Completing and submitting an assignment

Your instructor or project leader may set up assignments for you to complete and submit online. To work on an assignment, follow these steps:

  1. Open the site for the course or project with the assignment.

  2. In the menubar, click Assignments.

  3. Click the name of the assignment to open it.

    Note: The assignment must have a status of "open" for you to be able to work on it.

  4. To work on the assignment, follow the instructions from your instructor or project leader. You may need to type something into the text box, or perhaps add an attachment, or both.

  5. To add an attachment, click the Add Attachments button in the assignment window. In the window that appears, you have several options:

    • To attach a local file from your computer, under Items to attach, type the filename in the box provided, or browse for the file, select it, and click Browse. A small icon representing the item will appear above, under Items to attach.
    • To attach a website URL, under URL (link to website), type the URL in the box provided. You can omit the http:// (for example, www.google.com). Then click Add.
    • To attach an item from the resources already in this course website, under Select a resource, click Attach a copy next to the appropriate resource.
    • When you are done adding attachments, click Finish.

  6. If you'd like to see how your assignment will look to your instructor or project leader, click Preview.

  7. If you want to save your assignment to complete later, click Save Draft at the bottom of the screen. When you want to reopen it, you'll find it listed in the assignment list with a status of "In progress".

  8. To submit an assignment when you have finished, click Submit at the bottom of the screen.