Submitting written assignments
Having researched, planned and complete an assignment, always make sure you understand the process to submit your work so you don't incur any penalties! This page contains information and links to help you get it right first time.
This page covers written assignments.
For information on producing and submitting video assignments, click below:
Video assignments (LUBS Student Guide)
All standard coursework submissions will be made online in dedicated ‘Turnitin Submission Areas’ on Minerva, which will be clearly marked with the title and submission deadline. You will be informed by a member of staff if this differs for your assessment. You can also find out How to Submit to Turnitin on the Minerva Support pages.
Click the headings below to guide you through the six steps to submitting work online at Leeds University Business School.
Six Steps to Successfully Submitting Assignments
Step 1. Manage Your Time
During assessment submission week it is likely that multiple modules taught across the University will have the same submission deadline. During busy times it may take longer than usual to load the necessary web pages and upload your documents. Please ensure that you give yourself enough time to navigate the correct submission area, upload, check and submit your work.
We strongly advise that you submit as early as possible.
Step 2. Coursework Coversheet
The first page of your assignment must always be the coversheet that is appropriate to your specific assignment. Please ensure that you double check your coversheet as there are different coversheets for different assignment types; including individual assignments, group work, video submission and dissertations.
Your assignment brief will tell you which coversheet to use, and a link to download the coversheet can be found on the Forms & guidance page.
Step 3. Submission Title and File Name
Individual work assessment
When uploading to the submission area, you must ensure that the Submission Title and file name is your Student ID. No other submission title will be considered a correct submission.
Group work assessment
When uploading to the submission area, you must ensure that the Submission Title and file name is your Group Name or Group Number.
Step 4. Upload, Check and Confirm
Attach the correct file that you want to submit and click 'Upload'. Double check that this is the correct file in the resulting document viewer, and then click 'Confirm' to submit your work. Failure to click 'Confirm' will result in an unsuccessful submission.
Step 5. Check Your Submission
You should have been notified that your assignment has been submitted. Navigate back to the submission area and click 'View' to review your submission in the document viewer.
Step 6. Download Your Receipt
You have not finished until you see a Turnitin receipt and Paper ID on screen. From within the document viewer, click the download icon to download your digital receipt.
Save your receipt in a safe place. This will be the only accepted proof of submission.
Help with problems when submitting work
Please explore the following guidance around what steps to take is you experience issues when submitting assignments:
Penalties for Late Submission of Coursework
In order for your assessed coursework to be complete, work must be submitted before 14:00 on the deadline date. Failure to submit by this time will result in a late penalty being applied.
For every period of 24 hours or part thereof that your assessed coursework is overdue, you will lose 5% of the total marks available for the assessment. This equates to 5 marks. The penalty will only be applied until the threshold marks of 40 for undergraduate modules and 50 for postgraduate taught modules. If an assessed coursework receives a mark below these thresholds before the application of penalties, penalties for late submission will not be applied.
If the coursework is submitted after 14:00 14 calendar days following the original deadline as stated on the assessment brief, you will be marked as absent from that assessment.
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