Student Guide: myUnisa Portfolio

Submission

1 Access to myUnisa
Access myUnisa at https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal and login using your student
number and myUnisa password.

2 Where do I download the examination question paper?

On the landing page for myUnisa, before login, find the link to Login and download
my Exam Question Paper for May/June 2020.
Click on this link top open the tool and login with your student number and myUnisa
password. Find your module code on the next page and download your paper.

3 How do I upload my Portfolio answer file?

1. Access myUnisa at https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal and login using your student
number and myUnisa password

2. Click on the “myAdmin” tab in the top navigation

3. In the “Assessments” submenu, click on the “Assessment Info” tool in the

drop-down list
 A list of all available assessments will display
 Locate the section for UNISA summative assessments at the bottom of
the list
 Find the corresponding portfolio number for your module
 Click on the Submit link in the Action column and follow the steps
described below.

Step 1: Load Portfolio answer file from your PC to myUnisa

 Click on the Browse button next to File Name
 In the Choose File dialog box, select the file you want to upload, and then
click OK
 Select the correct programme format from the File Format drop-down list.
Most modules only allow PDF formatted files to be uploaded.
 Click on the Continue button.
Step 2: Verify the file details for final submission of your answer file
Use this step to verify that you are uploading the correct portfolio answer file to the
correct course and assessment number.
 Click on the Continue button to submit your answer file. If you do not click
Continue, no submission action will take place.
 Large files will take longer to upload than smaller files. Please be patient after
you’ve clicked Continue.
 If the wrong details, e.g. file name, appear on the screen, click Back to restart
the file upload process.

Step 3: Assessment submission report

This is your proof that your portfolio answer file was submitted. It is advisable
to print this page or make a screen capture for record purposes. A copy of this
page will also be emailed to your myLife email account.

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4 How do I prepare my handwritten Portfolio answers for
upload?

Below are the steps to scan your handwritten answer sheets and convert to an
electronic file for upload onto myUnisa. You will need a mobile phone loaded with a
scanning application.
4.1 Instructions for Apple Devices:
1. Go to the App store, search for and download the “Scanner App”

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2. Make sure that the Scanner App is installed properly, and that the icon
appears on your mobile phone.

3. Take pictures of all your answer sheets and save them to the photo gallery to
ensure that the upload can be done successfully on the Scanner App.

4. Now launch the Scanner App on your mobile phone and click on the Options
button (the plus sign) to select an option on how to scan the answer sheet.

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5. Select your preferred option whether to export the previous photos of the
answer sheets or to take new pictures.

6. Next, go to the gallery and select the answer sheets in chronological order.

7. Click Save and the document will be saved under your “Files” as a PDF File.
8. You can now upload the scanned document to myUnisa.

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4.2 Instructions for Android Devices:

Steps on how to scan your portfolio answer sheet for submission

1. Go to the Play Store App and download “Scanner App to PDF”

2. Make sure that the Scanner App is installed properly, and that the icon
appears on your mobile phone.

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3. When accessing the App for the first time, please choose “Continue with
limited version”

4. You will be asked to allow the App access to certain folders on the your
mobile phone. Click on “Continue”.

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5. Tap on the camera to scan the paper.

6. If Single page, choose “Single” . If more than one page, choose “Batch”

. If you are using batch, click photo for each page and tick on Finish
when you are done.

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7. When done scanning it will give you a crop window

8. Click the arrow when you are done editing the document

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9. How to add/retrieve the document to upload. Click on “Open From” and
choose your phone, in the image below it will be “Galaxy S8”

10. A new window will open. Look for the folder “TapScanner” and double click on
that folder.

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11. Now choose the relevant document in that folder

12. You can now upload the scanned document to myUnisa.

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