Coursework Student Guide

Welcome to the Coursework tool in MMS, designed to streamline the submission and management of your coursework. This tool allows you to submit assignments electronically, track submission statuses, and receive feedback efficiently. With integrated plagiarism detection and support for large files, it ensures a seamless and secure submission process.

This guide covers:

Accessing the Coursework tool

Most assignments will be listed in your MMS module – usually within the coursework tool, although there may be more than one coursework tool per module in which case the tools will be named appropriately. The examples in this guide assume one coursework tool which has been named ‘Coursework’.

  1. There are two main types of assignments: Standard upload, and Turnitin upload which will be indicated in the File column (see Figure 2).
  2. Access the Coursework Tool either via the My Courses tab in MySaint https://mysaint.st-andrews.ac.uk/  or via the links from the Modules page in MMS (see Figure 1 for examples of the links to the Coursework tool)

Figure 1: Example Coursework links in MySaint (left) and MMS (right)

Submitting coursework

There are two styles of coursework submission: Standard submission and Turnitin Submission. The module coordinator will have arranged your coursework tool to be configured as best fits the expected submission type. Standard assignments are indicated on the coursework dashboard with Browse functionality appearing in the File column (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Example student coursework overview with a link to Turnitin (top) and a standard MMS upload (bottom)

  • To upload a standard submission:

    1. Access the Coursework Tool either via the My Courses tab in MySaint https://mysaint.st-andrews.ac.uk/  or via the links from the Modules page in MMS.
    2. Select the Browse… functionality in the File column.
    3. Check the filename of the selected file as displayed next to the Browse button – to check the correct file has been selected.
    4. Select the Upload button to complete the upload.

    An icon representing the uploaded file will appear on the coursework overview, and an email receipt will be sent to your University email account.

  • Turnitin is an external system used for similarity checking. There are some restrictions to the type of files that Turnitin can accept, please see section Turnitin restrictions for details on the types of files Turnitin can accept and what to try if you are experiencing issues.

    To upload to Turnitin:

    1. Access the Coursework Tool either via the My Courses tab in MySaint https://mysaint.st-andrews.ac.uk/  or via the links from the Modules page in MMS.
    2. Select the Submit file via Turnitin link in the File column (see Figure 2).
    3. Select the Upload Submission button from the Turnitin dashboard.
    4. Select the Browse button to choose the file you wish to upload.
    5. After choosing a file, select the Upload and Review button.
    6. Review the uploaded document to ensure it is the correct submission.
    7. Select Submit to Turnitin to complete the upload.

    After the file has been submitted to Turnitin the file will be displayed on the Turnitin dashboard. To download a receipt select the receipt icon in the far right of the Turnitin dashboard.

    It may take up to 48 hours before the file is returned to MMS, but this will not impact lateness. The due date will be marked as when the file was submitted to Turnitin.

    Once the file has been submitted you can still view the Turnitin dashboard using the links provided in MMS. The link will appear differently depending on the due date and submission status:

    • Before submission: Submit file to Turnitin
    • After submission but before the due date: Resubmit file via Turnitin
    • After submission and after the due date: View file in Turnitin

    Turnitin restrictions

    • Microsoft Word® (.doc / .docx)
    • OpenOffice Text (.odt)
    • Google Docs via Google Drive™ (.gdoc files are NOT acceptable)3
    • WordPerfect®  (.wpd)
    • PostScript (.ps/.eps)
    • Adobe® PDF
    • Microsoft PowerPoint® (.pptx, .ppt, .ppsx, and .pps)
    • Microsoft Excel® (.xls and .xlsx)
    • HTML
    • Rich text format (.rtf)
    • Plain text (.txt)
    • Hangul Word Processor file (.hwp)

    The file must contain more than 20 words, must be under 40MB (or approximately two million characters), must not exceed 400 pages in length, and must not contain spaces in between every letter (l i k e  t h i s).

    Check that the file you are trying to upload has the extension clearly indicated such as ‘file.docx’ or ‘file.pdf’, and not ‘file.docx.pdf’. Turnitin cannot accept files over 40MB or ZIP files.

