the ‘grace period’ and ‘Mark Deduction Schemes’ for each assignment submission?

Refer to the Student Handbook for more information.

11. How do I submit a Group-Based Assignment (GBA)?

Each and every students will be assigned to a group. Usually, the group leader will submit the

assignment on behalf of the group. For Part-Time students, the same method is used to submit a GBA

and a TMA.

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12. How do I view and interpret the Turnitin Originality Report?

The Originality Report provides a summary of matching or similar areas of text found in a submitted

paper.

Note: Papers that are submitted on the 4th attempt (or 3rd resubmission) may generate a new Originality Report only after a full 24 hours. This delay is automatic and allows the 3rd resubmission to generate the Originality Report correctly without matching to the previous draft.

The Originality Report icon shows a percentage figure and a corresponding colour indication. The colour

indication depends on the range of the percentage figure, which is determined by the amount of matching

found. The percentage figure is the Similarity Index, which runs from 0% to 100%. A higher Similarity

Index implies that a larger amount of content in your submitted paper is found to be similar to some

available online resources. The paper shown in the Originality Report is fully formatted and contains any

images and graphs included in the original document.

How Do I Submit Turnitin Assignment? In this section, you will see step-by-step guide of how to submit a Group-Based Assignment in Microsoft

Word format (.docx) using Turnitin.

Access Course Site

1. Click on “Courses”.

2. For Part Time Course, click on your desired T-group course site. For Fully Online Course, click on

your desired TV-group course site.

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3. You can find your assignment under “Assignments” of the course navigational menu.

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Submit Turnitin Assignment

1. Click on “Assignments”.

2. Scroll down to the name of the assignment. For example, Group-Based Assignment.

3. Click on GBA.

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4. You will be directed to the Turnitin submission page. Read the terms and agreement carefully regarding Turnitin User

Agreement. This page will only be displayed when accessing Turnitin for the first time.

5. Click on ”I agree“ to continue.

6. Click on “Upload Submission” to upload your file.

Note: Name your document file strictly to this format - FullName_GBA01. For example,

PremaSubroyan_GBA01 (omit D/O, S/O), TanMeiMeiSally_GBA01. For GBA assignment, the

document file should contain only the full name of the student submitting the assignment.

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7. Click on “Choose File” to attach the assignment file from your computer.

8. Locate your GBA Word document from your computer and click on “Open”.

9. The name of your chosen file will be populated in the “Submission Title” field. Remove the file extension from the

submission title.

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10. Click on “Upload and Review”.

11. Turnitin will then process the assignment file to check for any inherent problems.

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12. You will be able to Review your assignment.

13. Click on Submit to Turnitin.

14. Upon successful submission, you will see three icons that allows you to Resubmit Paper [14], Download Paper

[15] and Download Digital Receipt [16].

Digital Receipt

1. Click on the Digital Receipt icon to download the digital receipt of your submission.

2. The digital receipt will then be downloaded into your computer.

Note: If you don’t see the Turnitin view above, please refer to the steps below.

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3. Click on your document name under Paper Title.

4. A pop-up window with your assignment will appear. Click on the Download icon.

5. Click on Digital Receipt. A copy of the digital receipt will then be downloaded into your computer.

Download icon

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Below is a sample of the downloaded digital receipt.

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View Marked Assignments

The marked assignment files will be returned to students through Canvas.

Access Course Site


2. For Part Time Course, click on your desired T-group course site. For Fully Online Course, click on your desired TV-group

course site.

Marked Assignments Page

1. Click on “SUSS Gradebook”.

2. Click on the File Download icon to download the marked assignment that has been returned.

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Quiz Submission

Quizzes are administered in Canvas and the attained quiz grades are computed electronically.

How Do I Submit A Quiz Assignment?

In this illustration, we demonstrate how you can complete an Online Quiz.

Access Course Site


2. For Part Time Course, click on your desired L-group course site. For Fully Online Course, click on your desired TV-group

course site.

Submit Quiz Assignment

1. Click on “Quizzes”.

2. Click on the available quiz. For example, “QUIZ01”.

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3. Read the instructions carefully before you begin the quiz.

