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This article is for faculty and staff who wish to learn how to create an assignment to facilitate the submission of files through HuskyCT for individual assignments. For instrutors looking to create group assignments, please review: How to Create a Group Assignment or SafeAssignment.

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Assignments/SafeAssignments created in HuskyCT provide students with the ability to submit work online. When Word, Excel, PPTPowerPoint, or PDF documents are submitted, instructors access these files through the Grade Center and can use the “Inline Grading” feature to view, annotate, and grade the work.

If an Assignment is designated as a SafeAssignment, the test in the student’s submitted paper will be compared against sources on the internet and in various databases. A report indicating the percentage of matching text is generated and the sources identified. For more detailed information please see Blackboard’s help.

  1. Go to the Content Area, Content Folder, or Learning Module where you want to post the Assignment for students to access.

  2. Choose Assignment from the Assessments drop-down menu at the top of the screen.

    assignment
  3. Enter a name Name for the Assignment.

  4. Type in instructions Instructions if needed.

    assignment info
  5. Click Browse My Computer and select the file to attach.

    browse my computer
  6. The box next to “Due Date” Due Date must be checked for the Due Date to take effect.

    due date
  7. Enter the “Points Possible” Points Possible for the Assignment, then either add a rubric or continue to the next step.

    points possible
  8. Click Submission Details to expand the submission details.

    1. Assignment Type: The default is “Individual Submission,” but this can be changed to “Group Submission” to have one submission from a group.Select Individual Submissions, the default option. For Group Assignments refer to, How to Create a Group Assignment or SafeAssignment

      type of submission
    2. Number of Attempts: The default is “Single Single Attempt, but you can choose “Multiple attempts” Multiple attempts or “Unlimited Unlimited attempts.”


      (warning) Note: Instructor must Grade, Clear, or “Ignore” each attempt to prevent getting “Needs Grading” reminders.

  9. Check the plagiarism tools and change any options if needed.

    plagiarism tools
    1. Check the first box to change the assignment into a “SafeAssignment.”SafeAssignment

    2. Check the second box to allow students to view the SafeAssign originality report.

    3. Check the third box if the assignment is a draft and there will be future SafeAssign submissions.

  10. (Optional)Grading Options (click on the link to expand). Choosing either one of these options will bring up additional fields to fill in. See Blackboard’s help for more information on Anonymous Grading or Delegated Grading.

    anonymous grading and delegated grading options
  11. Enter "Display of Grades" preferences.

    1. The default settings are shown. Use the drop-down menus to choose other options. These settings can also be accessed from the assignment’s Grade Center column.

      display grade preferences
  12. Set the Availability Dates.
    (warning) Note: Make sure the Assignment is “Available.” Available The boxes next to “Limit Availability” Limit Availability must be checked for the dates/times to take effect.

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  13. Click Submit to add the assignment to the course.

    submit

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