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Self-enroll in a SafeAssign Course

by | Mar 29, 2023 | SafeAssign, Ultra

Students who want to check their work in SafeAssign before submitting it to their instructor can enroll in a SafeAssign course for students. This post explains how to enroll in the SafeAssign course and upload a SafeAssignment.

To Self-enroll in the SafeAssign Course

  1. Log into Blackboard at learn.uark.edu with your UARK username and password.
  2. Click on Courses.
    Courses link
  3. Click on Course Catalog in the top right.
    Click Course Catalog.
  4. In the Search box enter “safeassign” and click Go.
    In the search box enter safeassign.
  5. Hover over the student.safeassign course, click on the down arrow, and then click Enroll.
    hover over the student.safeassign, click the down arrow, and click Enroll.
  6. Click Submit.

Submitting Your Draft

Once you self-enroll in SafeAssign, you can submit a draft and check your paper for proper citation before turning it in to be graded.

  1. Ensure you are enrolled in the SafeAssign course (see above).
  2. Log into Blackboard at learn.uark.edu with your UARK username and password.
  3. In your course list, Select the SafeAssign course. This will be located in the “Non-Credit Courses” link.
  4. Click Submission Area.
    Click Submission Area
  5. Scroll down and Click the SafeAssign “SUBMIT HERE” link.
    Click on SafeAssign Submit Here
  6. Click Upload Files then choose to Browse Local Files.
    Browse Local Files
    This is similar to attaching a file to an email. Also note that there are certain file types that Blackboard will not accept. Make sure to check the syllabus to for instructions from your instructor on which file types are preferred.
  7. Select the file to attach and then click the Open button.
    Select your file and select Open.
  8. Click the Submit button.
    Click Submit
  9. Verify that your file uploaded by checking for the confirmation message at the top of the page.
    Purple bar at top with confirmation code

Checking your Submission

  1. Click Submission Area.
    Click Submission Area
  2. Click SafeAssign “SUBMIT HERE.” 
    Click on SafeAssign Submit Here
  3. To access your originality report, click the drop-down menu beside SafeAssign under “Assignment Details” then click the View Originality Report button.
    Originality ReportNote: Your Originality Report gives you information on what percentage of your paper matches other sources. SafeAssign reports are generated in a few minutes, showing the matching percentage results and source list.
  4. Your originality Report will look something like this.
    Originality Report example
    Note: You have the percentage of your paper that matches another source (in this case 4%) and a list of where that occurs in your paper as well as where the information can be found (see the list of links in the bottom right). You can access these places in your paper by selecting the colored highlighter icon. This will highlight the matching passages in your paper, which appear on the left side of the screen.
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