Creating a new Standard Assignment

In this guide, instructors will learn how to access and create a new Standard Assignment.

In this guide:

• Accessing the new Standard Assignment
• Creating your assignment
• Copy an assignment

Accessing the new Standard Assignment

Accessing the new version of the Standard Assignment will look different depending on your institution’s account settings. You will either be taken directly to the assignment creation page if it is the only assignment available to you, or you will need to locate the “new” Standard Assignment tile.

If both the new and classic versions are enabled for your institution:

1. After you select to create a new Turnitin assignment from your class, a modal will appear that will allow you to select the type of assignment you want to create.
2. A blue banner at the top of the modal indicates that there is a new version of the Standard Assignment available. Select the Try Now button.
3. Select the Standard Assignment tile with the “New” label in the top right corner.

Creating your assignment

There are some assignment details that are required for creating an assignment, and others that are optional but that we recommend reviewing to ensure your assignment is tailored to your requirements.

To create your assignment:

1. Follow the steps for accessing the new version of the Standard Assignment.
2. Add a title for the assignment.
3. Add instructions for the assignment.
   1. Instructions are visible to students before they begin the assignment.
   2. Any formatting applied in the instructions box will also be visible to your students.
      • Formatting includes:
        • bold
        • italics
        • underline
        • bulleted lists
        • numbered lists
        • hyperlinks
        • left, center, and right indentations
4. Set the scheduling for the assignment:
   1. Start date and time- the date students will be able to start submitting to the assignment
   2. Due date and time - the date by which students will no longer be able to submit to the assignment
   3. Feedback release date and time - the date that any grading and feedback is visible to students. This does not affect when students can view similarity scores.
5. Review the other available settings categorized within the tabs to customize your assignment to your requirements. Check out our guidance to learn more about the additional settings.
6. When ready, select Create Assignment.

Copy an assignment

Instructors using Turnitin via an LTI 1.3 integration can use the Assignment Copy tool to copy existing assignments from previous classes instead of creating them from scratch. 

For details and steps, see Using the Turnitin Assignment Copy tool in Feedback Studio with LTI 1.3.