Using Oncourse Assignments, how do I add, edit, or remove an assignment?

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Note: This information applies to the original Assignments tool in Oncourse, which is no longer available to add to sites; however, you can continue to use it in sites that had it before June 3, 2011. For new sites, use Assignments 2.

Note: To complete these procedures, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. To view a list of permissions associated with a given role, see Permissions, roles, and tools. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles: Overview.

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Add a new assignment

To add a new assignment:

In the menubar, click Assignments, and then, at the top of the page, click Add.
In the web form that opens, fill in the following information (fields marked with a red star are required):
- Title: Enter a brief title for your assignment (e.g., Essay 1 ).
- Open Date: At the open date and time, the assignment is available for students to begin working on it. To send an announcement alerting students to the start date, see step 4 below.
- Due Date: This is the assignment's deadline. To list the due date on the site's calendar, see step 4 below.
- Accept Until: No assignments can be submitted after this date. You can set this to a date and time later than the due date if you want to continue accepting assignments (e.g., to allow for revisions) after the due date.
- Student Submissions: Choose to have students submit their assignments inline (typed directly into a text box), as attachments, or both. Keep in mind that the maximum file size is 200MB (unless you use WebDAV), and the site quota is 1GB. You can also choose non-electronic submissions.
- Number of resubmissions allowed: You can choose to allow students to submit the assignment multiple times.
- Grade Scale: Choose from these five options: Ungraded, Letter grade, Points or Percent, Pass/Fail, or Checkmark. If you choose points, enter the maximum possible points; this must be a positive number or zero.
Under "Assignment Instructions", type the assignment's instructions into the text box.
Note: This step is optional, but if you don't provide instructions, you will receive an alert message at the top of the page when you post the assignment. Click Post a second time to proceed.
Choose from the following options:
- Add due date to Calendar: To add the due date to the site's calendar, check the box.
  Note: This option will not appear if the Calendar tool has not been added to the site. The assignment will appear on the calendar immediately, even if it has not been released to the students.
- Add an announcement about the open date to Announcements: To announce the open date automatically when you post the assignment, check the box.
- Add honor pledge: To display the honor pledge when students are submitting their assignments, check the box. Students must check a box agreeing to the pledge before they can submit their work. The text of the honor pledge is as follows:
  "I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment. Yes (You must respond to submit your assignment.)"
Under "Grading", choose Do not add assignment to Gradebook, Add Assignment to Gradebook, or Associate with existing Gradebook entry. If you choose the third, use the drop-down list that appears to select the appropriate assignment. For more, see Linking an assignment to the Gradebook.
Under "Access", choose Display to site or Display to selected groups. If you choose the latter, you'll see the groups and sections that are available; use the checkboxes to select the group(s) and/or section(s) to which you want the assignment released.
Note: The "Access" section will only appear if groups have previously been defined for this site. See Managing groups.
Under "Submission Notification Email Options", choose one of the following options:
- Do not send me notification emails for any student submissions
- Send me a notification email for each student submission
- Send me one email per day summarizing notifications for student submissions
Note: Notification settings in this area apply to all users with a role of instructor, assistant, or adjunct instructor/teaching assistant.
Under "Released Grade Notification Email Options", choose one of the following options:
- Do not send notification email to student when the grade is released
- Send notification email to student when the grade is released
Under "Attachments", you can attach files from your local computer or from Resources, or specify the URL for a file on the web. For instructions, see Options for adding attachments.
Under "Additional information", you can set a model answer or all-purpose item to provide scheduled or immediate feedback. If desired, you can also set a private note (i.e., a note students cannot access).
Click Preview to review your assignment before posting it. To see how it will look to students, click the black triangle next to Student View.
While previewing the assignment, you can click Save draft to save your assignment before you post it. You can then go back to it and revise it before you post it; see Posting an assignment previously saved as a draft.

Note: When you save an assignment as a draft, no one else in your site (including other instructors and teaching assistants) will be able to see it in the assignment list.

Click Post when you are ready to make the assignment accessible to students.

Edit an assignment

To revise a posted assignment before or after its open or due date:

In the menubar, click Assignments.
Under the assignment you wish to modify, click Edit.
Make your revisions. Afterward, you can post or preview your assignment. If you choose to preview it, you'll then have the option to post it or save it as a draft.
Note: If the assignment is currently open to students, you will have only the options of previewing and posting the assignment.

When students view the revised assignment, they will be notified that changes have been made.

Delete an assignment

To delete an assignment:

In the menubar, click Assignments. You will see a list of assignments.
Under "Remove?", check the box(es) that correspond to the assignment(s) you want to delete, and then click Update.
On the confirmation screen, click Delete to permanently delete the assignment.

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Last modified on November 17, 2011.