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AssignmentsAssignments are used to assess your mastery over course content and objectives. You can find assignments (referredto collectively as assessments) in any content area, learning module, lesson plan, or folder.

Your instructor assigns point values to assignments. Your completed assignment is submitted for grading, and theresults are recorded in the Grade Center. You can see your grades when your instructor makes them available to you.

Completing an Assignment OnlineYour instructor lets you know when an assignment is available and where to find it in your course. Read all of theinstructions carefully and pay attention to due dates. Depending on the instructions provided by your instructor, you maybe asked to add text, attach a file, enter comments, or a combination of these actions. If you have any trouble submittingyour assignment, contact your instructor immediately.

To learn more, see Submitting Assignments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why can't I open my assignment?

Contact the computing help desk at your institution. They can help you troubleshoot and download any application youmight need. If you are not sure how to contact the help desk, look for the technology office on your institution’s websiteor search the web for your institution’s name + Blackboard + help or support. Check to make sure you are using asupported internet browser and operating system for the version of Blackboard that your institution is using.

Why can't I find my assignment?

Your instructor controls the date when assignments become available. Assignment availability can also be controlled byother criteria you must meet. For example, you might have to mark a lecture as reviewed before you can access theassignment. Contact your instructor for more information.

How do I check to be sure my assignment was submitted?

After submitting an assignment, you can check to make sure it was uploaded and saved properly. Click the name of theassignment as if you were going to submit it again. Previous submission attempts are listed on the Review SubmissionHistory page. If you have questions about your attempts or the assignment, contact your instructor for assistance.

My instructor did not receive my assignment. What do I do?

You must discuss this issue with your instructor.

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How do I edit or resubmit an assignment?

Editing an assignment requires you to resubmit the assignment. Not all assignments can be resubmitted. If yourinstructor has not allowed you to submit an assignment more than once and you made a mistake, you must contact yourinstructor to ask for the opportunity to resubmit the assignment.

If your instructor has allowed you to submit an assignment more than once, you will see a Start New Submissionfunction on the Review Submission History page. Access this page by clicking the assignment link in your course.

How do I know whether my assignment has been graded?

The My Grades tool displays all your grades. My Grades is often located on the course menu. The course menuappears on the left side of the course window. If My Grades is not on the the course menu, click Tools, and then clickMy Grades. If your assignment has been submitted, but not graded, you will see an exclamation mark next to theassignment's title.

If your assignment has been submitted and graded, the grade appears in the assignment's row. To view more detail,click the assignment's title to access the Review Submission History page.

Is a group assignment the same as a regular assignment?

Group assignments are accessed from your groups page or in a content area. You can do all of the same things with agroup assignment as with a regular assignment. One member submits the group assignment for the entire group. Thegrade you receive is the same for all members of the group. To learn more, see Submitting Group Assignments.

Is a SafeAssignment the same as a regular assignment?

No. SafeAssignments have a different user interface. You can only upload files to complete a SafeAssignment. To learnmore, see About SafeAssign.

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Submitting AssignmentsThe assignments tool presents a variety of learning activities. You view and submit assignments from one location. Yourinstructor designs assignments that require you to:

• Provide text on the Upload Assignment page.

• Attach files from your computer or from the Content Collection.

• Both provide text and attach files.

Assignments list the name, description, and attachments for class work. Your instructor provides you all the informationyou need to complete the assignment. You can include comments for your instructor before you submit your work.

To learn more about submitting SafeAssignments, see SafeAssign.

Watch a TutorialDouble-click the video to enlarge the viewing area.

How to Submit an AssignmentWhen you finish your assignment, you must click Submit. If you do not, your instructor will not receive your completedassignment.

If your instructor has not allowed multiple attempts, you can submit assignments only once. Ensure thatyou have attached any required files to your assignment before you click Submit.


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1. On the course menu, select the content area that holds the assignment, for example, the Assignments contentarea.

2. Click the name of the assignment.

3. On the Upload Assignment page, review the instructions and download any files provided by your instructor andcomplete the assignment using one or both of the following:

◦ Click Type Submission to expand the Assignment Submission box where you can type your response.You can use the content editor to format text, add files, images, links, multimedia and mashups.

