Creating an Assignment
- Jessica Steele
- Shana Blackshire
With assignments, you can create coursework and manage the grades and feedback for each student separately. You can create assignments in content areas, learning modules, and folders.
When you create an assignment, a Grade Center column is created automatically. From the Grade Center or Needs Grading page, you can see who has submitted their work and start grading. Students access their grades from their My Grades pages or the assignment's Review Submission History page.
How to Create an Assignment
From within a Content Area, select the Assessments menu then select Assignment. Provide the name, instructions, and the files students need. You can use the functions in the editor to format text and add files.
You can add files in the Assignment Files section. Select Browse My Computer to upload a file from your computer.
Optionally, select a Due Date. Assignments with due dates automatically show in the course calendar and in the To Do module. Submissions are accepted after this date but are marked late. If you don’t want students to access an assignment after the due date, choose the appropriate display dates.
In the Grading section, type the Points Possible.
Make the assignment available when you're ready for students to access it. Select the appropriate options for availability, tracking, and display dates. Display dates don't affect an assignment's availability, only when it appears.
Select Submit.
Additional Resources
eCampus 101 for Faculty (more detailed steps to create an assignment)
Blackboard Help: Create and Edit Assignments
Includes Create an Assignment, a video about creating an assignment, managing Late Assignments, Student assignment submission confirmations, and Edit, reorder, and delete assignments.Blackboard Help: How to Download Assignments for Offline Review