Exam in Turnitin assignment activity

Turnitin assignment activity can be used for e-exams in MyCourses especially in the following cases:

Students write essays and a teacher assesses and grades them with help of Turnitin similarity report and feedback tools
- Compared with other activities in MyCourses the benefits of a Turnitin assignment are
  - Turnitin similarity report helps you to assess whether students have followed ethics of scientific writing (helps to notice possible plagiarism)
  - annotatation (=comment on the text) on different file types is possible
  - drag-and-drop reusable phrases
  - voice comment up to 3 minutes
Students do an exam by hand on paper (math, drawing), but submit photos or scanned versions of it - a teacher assesses answers with Turnitin feedback tools
- compared with other activities in MyCourses, the benefits of a Turnitin assignment is that
  - annotatation (=comment on the text) on different file types, like a picture file, is possible

Example 1: one text file per student as an exam output

an essay or several essays per student
1 file per student as en exam output
If students are expected to use different sources for their essay, ask them to

a) use scientific writing style or

b) list references and mark possible direct quotes with quotation marks (use quotes only based on justified reasons)

the time to answer is limited
a Turnitin similarity reports are generated automatically on texts after exam is closed. A teacher can interprete them while assessing the essays.
a teacher can assess exams with reusable phrases, annotating, audios (max 3 minutes per student) or a rubric
a teacher can give a grade (or grade is automatically calculated based on a rubric) that a student can view both in the inbox as well as in Grades section of the course.

Settings that need to be edited (other settings can be left as they are by default):

Name of the setting	Value of the setting	Example or further information about the setting
Turnitin assignment name	Write a name for the exam	Exam 3rd of March 2020 at 2-4 pm
Description	Write the exam question(s) and technical instructions for submitting.	The following instruction can be added next to the exam questions: File types that are accepted as an answer are listed here: https://wiki.aalto.fi/x/EAQKBg Start submitting a few minutes before the due date at the latest. Your consent for saving a file in Turnitin student paper repository is asked before submission. By giving your consent your text will be protected against plagiarism by others. If you use Turnitin for the first time ever, you are asked to accept the Turnitin User Agreement before the submission is completed. It is possible to submit another version of a file that replaces the former one before the due date. After submission wait until you get a digital receipt of a successful submission on the screen. You also get the receipt by email.
Grade: Type, Maximum grade, Grade to pass	Type = Point Maximum grade = Maximum number.of the scale Grade to pass = minimum number of the scale that is passed	Note! Only integers are accepted as exam grades. If you wish to assess an exam with a detailed scale, choose a bigger maximum grade. If the scale is 0-5: Type = Point, Maximum grade = 5, Grade to pass = 1
Assignment Part 1: Start date, Due date, Assessment available Maximum mark	Start date = exam starts Due date = exam ends Assessment available = the earliest date when students can view their grades and possible other assessment (this date can be edited later if needed) Maximum mark = the same as Maximum grade (see above)
Originality report options: Allow submissions after the due date, Report generation speed, Store student papers	Allow submissions after the due date = No Report generation speed = Generate reports on due date (students can resubmit until due date) Store student papers = Standard repository
Restrict access	Add restriction > Date > enter the starting date and time of the exam.	Without the time restriction students can see the exam questions (=Description) before the exam starts. The start date of the assignment part 1 stand only for the possibility to submit.
Optional:
GradeMark Options: Attach a rubric to this assignment	Choose a rubric from the dropdown menu.	If you have not created a Turnitin rubric before, you have to create one at first.

Example 2: Two to five text files per student as an exam output

A separate answer per each question. The maximum number of questions per exam is 5.
An exam output per student can be 2-5 text files
If students are expected to use different sources for their essay, ask them to

a) use scientific writing style or

b) list references and mark possible direct quotes with quotation marks (use quotes only based on justified reasons)

a Turnitin similarity reports are generated automatically on texts after exam is closed. A teacher can interprete them while assessing the essays.
A teacher can assess essays per question and give points for each essay
Furthermore, a teacher can assess essays with reusable phrases, annotating, audios (max 3 minutes per student) or a rubric
An exam grade is generated automatically based on given points for each essay. A student can view the grade both in the inbox as well as in Grades section of the course.

