Create an Assignment in Blackboard Ultra Course View

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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. 

Open

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.

Open

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.

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

Qwickly Course Tools - Create Assignment

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.