    If Turnitin is having problems processing your pdf, which can be identified as an extended time in processing the document for uploading, it may not be encoded correctly for Turnitin, usually exporting the file as a pdf (via the ‘file menu’ on your word processing software) and trying to upload again will resolve this.

    If you experience an issue before being able to select a file the first recommended solution is to try using a new browser, opening the window in private browser mode or by clearing cookies and caches (instructions can be found here: http://telsta.dropmark.com/295093/13781348.

Coursework receipts

Standard submissions will receive an email notification with details outlining the time of submission and the file name. This email notification can be used as a receipt to prove upload.

Submissions to Turnitin will not receive an email notification, however a receipt can be downloaded from the Turnitin dashboard. To download a receipt from Turnitin:

  1.  Access the Coursework Tool either via the My Courses tab in MySaint https://mysaint.st-andrews.ac.uk/  or via the links from the Modules page in MMS (see Figure 1 for examples of the links to the Coursework tool)
  2. Access the Turnitin dashboard via the link in the Coursework tool. The link will appear differently depending on the due date and submission status:
    • Before submission: Submit file to Turnitin
    • After submission but before the due date: Resubmit file via Turnitin
    • After submission and after the due date: View file in Turnitin
  3. To download a receipt select the receipt icon in the far right of the Turnitin dashboard

Resubmitting Coursework

Students can resubmit coursework until your due date. If you want to resubmitted after your due date you will need to contact either your school admin team or Module coordinator. The mechanism for deleting coursework will depend on the assignment type.

  • If the assignment has not been setup for plagiarism detection then you can resubmit by:

    1. Access the Coursework tool (either through the links on the Modules page in MMS or the My Modules portlet in MySaint)
    2. Locate the assignment you want to resubmit to.
    3. Check the tickbox in the Select column (see Figure 3).
    4. Select the Delete Selected File button.
    5. Once the old file has been deleted, select the Browse button to select a new file.
    6. Select the Upload button to upload the file.
    Screenshot showing the student view of the Coursework tool, indicating how to select and delete a submission.
    Figure 3: To delete a MMS submission, select the assignment using the checkbox, and select the Delete Selected Files button.

  • If the assignment has been set up to go through Turnitin, you can resubmit by:

    1. Access the Coursework tool (either through the links on the Modules page in MMS or the My Modules portlet in MySaint)
    2. Locate the assignment you want to resubmit to.
    3. Select the Resubmit file via Turnitin link.
    4. Select the Resubmit paper link or Resubmit icon (see Figure 4).
    5. If presented with a Confirm Resubmission dialogue, select the Confirm button.
    6. Select the Browse button to select the file.
    7. Select the Upload and Review button.
    8. Select the Submit to Turnitin button.

    Once the file has been submitted to Turnitin, the Date Submitted in MMS will change indicating the new submission but it may take up to 48 hours for the file to appear in MMS.

    A screenshot of the Turnitin Assignment Dashboard with an arrow indicating where to select to perform a resubmission.
    Figure 4: The Turnitin Assignment Dashboard with an arrow indicating the ‘Resubmit’ icon.

    Extensions

    Turnitin does not understand per student extensions. If you have an extension and need to resubmit after the default due date either contact your school administration team or Module Coordiantor. Alternatively send a copy of your submission, with the module code and assignment name to [email protected].

Viewing marks and feedback

Marks and feedback are often returned to students electronically using MMS (although some schools may handle this slightly differently – check your module handbook for details). Each assignment will have a ‘Feedback date’ which is the date the school has set for the return of feedback.

To view the feedback date:

  1. Access the Coursework tool (either through the links on the Modules page in MMS or the My Modules portlet in MySaint).
  2. The Feedback Date is listed in the column to the right of Due Date.

To view marks and feedback:

  1. Access the Coursework tool (either through the links on the Modules page in MMS or the My Modules portlet in MySaint).
  2. Feedback will be listed in the Feedback column.
  3. Grades will be listed in the Grade column.
  4. Select the username listed in the Feedback column (the username relates to the user who entered the feedback):
    • Feedback that has been entered directly into MMS will open in a dialogue box in your browser window
    • Feedback that has been submitted as a file will be downloaded by your browser (usually into your Downloads) folder.

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