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First, make sure editing has been turned on in the course, as described in the “Editing a Course”<\/a> post.<\/p>\n

Go to the course section (week or topic) where you want to create an assignment.\u00a0 From the “+Add an activity or resource” link, choose \u00a0 Assignment under Activities.\u00a0 Then click on the assignment icon and you will then be working within the Adding a new Assignment window.\u00a0 In the ‘General’ section, enter the Assignment name (this field is required).\u00a0 Under the ‘Grade’ section, assign the number of points (or no grade) for the assignment, along with the grading method (direct grading, marking guide or rubric).\u00a0 Moodle does have the functionality to control the student submissions and assessment as described below.<\/p>\n

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Availability:<\/span> You can control the dates\/times that students are allowed to upload and submit their assignment.\u00a0 After the Due date, students can submit an assignment, but it will be marked late.\u00a0 After the Cut-off date, assignments can not be submitted.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span>Submission Type:<\/span> You can allow students to type into a text box for the assignment, upload a file, or both.\u00a0 The maximum number of uploaded files can be controlled, along with their size.<\/p>\n

After you have adjusted other settings as desired, make sure to click on “Save and return to course” to complete the assignment setup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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