Using Oncourse Assignments, how do I read or download students' assignments?

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.

To read assignments, in the relevant course site, from the menubar, click Assignments. You will see a list of assignments and their status. To view any assignment, click its title.

If you are an instructor, you can view assignments by student. To do so, from the "View" drop-down list, select Assignment List by Student. You can also view assignments as students see them. To do so, near the top of the window, click Student View.

To grade an assignment, see Grading or returning an assignment or reviewing student status.

Downloading assignments for offline review

If you plan to export and maintain local offline copies of any student information (including but not limited to names, University ID numbers, or grades), you are responsible for taking adequate security measures to handle and safeguard such data, as it remains sensitive university data.

The University Information Policy Office (UIPO) has more at Protecting Data.

For more on handling sensitive data, see:

• What is sensitive data and how is it protected by law?
• What is institutional data?

To download multiple student submissions in order to review them offline:

1. In the relevant course site, from the menubar, click Assignments. You will see a list of assignments and their status.
   
   
2. On the Assignments page, under "Assignment title", click Grade for the assignment you wish to download.
   
   
3. On the Submissions page, click Download All.
   
   
4. When prompted, save the .zip file to your hard drive, making note of the saved location.
   
   
5. Find the saved .zip file and extract the files by double-clicking the file's icon.
   
   
6. When the files are extracted, you will see a folder for each student who submitted the assignment. Open the folder and click the file inside to view the student's submission.

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