The Assignments tool is used to submit documents documents to your instructor for grading.

The Assignment submission folders in your course can usually be found in two places:

  • Open the Content area of your course, then click on the Evaluations folder.
  • Click Course Tools at the top of your course, then choose Assignments.

Assignment Instructions

Instructions for completing each Assignment might be in the description of the Assignment, or they might be in a separate document in the Evaluations folder of your course's Content area. If you can't find the instructions for one of your Assignments, contact your Instructor.

The rubric that will be used to grade the Assignment will usually be displayed when you click on the Assignment.

Submit an Assignment

  1. Go to Course Tools -> Assignments.
  2. Click on the submission folder that corresponds with your assignment.
  3. Click the Add a File button and follow the prompts to attach your file(s).
  4. If needed, type any Comments you wish to send to your instructor along with the file.
  5. When you're done, click Submit.

Submission Restrictions

  • You can attach multiple files to the same Assignment submission.
  • Each attachment can have a maximum file size of 2GB.
  • Most Assignment folders will let you attach any type of file. In certain cases, your instructor may restrict you to specific file types. Details will be in the instructions on the Assignment submission screen.
  • Most Assignment folders will let you submit as many times as you need to. If you upload the wrong attachment, you can usually just submit again with the correct file. However, some instructors may disable this option.

Submission Confirmation

After you submit your Assignment file, there are two ways that you can confirm that it was received by the system:

  • A "Submission Receipt" e-mail will be sent to your student e-mail address.
  • If you can't find that e-mail, you can check manually:
    1. Go to Course Tools -> Assignments.
    2. Find the Assignment folder you submitted to.
    3. If your submission was received, you will see a record under the Completion Status column.

If you don't see either of these records, then your submission probably wasn't received. Try submitting again.