Settings that need to be edited (other settings can be left as they are by default):

Name of the setting	Value of the setting	Example or further information about the setting
Turnitin assignment name	Write a name for the exam	Exam 3rd of March 2020 at 2-4 pm
Description	Write the exam question(s) and technical instructions for students.	The following instructions can be added next to the exam questions: File types that are accepted as an answer are listed here: https://wiki.aalto.fi/x/EAQKBg Start submitting a few minutes before the due date at the latest. Your consent for saving a file in Turnitin student paper repository is asked before submission. By giving your consent your text will be protected against plagiarism by others. If you use Turnitin for the first time ever, you are asked to accept the Turnitin User Agreement before the submission is completed. It is possible to submit another version of a file that replaces the former one before the due date. After submission wait until you get a digital receipt of a successful submission on the screen. You also get the receipt by email.
Number of parts	Number of parts = 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 Ask students to submit a file per each question (= per part). Maximum number of parts (= files per student) is 5.	Note: Description field is common for all parts (tabs) of an acitvity.
Grade	Type = Point Maximum grade = Maximum number.of the exam scale Grade to pass = minimum number of the exam scale that is passed	Note! Only integers are accepted as exam grades. If you wish to assess an exam with a detailed scale, choose a bigger maximum grade. If the scale is 0-5: Type = Point, Maximum grade = 5, Grade to pass = 1
Assignment Part 1	Name = Answer 1 Start date = exam starts Due date = exam ends Assessment available = the earliest date when students can view their grades and possible other assessment at the earliest (this date can be edited later if needed) Maximum mark = maximum number of points per this essay
Assignment Part 2	Name = Answer 2 The other settings as in Assignment part 1.	Possible assignment parts 3, 4 and 5 are handled in a similar manner.
Originality report options	Allow submissions after the due date = No Report generation speed = Generate reports on due date (students can resubmit until due date) Store student papers = Standard repository Additionally: If you wish to assess exams with a rubric or a list of criteria with points or without points, see instructions how to add one.
Restrict access	Add restriction > Date > enter the starting date and time of the exam.	Without the time restriction students can see the exam questions (=Description) before the exam starts. The start date of the assignment parts stand only for the possibility to submit.

Example 3: Photos or scanned files of a handwritten exam

a student a) does math or draws by hand b) takes photos of or scans the answers c) submits the picture/scanned files in Turnitin assignment
an exam output per student is 1-5 files
a teacher can annotate (=comment on) files/pictures and give a grade; all assessing tools can be utilised in Turnitin feedback studio

Settings that need to be edited (other settings can be left as they are by default):

Name of the setting	Value of the setting	Example or further information about the setting
Turnitin assignment name	Write a name for the exam	Exam 3rd of March 2020 at 2-4 pm
Description	Write the exam question(s) and technical instructions for students.	The following instructions can be added next to the exam questions: If you use Turnitin for the first time ever, you are asked to accept the Turnitin User Agreement before the submission is completed. It is possible to submit another version of a file that replaces the former one before the due date.
Number of parts	Number of parts = 1 to 5 Ask students to submit a file per each question (= per part). Maximum number of parts (= files per student) is 5.	Note: Description field is common for all parts (tabs) of an acitvity.
Allow submission of any file type?	Allow submission of any file type = Yes
Display Originality Reports to Students	Display Originality Reports to Students = No
Grade	Type = Point Maximum grade = Maximum number.of the exam scale Grade to pass = minimum number of the exam scale that is passed	Note! Only integers are accepted as exam grades. If you wish to assess an exam with a detailed scale, choose a bigger maximum grade. If the scale is 0-5: Type = Point, Maximum grade = 5, Grade to pass = 1
Assignment Part 1	Name = Answer 1 Start date = exam starts Due date = exam ends Assessment available = the earliest date when students can view their grades and possible other assessment at the earliest (this date can be edited later if needed) Maximum mark = maximum number of points per this essay
Assignment Part 2	Name = Answer 2 The other settings as in Assignment part 1.	Possible assignment parts 3, 4 and 5 are handled in a similar manner.
Originality report options	Allow submissions after the due date = No Check against stored student papers = No Check against internet = No Check against journals, periodicals and publications = No	Similraity report is not generated.
Restrict access	Add restriction > Date > enter the starting date and time of the exam.	Without the time restriction students can see the exam questions (=Description) before the exam starts. The start date of the assignment part 1 stand only for the possibility to submit.

Some other tips

Description setting:

You can not attach the questions as a file in this field but you can create a link to a file or a page that is available elsewhere in the MyCourses workspace. If you do so, remember to restrict the access to the the file/page only for those doing the exam.