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Understanding Assignment submission section

The first page students will see when they click on the assignment activity link from the course page will display the assignment name, description and the submission status. The first time a student views the assignment it will look like this:

 

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The submission status section includes:

  • Submission status
  • Grading status
  • Due date
  • Time remaining
  • Last modified
  • Submission details

As they progress through the assignment the Submission status and Grading status will update and the Last modified date will appear.

 

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Example of submitted and graded assignment

  Submission statuses include:

  • Nothing submitted for this assignment
  • Draft (not submitted)
  • Submitted for grading

 Grading statuses include:

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File submission

To submit a file submission, students complete the following steps:

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  • Upload the relevant file into the submission. They are able to ‘drag and drop’ the file into the submission box.
  • Click ‘Save Changes’.
  • There should now be a Last modified date and the file(s) uploaded will also be displayed.

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Note: Depending on how the assignment is setup students may see both a file submission page and an online text editor.

Online text

To submit an online text submission, students complete the following steps:

  • Click the ‘Add submission’ button to bring up the online text editor page

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  • Type the relevant text into the HTML editor, or paste from a previously written file.
  • Click ‘Save Changes’.
  • There should now be a Last modified date and the first 100 characters entered will also be displayed.

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  • Depending on how the assignment is setup the status will either read ‘Submitted for grading’ - in which case no further action is need, or ‘Draft (not submitted)’
  • If changes are required, click on ‘Edit my submission’.
  • Once ready to submit, click ‘Submit assignment’. Note that once the assignment is 'submitted’ no further changes are allowed.

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Note: Depending on how the assignment is setup students may see both a file submission page and an online text editor.

Submission comments

Depending on how the assignment has been setup, there may be a section where students can leave submission comments.

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Look for the assignment and click on it.

The assignment icon is a hand holding a document.

Your tutor will have named of the assignment (or added some other text) to identify this assignment submission point.

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Read the submission statement

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Check the box to accept the terms

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You can drag your document from your desktop to the submission box

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And click the 'Save changes' button

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The submission status shows that your document  is now uploaded to the assignment.

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If you see an 'Edit submission' button, this means that you can make changes to your submission until the cut off date for the assignment.

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However, if you see a 'Submit button' you will need to click this before the submission is complete.

After you have clicked the Submit button you will not be able to make changes to your submission.

(The tutor has chosen this method of submission when they set up the assignment)