Setting Up an Assignment Component

An Assignment Component requires a user to upload a file. The Assignment Component can be graded by an admin or Product Manager or it can be set to be marked as complete as soon as the end-user uploads any number of files. 

To add a new Assignment Component:

1. From the Administrative Control Panel navigate to Products > Product Listing, then find the Product you would like to add the Discussion Component to.
2. Click on "Components" from within the Product editor.
3. Click "Create New Component" and select "Assignment" from the Component Type dropdown menu.

4. Input the name/title of the Assignment Component, as well a brief description if you would like, then click the "Next Step" button.

5. Enter in specific instructions for your end-users for the assignment.

6. Select the grading criteria from the "Grading" dropdown menu. Grading options include: 

• Admin Grading with a letter grade of A thru F. With this option, the admin or Product Manager must manually grade each assignment and assign it a letter grade. If this option is selected, you will be prompted to input the passing grade. This option presents you with a checkbox to allow for resubmission of assignment by the end-user if they have been graded and "Failed."

• Admin Grading as Pass or Fail. This option presents you with a checkbox to allow for resubmission of assignment by the end-user if they have been graded and "Failed." 

• Automatic grading as passed as soon as a certain number of files has been uploaded.

7. Once the grading method has been selected, select either a due date by clicking on the calendar icon, or select the checkbox labeled "No Due Date."

8. If a due date has been selected, you will be prompted with the option to send a reminder to registered users. When selected, you will be prompted to input the number of days before the due date that registrants will receive a reminder notification.

9. If you would like to receive an email notification when an end-user submits an assignment, input the email address of where the notification should be sent in the "Notification Email" field.

10. If you would like, you may edit the text that appears to learners at various stages of the assignment process. If the "Use Custom Button Text" is selected, you will be prompted with several text fields that display for end-users that you can edit the text for.

11. Once all information has been completed, click the "Update" button to return to your listing of Components, or click "Update and Stay" to continue editing the Component.

A new site-wide and product-specific email template to customize the email sent to registered learners after an assignment is graded has been added. The template includes options for all possible grading scenarios and the final email will pull in the appropriate grading message based on the specific learner.