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Assignments
Updated Aug 12, 2024

    Assignments

    Create an Assignment in Blackboard Ultra Course View



    The Assignment tool allows students to submit work to their instructor to grade, provide feedback, and include in the grade center.

    Table of Contents

    • 1 Create an assignment
    • 2 Add Assignment Instructions
    • 3 Assignment Visibility to Students
    • 4 Assignment Settings
    • 5 Qwickly Course Tools - Create Assignment

     

    Blackboard Assignment Grade Center Column Created

    When an instructor creates a Blackboard assignment, a column for that assignment will be automatically created in the Grade Center.  If you want to set an exemption or exception for a student for an assignment, you can find more information here.

    Create an assignment

    In a blank Course Shell, select the add content button.  From the menu select Create.  The slide out window appears where you can then select assignment.

    If you have existing content in your Course Shell, select the plus sign (the purple bar with the plus sign will appear when you hover your mouse between items) where you want to add an assignment.  From the drop down menu, select Create to open the Create Item panel. Select Assignment. 

    Add a Folder for an Assignment

    If you would like to add a folder first, select the Folder option from the slide out panel.  Once the folder is created, you can then expand it to add an assignment.  

    Empty Ultra course shell select add content and create from the menu and select Assignment, or an Ultra course with content, click the purple plus sign and select create from the menu and select Assignment

     

    The  New Assignment page opens. Enter a descriptive title for the assignment as this is what students will see and select to view the assignment.  If you do not enter a title, it will default to "New Assignment" plus the date the assignment was created.  You can edit the name of the assignment after the fact, by clicking on the assignment and selecting the edit pencil next to the assignment name.

     


    Add Assignment Instructions

    Assignments provide a single text box for instructions. 

    • Add text by clicking into the text editor.

    • Local files can be added by clicking on the paperclip icon in the text editor toolbar. A window will open to allow you to select a file from your computer.


    Assignment Visibility to Students

    By default, all newly created assignments are hidden from students.  When you are ready to make it available, select Visible to Students from the drop down menu.  Alternatively, you can set release conditions for the assignment  based on date, time or student performance on other course items in the gradebook. Release conditions can be used to control the visibility of an assignment based on one of the following criteria:

    • Making an item visible to certain students or groups

    • Setting an item to become visible on a certain date/time, and/or to be hidden after a certain date/time

    • Making an item visible based on performance on a specified graded item or Gradebook column

    If you have added a release condition, students will be able to see a summary of the release condition for that assignment on the course content page.  You can learn more about release conditions here.

    Release conditions option from drop down menu
    students can view assignment release condition date
    students can access the assignment with performance condition

    Assignment Settings

    Select the Gear icon to open the side panel and edit the Assignment settings.

    • Edit the Details & Information section to set options for the assignment submission such as setting or excluding a due date and more.

    • The Formative Tools option allows you to exclude this assignment from grade calculations by marking it as a formative assessment.

    • Grading & Submissions provides options for assignment type and grading criteria including max points.

    • Assessment Security provides tools to secure assignments created such as an access code.

    • Additional Tools for customization include Time Limits, Rubrics, and Groups.

    • Optional Description is a brief description that appears with the assignment title on the Course Content page

    Assignment Settings Gear Icon

    Qwickly Course Tools - Create Assignment Qwickly Course Tools.png

    Creating an Assignment with Qwickly Course Tools simplifies management of multiple courses, by allowing instructors to take one action to create and deploy the same assignment across multiple courses from one central location.

    From the Blackboard Institution page

    • Select Tools

    • Select Qwickly Course Tools

      • Select Create

      • Select Assignment

      • Select or search courses

    Create the Assignment by completing all fields

    • Enter Assignment Points, Title, Description, Attachment, and set Student Availability

    • Set Timeline for All Courses or Per Course

    • Set Organization of where content lives by selecting Content Root for main content area or specify a Folder

    Qwickly Assignments cannot live directly in a module, they must live within a Folder or on the Main Content page

     

    CREATE CONTENT | Qwickly Assignment STEP 01

     

    QwicklyAssignment_Step01.png

    SET TIMELINE | Qwickly Assignment STEP 02

    QwicklyAssignments_Step2.png

     

    SELECT CONTENT AREA | Qwickly Assignment STEP 03

     

    QwicklyAssignments_Step3.png

    REVIEW | Qwickly Assignment STEP 04

    QwicklyAssignments_Step4.png

     

     

     

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