Introduction to SafeAssign
for Students
Instructor Name
Instructors may use this file to present to students, print out as a
handout and/or copy and paste content into a course syllabus so that
students are aware that SafeAssign is being used and why it is
being used in your course. Customize this file to suit your needs.
Use Slide 4 – SafeAssignment Reports only if you are setting up
your SafeAssignments in Draft mode, and allowing students to
access to their SafeAssign reports.
What is SafeAssign?
• We will be using software called SafeAssign for this class.
• SafeAssign is a service that detects similarities between papers
that you submit as assignments in this course, and papers in the
SafeAssign database.
• A submission is compared to:
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Index of internet documents
Proquest Database
A local (UMB) database of previously submitted papers
A Global Reference Database of all papers submitted to the
SafeAssign service (This is an opt‐in only feature)
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Why are we using SafeAssign?
• The intention of this tool is to protect original work.
• It will help you learn to cite sources properly.
• SafeAssign is an intellectual property checker. Much like a spell
checker checks for spelling errors, this tool checks for original
phrasing and ideas.
• SafeAssign Resources:
– Video Demo
http://bbstudents.wikispaces.umb.edu/SafeAssign
– SafeAssign site
http://wiki.safeassign.com
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SafeAssignment Reports
• Each time you submit an assignment you will have the ability to
view a SafeAssign Originality Report.
• The report will show you how much of your document matches
other online sources.
• You will have the opportunity to view these reports and resubmit your assignments for the assignment when the
SafeAssignment is set up in Draft mode.
• Each time a new document is submitted the previous document
and SafeAssign report is overwritten.
• Once the due date has passed I will set up a new
SafeAssignment in Final mode.
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Student Privacy
• Instructors may request the following from students:
– Papers are submitted in a supported electronic format.
– Students submit papers to Blackboard via the SafeAssign tool
for designated assignments.
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Instructors may submit student papers to
the UMass Boston database at any time directly with the
SafeAssign Direct Submit tool provided that all student personal
information is removed including, student name, id number, etc.
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Student Citation Resources
• A good resource for thinking about plagiarism:
Rutgers Provost Video on Plagiarism
• Reading, Writing, and Study Strategies Center (RWSSC)
http://www.umb.edu/academics/vpass/academic_support/tutorin
g/rwssc/
• Research Basics Tutorial at Healey Library
http://umb.libguides.com/index.php?gid=1219
• Additional resources may be found in the Code of Student
Conduct
http://www.umb.edu/life_on_campus/policies/code/
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General Tips
• Allow 5 to 10 mins for SafeAssign report to return.
• File sizes should be under 2 MB.
• Formats accepted: doc, docx, odt, pdf, txt, rtf, htm or html
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