​Why should I submit my assignment as a PDF document?

Submitting your assignment document as a PDF is recommended to retain all the formatting you have used.

Microsoft Word documents can be uploaded but any formatting may be removed. Blackboard and Turnitin do not support Mac Office (i.e. Pages, Keynote & Numbers) or Google Office (i.e. Doc, Slide & Sheet). If you submit these type of documents, your lecturer or tutor will not be able to mark your assignment. You must convert your document to a PDF for submission.

​How can I merge multiple documents into a single PDF document?

You can use free online tools to convert and merge multiple documents into a single PDF or to split PDF documents​ as required. Available online tools include:

​How can I submit handwritten work?

If you have been asked to submit work you have done on paper it is possible to just take a photo on it and upload the image. A much better solution would be to use a either a scanner on campus or a scanner app on a mobile phone to convert it to a PDF. This will have the advantage of enabling you to combine multiple pages in one file. It will also make it easier for your markers to give feedback.
Most mobile phones are able to run the Microsoft OneDrive app which is available to you as part of your enrollment. The OneDrive app has a built in scanner that you can use to create PDFs and upload them to your university OneDrive. Once they are in OneDrive you can access them like any regular file and submit them in Blackboard or Turnitin. You can download the OneDrive app from your app store and then sign in using your university email address and password.
Information on using the OneDrive app can be found on the Microsoft OneDrive Scanning page.

This page was last updated March 2022.