About Assignments

The Assignments drop box allows your instructor to create and distribute course assignments to students, then download student submissions, evaluate, and assign a grade to the completed work.

To upload their completed assignment files, students must navigate through a series of screens. The following set of instructions is written with the student in mind.

Getting Started

Students can use Assignments only after the Assignment tool is posted to the course.

Usually, you will find Assignments linked on the homepage and/or on the Course Menu.

• Find the Assignments icon from a Course Page or Course Menu, click on Assignments. The Assignments Screen will be presented.
  

View Assignment

Click the hyperlinked name of the assignment you want to view (the link is underlined). The Assignment Instruction screen will be presented.

• This screen displays the due date for the assignment, instructions for the completion of the assignment, and its maximum grade.
  
• The Assignment Instruction screen also lists assignment-related files, if available.
  
  

Compose Your Response

Compose your response according to the Assignment Instructions. Use your own software applications (e.g., Microsoft Word or WordPerfect) to complete assignments. Be sure that your files are virus-free.

Prepare to Submit Assignment

First you need to upload your document file from your own computer to WebCT, then you will submit the file.

• To choose your file to upload, click Student files. The “Upload Files For Assignments” screen will be presented.
• Click Upload. The “Upload File For Assignment” screen will be presented.
• To locate the file, click Browse to open your local computer's browser.
• Select the file by clicking on it. The “Upload File For Assignments” screen reappears, with the name of the file in the Filename text box.
• To upload the file, click Upload. The “Upload Files For Assignments” screen reappears.
• Click the Return to Assignment hyperlink.
• The Assignment Instruction screen reappears.

Note: Once you upload an assignment you may NOT resubmit the assignment.

Submit Assignment

• Click “Submit Assignment.” The Submit Assignment screen will be presented.
• A confirmation box appears asking you to confirm the procedure.
• Click [OK]. The Assignments screen reappears, with the message Not Graded appearing in the Status column.
  

View Your Grade

When the assignment has been graded, the Status column message changes to a hyperlink that says "Graded" and your grade appears in the Grade column.

View Assignment Results

Click the Status column hyperlink to view your instructor's comments about your work.

Don't worry, this process is easier than it looks.