How to use the Assignment Tool

The Assignment Drop Box enables students to submit their assignments directly into WebCT in an organized manner. Once the student submits an assignment, the instructor will then download the assignment, evaluate it, and assign a grade for the completed work and post the results and comments directly into WebCT. Depending on how your instructor set-up the assignment tool, you may have to download some assignment-related files to complete your work.

Before using the Assignment Drop Box, students must type and complete your assignment in Microsoft Word, NotePad, or Simpletext. Please use only these types of software formats, so that your instructor is able to open your document and give you proper credit.

Save your document with your username_assignmentname as the file name, e.g., "jmsmith_chapter1" without the quotation marks. Make sure the file name is all lower case with NO spaces, and if you are working on a Macintosh, be sure to include the .doc or .txt suffix on the file name. Be sure to remember where you saved the file on your computer so you can find it again to upload it into WebCT!

Note: Most instructors indicate what they want you to name the file, so follow the assignment instructions for saving files.

From the WebCT course homepage, click on the Assignments link. The Assignments screen appears.

The Assignments screen will display all the assignments your instructor has assigned to you. When an assignment is available, the title of the assignment will show up as a link. To complete an assignment, you have to click on the title of the assignment, follow the instructions and submit the assignment for grading.

• Title: the name of the assignment. Note: if an assignment is not available, or has already submitted, the title will not be hyperlinked.
• Availability: the time period in which the assignment may be accessed.
• Grade: the grade assigned for the assignment.
• Status: denotes the status of your assignment.

You can also select form the drop-down menu beside the Display to show (i) All assignments (ii) All assignments that are available (iii) All assignments that are due soon or (iv) All assignments that are late.

Submitting the Assignment

1. Click on the assignment's name that you are submitting. The Assignment Information screen appears.
   
   
    
2. Read through the instructions and then scroll down.
   Note: In the above assignment, the instructor has provided assignment-related files. Make sure to read the instructions provided by the instructor as to how to use the files for completing the assignment.
    
3. Once you have completed the assignment and saved it on your computer, Click on Upload File.
   
   
    
4. At the Upload File screen, click on Browse.
   
   
    
5. On your hard drive, browse for the file you are going to submit and click Open
   
   
    
6. Then back in the Assignment tool, click on Upload
   
   
    
7. You return to the Student Files screen and see that the file has been uploaded successfully.
   
   
    
8. Click the Submit Assignment button at the very bottom of the screen.
    
9. You will be presented with a confirmation screen. Click OK at the confirmation screen and the assignment will be submitted.
   
   
   
   
   
   NOTE: Unless your instructor has allowed the setting for you to re-submit assignments, it cannot be re-submitted without your instructor resetting it for you.

 

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