◦ If your response to the assignment is in a separate file, click Browse My Computer, Browse Course, orBrowse Content Collection and select a file to attach. If you attach a file, type a Link Title. If the box is leftblank, the file name becomes the link. Follow any instructions that your instructor provided for naming yourfile.

If you have selected the wrong file, you can remove it by clicking Do not attach. If the same file isattached to your assignment more than once, the new file is saved with a number appended to the

name. For example, history_assignment(1).doc.

If your instructor is using a rubric and has made it available, click the View Rubric button to viewgrading criteria.

4. Optionally, type comments to your instructor in the Comments box.

5. Click Submit.


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6. A success message appears, confirming the assignment submission.

How to Save an Assignment as Draft and Submit LaterUse the Save as Draft function if you need to return to your assignment at a later time. This function saves yourcomments and files on the page. You can resume your work where you left off when you return.

1. On the Upload Assignments page, click Save as Draft to save your changes and continue working later.

2. Return to your assignment and click the assignment link.

3. On the Review Submission History page, click Continue Current Submission.

4. On the Upload Assignment page, make your changes.

5. Optionally, add comments in the Comments box.

6. Click Submit. The Review Submission History page appears showing the information about your submittedassignment.

When you finish your assignment, you must click Submit. If you do not, your instructor will not receiveyour completed assignment.

How to Edit or Resubmit an AssignmentYour instructor may allow you to submit an assignment more than once for a variety of reasons. For example, yourinstructor can provide comments on your first draft so that you can try to improve your work. Your instructor can chooseto use either the highest graded attempt or the last graded attempt for your grade.

If your instructor has allowed you to submit an assignment more than once, you will see a Start New Submissionfunction on the Review Submission History page. You access this page by clicking the assignment link in your course.


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Ensure that you have attached any required files to your assignment before you click Submit. If you donot click Submit, your instructor will not receive your completed assignment.

1. Return to your assignment.

2. Click the assignment.

3. On the Review Submission History page, view the details of your first submission. Click Start NewSubmission.

4. On the Upload Assignment page, make your changes to the new submission.

5. Optionally, in the Comments box, type your comments.

6. Click Submit. You are returned to the Review Submission History page where your submission appears.

7. View your past submission attempts by expanding the Attempt section.

The digital dropbox has been replaced by the assignments tool in Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1. If your instructorhas asked you to submit something to the digital dropbox, ask for alternative instructions.

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Submitting Group Assignments

You can submit your work to complete group assignments in the following ways:

• Text typed on the Upload Assignment page.

• Files attached from your computer or from the Content Collection.

• A combination of both text and attached files.

Assignments list the name, description, and attachments for course work. You can also add comments for yourinstructor.

All members of a group receive the same grade for group assignments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why can't I open our group assignment?

Contact the computing help desk at your institution. They can help you troubleshoot and download any applicationyou might need. If you’re not sure how to contact them, look for the technology office on your institution’s website orsearch the web for your institution’s name + Blackboard + help or support. Check to make sure you are using asupported internet browser and operating system for your institution's version of Blackboard.

Why can't I find our group assignment?

Your group assignment might only be available on a certain date or after you complete a certain task. For example,you might have to mark a lecture as reviewed before you can access the assignment. Contact your instructor formore information.

My instructor did not receive our group assignment. What do I do?

You must discuss this issue with your instructor. To learn more, see How to Submit Work for a Group Assignment.

How do I edit or resubmit a group assignment?

Editing a group assignment requires you to resubmit the assignment, and not all assignments can be resubmitted.Contact your instructor to ask for the opportunity to resubmit the assignment.

If your instructor has allowed you to submit an assignment more than once, you will see a Start New Submissionfunction on the Review Submission History page. You access this page by clicking the assignment link in yourcourse. To learn more, see Edit or Resubmit a Group Assignment.


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How do I know whether my assignment has been graded?

