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Introduction to SafeAssign
for Students
Instructor Name
What is SafeAssign?
• We will be using an anti-plagiarism tool 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.
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SafeAssignment Reports
• Each time you submit an assignment you may have the ability to
view a SafeAssign Originality Report.
• The report will show you how much of your document matches
other online sources.
• You may have the opportunity to view these reports and resubmit your assignments for the assignment if the
SafeAssignment is set up in Draft mode.
• Each time a new document is submitted the previous document
and SafeAssign report is overwritten.
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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 DirectSubmit tool provided that all student personal
information is removed including, student name, id number, etc.
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Student Writing and 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 Help at Healey Library
http://www.lib.umb.edu/research-help
• Additional resources may be found in the Code of Student
Conduct "Academic Honesty”
http://www.umb.edu/life_on_campus/policies/community/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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