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Instructor Help: Assignments Tool

1. Why would I want to use the Assignments Tool on my course site?
2. How do I add the tool on my course site?
3. How do I create an assignment?
4. How do I specify assignment settings?
5. How do upload assignment-related files?
6. How do I view student submissions?
7. How do I grade an assignment?
8. How do I change the grade that I once gave?
9. Are there instructions on this tool for students?

1. Why would I want to use the Assignment Tool on my course site?

The Assignments Tool allows instructors to create and distribute course assignments to students, and download, evaluate, and return the assignments with a grade. Instructors can also post the instructions about the assignment, set the time and dates for the assignment to be available, and attach assignment-related files such as reading materials. This is a great alternative to the use of email for sumitting and returning course assignments.

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2. How do I set up the tool on my course site?

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Under Actions > Options: Links, click Add page or tool.
   
   
   
   
3. Under Evaluation & Activity Tools, click Assignments.
   
   
   
   
4. Type in "Assignments" or a title for this Assignment Tool. (Note: This is not a title of an individual assignment.)
   
   
   
   
5. Decide where you want this item to appear on your course site and check the appropriate box. You can add it to the Course Menu or to an Organizer Page, or to both. When you check "Organizer Page," you can choose which Organizer Page the item will appear on from the pull down menu. The default selection is shown. You can also control how the item will look by selecting/deselecting the options for showing the item title and showing the item icon. You can change the appearance of the link later if you don't like how it turns out.
   
   
   
   
6. Finally, click Add to add the item to your site.
   
   
   
   

IMPORTANT: To test the item, click View, then click on the icon.

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3. How do I create an assignment?

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Click on the Assignment Tools icon.
   
   
   
   
3. Under Actions > Options, click Add.
   
   
   
   
4. Type in a title of this assignment.
   
   
   
   
5. A new assignment will be listed under Assignments (e.g. Sample Assignment).
   
   
   
   

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4. How do I specify assignment settings?

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Click on the title of the assignment.
   
   
   
   
3. Under Actions > Options, click Edit assignment settings.
   
   
   
   
4. Type in the instructions and maximum grade (e.g. 10 or 100).
   
   
   
   
5. Specify when you want this assignment to be available. You can also set a due date. If you allow late submissions, specify a cutoff date.
   
   
   
   
6. Select whether or not your students will receive an email acknowledgment of their submission of this assignment. You can also choose to receive a notification after your students submit their assignments.
   
   
   
   
7. You can set whether or not you allow multiple submissions. If you allow multiple submissions, students can retrieve/submit their assignments as many times as possible until the due date. Please note, however, that you will not be able to view students' assignments until the due date if you choose this option.
   
   
   
   
8. Select a preferred score release option. Under Release column, choose No unless you use the My Grades tool on ecampus. (Note: The My Grades tool on ecampus is not linked to Grade in MyUCLA.)
   
   
   
   
9. Finally, click Update.
   
   
   
   

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5. How do I upload assignment-related files?

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Click on the title of the assignment.
   
   
   
   
3. Under Actions > Options > Import assignment file, click Browse.
   
   
   
   
4. In the new window, click Browse again under Upload File. Find the file on your computer and select it. Then click Upload to send it to your course site.
   
   
   
   
5. Once it's there, click the round button to the left of it and click Add selected at the bottom.
   
   
   
   
6. Under Actions > Options > Import assignment file, click Import.
   
   
   
   

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6. How do I view student submissions?

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Click Submissions under the assignment you would like to view.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Not Graded under Status of the student's submission you would like to view.
   
   
   
   
4. Under Student files, click on the file that your student uploaded.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Downlod.
   
   
   
   
6. Open the downloaded file using a word processor. Give comments and/or corrections as you wish and save the file.

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7. How do I grade and return an assignment?

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Click Submissions under the assignment you would like to grade.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Not Graded under Status of the student's submission you would like to grade.
   
   
   
   
4. If you would like to return the file with comments, click Upload file under Graded files.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Browse under Upload Graded File. Find the file on your computer and select it. Then click Upload to send it to your course site.
   
   
   
   
6. Type in Comments (optional) and Grade (required) and click Grade.
   
   
   
   
7. This is what your student will see under his or her submission.
   
   
   
   

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8. How do I change the grade that I once gave?

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Click Submissions under the assignment you would like to make changes.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Graded under Status of the student's submission that you would like to make changes.
   
   
   
   
4. Make necessary changes and click Grade.
   
   
   
   

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9. Are there instructions on this tool for students?

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