On the course menu, click Tools, and then click My Grades. If your assignment has not been graded, theassignment's row contains a symbol indicating its status. If your assignment has been submitted and graded, thegrade appears in the assignment's row. To view more detail, click the assignment's title to see the ReviewSubmission History page. To learn more, see View Group Assignment Grades and Feedback and My Grades.

How to Submit Work for a Group Assignment1. On the course menu, select the content area that holds the group assignment, for example, Group

Assignments. Click the name of the assignment.

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In the My Groups panel, select your group name. On the group homepage, click the name of the assignment inthe Group Assignments section.

2. On the Upload Assignment page, review the instructions and download any files provided by your instructor.Complete the assignment using the content editor, by attaching files, or both.


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If your instructor has not allowed multiple attempts, your group can submit an assignment onlyonce. Be sure that you have attached any required files to your assignment before you clickSubmit.

3. Optionally, type your Comments.

4. Click Submit. The Review Submission History page appears showing the information about your submittedassignment.

How to Save a Group Assignment as Draft and Submit Later1. When you need to stop working on a group assignment, click Save as Draft. This function saves your comments

and files on the page. Click OK to leave the assignments area.

2. Click Continue Current Submission to resume working without leaving the assignments area. To continueworking on your saved draft after leaving the assignments area, return to assignment in content area that holdsthe group assignment, or from the group homepage.

3. When you finish your assignment, you must click Submit. If you do not, your instructor will not receive yourcompleted assignment.

Edit or Resubmit a Group AssignmentEditing a group assignment requires you to resubmit the assignment, and not all assignments can be resubmitted.Contact your instructor to ask for the opportunity to resubmit the assignment.


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Your instructor may allow you to submit a group assignment more than once for a variety of reasons. For example, yourinstructor can provide comments on your first draft so that you can try to improve your work. Your instructor can chooseto use either the highest graded attempt or the last graded attempt for your grade.

If your instructor has allowed you to submit a group assignment more than once, you will see a Start New Submissionfunction on the Review Submission History page. You access this page by clicking the group assignment link in yourcourse.

How to View Group Assignment Grades and FeedbackBlackboard does not score assignments automatically. Each assignment needs to be reviewed by your instructor. Youcan review the information provided by your instructor in My Grades or on the assignment's Review SubmissionHistory page.

Access My Grades From Your Course

You can view your grades from inside your course in My Grades. My Grades can appear on the course menu or on theTools page.

1. On the course menu, click Tools.

2. On the Tools page, select My Grades.

Review Your Grade From the Group Homepage

You can also view your grade and any feedback provided by your instructor on the group assignment's ReviewSubmission History page. If your instructor attached a file, you must access it from the group assignment link on thegroup homepage.

Access My Grades Outside Your Course1. On the My Institution tab, click My Grades on the Tools panel.

2. On the My Grades page, click the name of a course to view a listing of your gradable items.

To learn more, see My Grades.

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Assignment GradesAssignments are not graded automatically. Each assignment needs to be graded by your instructor. You can review theinformation provided by your instructor in My Grades or on the assignment's Review Submission History page.

Accessing My Grades From Your Course1. On the course menu, click Tools.

2. On the Tools page, select My Grades.

Accessing My Grades Outside Your Course1. On the My Institution tab, click My Grades on the Tools panel.

2. On the My Grades page, click the name of the course to see a listing of gradable items.

Reviewing Your GradeIf your assignment has not been graded, the assignment's row contains a symbol indicating its status. If your assignmenthas been submitted and graded, the grade appears in the assignment's row. To view more detail, click the assignment'stitle to Review Submission History page.

This page includes:

• Instructor Feedback: This section lists your grade and any feedback provided by your instructor.

• Attached Files: This section provides links to open or download any files attached by you or your instructor. Forexample, your instructor might provide comments in a file that you submitted with your assignment.

If your instructor used a rubric for grading and made it available to students, click View Rubric to display detailedgrading information.

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Reviewing a Graded Assignment Submission InlineYou can view your grade and any annotations your instructor made to your assignment submission directly from theassignment attempt without downloading the file.

If you do not see an inline viewer, your institution has not turned it on.