4. Click on “Take the Quiz” to proceed.

5. Answer the quiz questions.

6. The point value of each question will be shown on the top right corner.

Note: The quiz may require students to complete one question at a time or may display all the

questions in a single page.

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7. At any point during the quiz, you can view a summary of your quiz. Questions you've answered can be

identified by a checkmark icon, while unanswered questions can identified by a question mark icon.

8. You'll also see a timer showing your progress on the quiz. For untimed quizzes, the timer shows the elapsed

time. If you are taking a timed quiz, the timer shows the running time and counts down until the time expires.

9. Your quiz answers are automatically saved while you are attempting the quiz.

10. Click on "Submit Quiz" to submit your quiz.

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Verify Muted Quiz Submission Quizzes are 'muted' at times to disallow students from viewing their attained grade for a quiz attempt. In such

cases the details of your quiz submission will be displayed in the sidebar under the header 'Submission Details'.

Quiz with Only 1 Attempt

Quiz with Multiple Attempt

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Quiz with Limited Attempt

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Unmuted Quiz with Multiple Attempts

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Chapter

7

Grades

Topics:

• Access Course Site

• View Grades

• View Mark Deduction

• OCAS Calculator

The Grades page of the course site displays grades of your respective course

assignments.

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Access Course Site


2. For Part Time Course, click on your desired T-group course site. For Fully Online Course, click on your desired TV-group

course site.

3. Click on “Grades”.

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View Grades

Note: Grades are sorted chronologically by assignment due date, followed by assignments with no due dates.

1. You can view the name of the assignment, the assignment due date, the score you attained, and the total point

value of the assignment.

2. Click on the course drop-down menu to view grades in your other enrolled courses.

3. Click on “Print” to print out the grades for your reference.

View Mark Deduction

1. Click on "SUSS Gradebook".

2. The amount of marks deducted for the assignment, if any, is reflected in the Mark Deduction column.

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OCAS Calculator

Note: The OCAS Calculator displays the Unmoderated Score, Maximum Score and Weight of each and every OCAS

components in your course. Your total OCAS (Unmoderated) will also be displayed. The OCAS components

are the quizzes and assignments.

1. Click on "OCAS Calculator".

2. Your OCAS will be displayed.

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Chapter

8

Getting Help

Topics:

• Learning Services Support (LS

Support)

• Student Support

• MyMail Support

• Campus Wireless Network

Support

Contact information for administrative and technical enquiries.

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Learning Services Support (LS Support)

Offers technical assistance on Canvas such as submission of assignments.

Note: Closed on public holidays and SUSS shutdown days.

• Hotline:

6248-9111 (Option 1 followed by Option 2)

• Operating Hours:

8.30am to 7.30pm (Monday to Friday)

9.00am to 1.00pm (Saturday)

• Email:

[email protected] (Please use MyMail for email correspondences)

Student Support

Handles enquiries about administrative matters and obtain useful information related to academic/administrative

student records, government subsidy and course fees matters etc.

Note: Closed on public holidays and SUSS shutdown days.

• Hotline:

6248-9111 (Option 1 followed by Option 1)


8.30am to 7.30pm (Monday to Friday)


• Office:

Block C, Level 1, C.03/C.04, 463 Clementi Road, Singapore 599494

• Email:

Note: Please use MyMail for email correspondences

[email protected] (Part Time Student)

[email protected] (Full Time Student)




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MyMail Support

Offers assistance on MyMail and Student Portal login issues (Including password issues).

• Email:

[email protected]

Please include the following particulars in your email for verification when resetting password.

1. Full Name

2. PI Number

3. NRIC

4. Date of Birth

Campus Wireless Network Support

Supports enquiries on campus wireless (Excluding password issues).

Note: Closed on public holidays and SIM/SIMPL shutdown days.

• Hotline:

6248-9393 (Option 4)


8.30 am to 5.30pm (Monday to Friday)



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Appendix

A

Turnitin Similarity Check (Plagiarism Report)

Topics:

• Originality Reports

• Interpreting the Similarity Index

• Access Turnitin Originality

Report

The Similarity Check provides a summary of matching or similar areas of text

found in a submitted paper.

