Plagiarism Assignment

Rebekah Wanic, a Cuyamaca College instructor, has created a wonderful plagiarism assignment that all GCCCD faculty can easily download into their courses. This assignment helps students learn how to recognize plagiarism, test their understanding, and earn a certificate.

To add this assignment to your course in Canvas:

  • Log in to Canvas
  • Click Commons on the Global Navigation bar.
    Commons icon
  • In the search field, type plagiarism certificate
    plagiarism certificate
  • Click the blue Plagiarism Certificate link on the assignment card.
  • The page that displays allows you to preview the assignment to see if you want it.
  • If you want to download it into your course, click the Import/Download button.
    import/download button
  • Choose the course(s) you want it downloaded into from the list or search for it.
  • Click the Import Into Course button.
    Import into Course button
  • You will see a confirmation that it is downloading the assignment.
    You have successfully started the import! It may take a little while to see changes in your course.
  • Go to your course and click Assignments on your course menu. At the bottom of the page, you will see a new Assignment Group called Imported Assignments. 
    imported assigments module
  • It is probably best to move the Plagiarism Certificate assignment one of your existing Assignment Groups, then delete the Imported Assignments Assignment Group.