Inline Viewing Supported FormatsWhen you submit a document through an assignment, that document is converted to a format that is viewable inside aweb browser. Supported document types that can be converted are Word (DOC, DOCX), PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX),Excel (XLS, XLSX), and PDF.

The converted document is displayed in a viewer on the assignment attempt page. Formatting and embedded images ofthe original document are preserved in the conversion.

The viewer is supported on current versions of Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer. No plug-in or otherapplication is necessary.

If you uploaded a file that is not in a format supported by the inline viewer, then you will not see the viewer.

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SafeAssign

Safe Assign is used to prevent plagiarism and to create opportunities to help you identify how to properly attributesources rather than paraphrase.

SafeAssign compares your submitted assignments against a set of academic papers to identify areas of overlapbetween the submitted assignment and existing works.

The SafeAssignments ProcessSafeAssign is based on a unique text matching algorithm capable of detecting exact and inexact matching between apaper and source material. SafeAssignments are compared against several different databases containing millions ofarticles dating from the 1990s to the present. After the comparison a report is generated that provides detailedinformation about the matches found between your submitted paper and existing sources.

Safeguard Your WorkYou can safeguard your own work by submitting copies of your papers to the Global Reference Database. Papers fromother institutions are checked against your paper. This protects the originality of your work across institutions. TheGlobal Reference Database is a separate database from your institution's database. When you submit your papers tothe database voluntarily, you agree not to delete papers in the future. You are free to select the option to check yourpapers without submitting them to the Global Reference Database. Blackboard does not claim ownership of submittedpapers.

SafeAssign Originality ReportsAfter a paper has been processed, a report is generated detailing the percentage of text in the submitted paper thatmatches existing sources. The report also shows the suspected sources of each section of the submitted paper thatreturns a match. Your instructor can delete matching sources from the report and process it again when the paper is acontinuation of a previously submitted work.

The originality report does not state whether a phrase that matches a source is properly attributed. Your instructorwill read the report and determine if proper citations were used.

How to Submit a SafeAssignmentYou can only submit a SafeAssignment once. If you want to edit, delete, or resubmit a SafeAssignment, contact yourinstructor and request that they clear your first submission.

1. On the course menu, select the link where SafeAssignment is located, for example, Assignments.

2. On the Assignments page, look for the SafeAssignment and click View/Complete.


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3. On the Upload SafeAssignment page, optionally, type your comments in the Comment box.

4. Browse to select a file to attach as your submission.

5. Optionally, select the Global Reference Database check box to upload your paper to the Global ReferenceDatabase.

6. Click Submit.

In Learn 9.1 SP 13 and earlier, ensure your browser's cookies are enabled before you click Submit. If theyare not, you will receive an error indicating either you are not logged in, your session has timed out or youdo not have appropriate privileges. (In Learn 9.1 SP 14, you won't even be able to navigate to theAssignments page if your browser cookies are not already enabled.)

After you submit SafeAssignments, there is a slight delay between the upload and the availability of theSafeAssign report. Results are normally available within 10-15 minutes.

How to View SafeAssignment SubmissionsView your submissions and the SafeAssign reports associated with it by accessing the SafeAssignment after submittingyour paper. This option is only available if allowed by your instructor.

1. Return to the assignment link in the content area that holds the SafeAssignment, for example, the Assignmentscontent area.

2. On the Assignments page, look for the SafeAssignment and click View/Complete. You will find:

◦ Assignment Information: This section displays the name of the SafeAssignment and its description.

◦ Submitted Work: This section provides link to the following:

▪ Text: Select this option to view your paper and comments.


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▪ File: Select this option to download the submission.

▪ Matching: The percentage listed is the percentage of your paper that matches other sources. Read thefull report to determine if the matching is properly attributed.

▪ SA Report: Select this option to view the full SafeAssign report.

◦ View Grade: This section lists the grade given by your instructor.

◦ Instructor's Feedback: This section lists any feedback, and provides links to open or download any filesattached by your instructor.

To learn about interpreting the originality report, see SafeAssign Originality Reports.

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