Papers submitted to Turnitin may be compared against billions of internet

documents, archived internet data that is no longer available on the live web,

a local repository of previously submitted papers, and subscription repository

of periodicals, journals, and publications.

The comparison document is called an Originality Report. This document

details the matching or similar text between a submission made on Turnitin

and the documents the submission was compared against.


Originality Reports

The Originality Report provides a summary of matching or similar areas of text found in a submitted paper.

Note: Papers that are submitted on the 4th attempt (or 3rd resubmission) may generate a new Originality

Report only after a full 24 hours. The delay is automatic and allows the 3rd resubmission to generate the Originality Report correctly without matching to the previous draft.

The Originality Report icon shows a percentage figure and a corresponding color indication. The colour indication

depends on the range of the percentage figure, which is determined by the amount of matching found. The percentage

figure is the Similarity Index, which runs from 0% to 100%. A higher Similarity Index implies that a larger amount of

content in your submitted paper is found to be similar to some available online resources.

The paper shown in the Originality Report is fully formatted and contains any images and graphs included in the

original document.

Interpreting the Similarity Index

Turnitin does not check for plagiarism in a piece of work. Instead, it will check your work against their database,

and if there are instances where your writing is similar to, or matches against, one of their sources, Turnitin will flag

this for your instructor to review. Their database includes billions of web pages: both current and archived content

from the internet, a repository of works students have submitted to Turnitin in the past, and a collection of documents,

which comprises thousands of periodicals, journals, and publications.

It is perfectly natural for an assignment to match against some of their database. If you have used quotes and have

referenced correctly, there will be instances where Turnitin will find a match. The Similarity Score Index (SSI) simply

makes your instructor aware of any problem areas in your paper; they will then use this as a tool as part of a larger

process, in order to determine if the match is or is not acceptable.


Similarity Index Examples

As an example, you may have submitted a paper to Turnitin in the past. If you have included your name in that

submission, it is entirely possible that, if your instructor has opted not to exclude small matches, this will be

highlighted in your Originality Report.

Another example may concern a student copying and pasting a chunk of text into their paper, due to a lack of

knowledge on the topic they are covering. Their Similarity Index might be 10%.

However, this might be compared to another student who has a firm basis of knowledge for the paper and knows

enough to gather information from several sources to quote and reference correctly. Their Similarity Index might be

12%.

Both students will be shown to have matches against Turnitin database. However, one of these students copied

directly from a website, whereas the other provided properly sourced quotes.

Turnitin empowers your instructor by giving them the tools to differentiate between matches. It also empowers you,

as a student, by knowing that your work will be seen through the correct lens. For more information about citing the

sources you have used, please refer to SD103 Academic Integrity.

Access Turnitin Originality Report

Note:

1. Turnitin will take an hour to generate the Originality Report, for the first 3 submissions of an assignment.

2. Turnitin will take up to 24 hours to generate the Originality Report for the fourth submission (or third re-

submission) of the same assignment.

3. Originality Report generation time may vary based on the extreme levels of usage that may occur during

certain periods of the academic year or due to very large submissions.

1. To get details on Turnitin Originality Report, click on the “Paper Title” or "Similarity Index". For example,

“LSAStudent01_TMA01”.

Feedback Studio

Note: For more information about Turnitin, please refer to http://turnitin.com/en_us/resources/blog.

1. Click on “Info” button to view information about this paper. The paper information contains:

a. Submission ID

b. Submission Date

c. Submission Count

d. Word Count

2. Navigate to left or right to zoom in or out of the paper.

http://turnitin.com/en_us/resources/blog


3. The two viewing modes for an Originality Report are:

a. Match Overview (show highest matches together): A list of all areas of the paper which have similarity to

information in the Turnitin repository. Matches are color coded and listed from highest to lowest percentage

of matching word area to the submission. Only the top or best matches are shown, all underlying

matches are visible in the Match Breakdown and All Sources modes.

b. All Sources: Allows a user to view matches between the paper and a specific selected source in the Turnitin

repositories. Contains a full list of all matches found rather than the best matches per area of similarity. This

listing is exhaustive but will show all matches found, including any that are obscured in the Match Overview

by virtue of being in the same or similar areas as other, better matches

4. Click on “Download” button to download:

a. Current View

b. Digital Receipt

c. Originally Submitted File

Match Overview

The Match Overview gives you a breakdown of all the matches that have been found in the paper and allows you to

clearly view the similarity score index. Matches are ordered by highest instance of similarity down to the lowest. Each

match has a color and a number attached to it. These color tags will help you to find the match on the paper itself.

