Getting started with the Dropbox - Originality Check

The Dropbox - Originality Check is easy to set up in VU Collaborate.  Just a few clicks and every assignment submitted to the dropbox folder will be checked against other student work, websites, journals and textbooks. 

Follow the steps below to get started.

• Enable the Dropbox - Originality Check
• View the Dropbox - Originality Check reports
• Understanding the report

 

Enable the Dropbox - Originality Check

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1. In your VU Collaborate space on the navigation bar, click Assessments then Dropbox - Originality Check.

2. In the Assignment Overview, for each Assessment Dropbox you can (1) turn on the Plagiarism Originality Check and optionally (2) allow students to view their reports

 

View the Dropbox - Originality Check reports

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After students have submitted assignments to the assessment dropbox folder, you can view reports in the dropbox - originality check. 

1. Select Assessments and then Dropbox - Originality check. 

Filter the Assessment submission

There are two ways to start filtering the list of originality check reports. 

2. Option one is to click on the title of the assessment that you wish to view the reports for.
This will take you to the Plagiarism Submissions Details tab, with the submissions filtered to the selected assessment.

3. Option two is to move directly to the Plagiarism Submission Details tab, then click the Filters button to reveal the filter options.
These options include:

• Assignment: Same as the Assessment dropboxes
• Section: Unit code, campus location, and program
• Submission status: any, submitted, rejected, processing, analyzed and error
• Sort: Submission date or highest plagiarism score
• Group Category: Allocate+ or groups you have created

Select your options, then click Apply Filters.

Show submission details and view the report

4. To access the report, click Show Details and then click on the title of the document.

Status types

• Processing - wait for the reports to be generated
• Analyzed - ready to view reports
• Error - the document is either an unrecognisable format or, contains fewer than 430 characters and/or 20 words, or exceeds the size limit of 50 MB

5. To view the Originality check report, select View Report from the submitted document name.  
If you select Submission Feedback instead, you will be taken to the assessment dropbox folder where you can add scores, annotate the assignment, use the rubric, provide feedback and save the draft or publish the grade and feedback.

Understanding the report

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Continue to Interpret the Originality Report, to view and understand the Originality Check report