Users in the instructor or staff faculty roles may create Assignments in Brightspace to assign work and grade submissions. Users can create an assignment directly using the assignments tool via the navbar or instructors can use the Content tool to build the assignment and associate it with a Unit folder in one step!
How to Create an Assignment:
To create an assignment via the Content tool: Go to “Content” select “Create New” > Select “New Assignment”.
To create from the Assignments tool: Go to the Assignment tool and select “New Assignment”.
\uD83D\uDCD8 Configure Assignment settings:
On the New Assignment page, enter the assignment Name, add the max point Grade (if you wish), and add a Due Date if necessary.
When you add a Grade to the assignment you can alter its gradebook settings too.
Add the assignment instructions and attach assignment resources via the text box. Select the “Insert Stuff” icon or the link icon to reuse or upload new resources to the assignment. See HTML Editor for more details.
Select each of the right hand drop-down menus, Availability Dates & Conditions, Submission & Completion, and Evaluation & Feedback to set the specific assignment parameters.
Set Start date & End Date
Start Date: Earliest students can see assignment
End date last day students can see assignment
Enable and add additional release Conditions
Restricts access to assignment until X criterion is met.
Add parameters for special access
Useful for all student accommodations and special projects (i.e. Thesis projects etc.).
Determine the Assignment Type
Add or Associate exisiting Assignment category
This is an organizational feature, it goes not impact grading or final grade.
Set the Submission type
Determine the Max file submission
Outline acceptable file types
Set the parameters for keeping submissions attempts
Add notification email for completed submissions
Attach existing or create new rubrics
Attach existing or create new learning Objectives
Enable or Disable Annotation Tool
Enable or Disable Anonymous Marking
Enable and manage Turnitin Integrity Check
Assignments that are not named will automatically be saved as Untitled.
All assignments have a default setting of ‘ungraded.’
🏁 Review Assignment Details and Save
Review Assignment’s availability: Start Date, Due date (students marked officially late after this date), and the End date, accommodations and special access.
Review the assignment max grade and the gradebook settings
Review submission types acceptable files and review Turnitin integration.
Once details are reviewed and shown to be correct toggle the visibility indicator to make the assignment visible to students on the start date and time. By default it is invisible, and must be made visible prior to the start date.
Assignments can be edited after being published. However do this with caution especially when Turnitin is enabled. Please contact edtech@brocku.ca for more info.
For video instructions, please see Assignments – Create an Assignment – Instructor