1. To view the Match Overview, click on the red number on the product toolbar.


2. The Match Overview will be displayed within the Match Overview side panel.

3. Having clicked the Match Overview icon, this will also highlight any matches within the paper itself. Each match

can be color coded to help you identify them easily.

4. By clicking on one of the sources from the Match Overview side panel, you can discover how many matches have

been found for each source. Click the navigation arrows to jump from one match to the next; this will move you

through the paper itself.

5. Should you wish to see a match breakdown for each source, click the arrow to the right of the source.


6. You can now see a large list of all the sources concerning this particular match. Click any of these matches to be

directed to it on your paper.

Viewing Source Details

1. If you would like to see more information regarding the text that has matched to a source, click on the source

number from within the paper

2. A pop-up box will appear; this will show you further details relating to the source that your writing has been

matched with.


3. Should you wish to view the source in more depth, click on the "Full Source View" icon in the top right-hand

corner of the pop-up.

4. The right-hand side panel will change to Full Source Text, which you can scroll through to read in detail.

5. Click the "X" icon in the top right-hand corner of the side panel to return to the Match Overview.

Match Overview

The Match Overview gives you a breakdown of all the matches that have been found in the paper and allows you to

clearly view the similarity score index. Matches are ordered by highest instance of similarity down to the lowest. Each

match has a color and a number attached to it. These color tags will help you to find the match on the paper itself.

1. To view the Match Overview, click on the red number on the product toolbar.


2. The Match Overview will be displayed within the Match Overview side panel.

3. Having clicked the Match Overview icon, this will also highlight any matches within the paper itself. Each match

can be color coded to help you identify them easily.

4. By clicking on one of the sources from the Match Overview side panel, you can discover how many matches have

been found for each source. Click the navigation arrows to jump from one match to the next; this will move you

through the paper itself.

5. Should you wish to see a match breakdown for each source, click the arrow to the right of the source.


6. You can now see a large list of all the sources concerning this particular match. Click any of these matches to be

directed to it on your paper.

Repository Sources

Turnitin utilizes multiple types of repository in the generation of the Originality Reports.

There are currently four types of repository:

1. Internet Repository - billions of active and archived web pages from the internet. Internet sources indicate a date

of download on the Turnitin Originality Report if the match is not found on the most recent download of content

from this site.

2. Periodicals - a repository of frequently updated content from professional journals, periodicals, and publications.

3. Student Paper Repository - a repository of papers previously submitted by Turnitin users.

4. Institution Paper Repository - a collection of papers submitted to the institution’s repository.

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Appendix

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Discussions

Topics:

• Access Discussions

Canvas provides an integrated system for class discussions, allowing both

instructors and students to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as

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Access Course Site


2. For Part Time Course, click on your desired T-group course site. For Fully Online Course, click on your desired

TV-group course site.

Access Discussions

Note: For more information about discussions, please refer to https://guides.instructure.com/m/4212/c/35110.

1. Click on “Discussions”.

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Appendix

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How Do I Access Groups?

Topics:

• Access Groups

Groups are like a smaller version of your course and are used as a

collaborative tool where students can work together on group projects and

assignments.

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Access Groups

1. Click on “Groups”.

2. The groups you are currently enrolled in will appear here. Click on a group name to access the group site. For

example, "Group 1".

3. To view all your groups, click on "All Groups".

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Appendix

D

How to Show Markup (Comments) in Microsoft Word?

Topics:

• View Markup (Comments) in

Microsoft Word

Markup is used by marker to provide feedback on submitted assignment.

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View Markup (Comments) in Microsoft Word

1. Locate and open your marked assignment, for example, "931726620-LSAStudent01_GBA01.docx".

2. Click on "Review".

3. Ensure "All Markup" is selected.

4. Comments will be displayed on the screen.

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