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1.1.
Enable SafeAssign in the Control Panel
Manage Tools > Building Block Tool Availability > click the box to make SafeAssign
available
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1.2.
Synchronize the course with SafeAssign BEFORE creating a Safe Assignment.
YOU MUST SYNC THE COURSE WITH SAFEASSIGN BEFORE creating a Safe
Assignment.
To sync the course go to the Control Panel > SafeAssign > Synchronize this Course.
From now on, all SafeAssign papers will be checked with information available
through the Internet.
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1.3.
View SafeAssign Documents
You can view the SafeAssign documents two ways
1. Through the Gradebook (refer to "Grade a Safe Assignment" that follows)
2. Through the SafeAssign Link in the Control Panel (refer to "Check a document
that was not submitted using a Safe Assignment?" that follows)
1.4.
Create a Safe Assignment
To create an assignment using SafeAssign follow these steps
1. Once in your course, click Control Panel
2. Select a content area, for example Assignments
3. In the drop down box to the right, select SafeAssign, then Go
4. Enter the criteria for the assignment
5. If you want students to be able to view the report set Student Viewable to
'Yes'. Leave Urgent Checking set to 'No'.
6. You can also add an additional announcement for the assignment which will
show up in the Announcement section of the course.
7. Submit
The assignment is now available for students to complete. The assignment is also
entered in the gradebook for you to view/score student submissions.
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1.5.
Grade a Safe Assignment
Each time a student submits a Safe Assignment, a report is generated indicating the
SafeAssign score. It takes a few minutes for the reports to generate after an
assignment is uploaded; it is not instantaneous. Once the report is available, you will
see a "green check mark" in the Report section of the Gradebook view of the Safe
Assignment. Select this check mark and you will get the report about the
assignment.
1. Once in your course, click Control Panel
2. Click on Gradebook
3. Select the item to be graded by clicking on the "!" then click the View button
4. To view the Detailed Report, click on the Green Check Mark in Section 2.
5. Manually enter the grade in Section 3.
6. If desired, enter comments or files for the student in Section 4
7. Submit.
Please read "Definition of the Percentages" at the end of this document for an
explanation of the reported number.
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1.6.
Check a document that was not submitted through a Safe Assignment
In some cases, you will receive a paper by email or other communication system and
not through a Safe Assignment. You can check these documents using the "Direct
Submit" option where documents can be submitted directly to SafeAssign by the
instructor only, without having the students submit them as an assignment.
1. Once in your course, click Control Panel
2. Click SafeAssign
3. Click the Direct Submit tab
4. Submit the document and wait for the report
5. View the report
Note: As of 9/25/07 when you submit a document in Direct Submit, the faculty name
changes to a generic name "John Smith." OCCS is investigating that issue. Please ignore
the name and submit your documents.
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1.7.
Definitions of reported percentages for checked papers.
This information was obtained from the SafeAssign Documents provided by
Blackboard.
Sentence matching scores represent the percentage probability that two phrases
have the same meaning. This number can also be interpreted as the reciprocal to the
probability that these two phrases are similar by chance. For example, a score of 90
percent means that there is a 90 percent probability that these two phrases are the
same and a 10 percent probability that they are similar by chance and not because
the submitted paper includes content from the existing source (whether or not it is
appropriately attributed).
Overall score is an indicator of what percentage of the submitted paper matches
existing sources. This score is a warning indicator only and papers should be
reviewed to see if the matches are properly attributed.
Scores below 15 percent: These papers typical include some quotes and few common
phrases or blocks of text that match other documents. These papers typically do not
require further analysis, as there is no evidence of the possibility of plagiarism in
these papers.
Scores between 15 percent and 40 percent: These papers include extensive quoted or
paraphrased material or they may include plagiarism. These papers should be
reviewed to determine if the matching content is properly attributed.
Scores over 40 percent: There is a very high probability that text in this paper was
copied from other sources. These papers include quoted or paraphrased text in
excess and should be reviewed for plagiarism.
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