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title: "Creating Assignments in Ultra Course View"
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This article is for Instructors/TAs who want to create an Assignment in Ultra Course View. This article explains how to create an Assignment and how to adjust Assignment Settings.
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# **Overview**
The Assignment tool in Ultra is a graded assessment which provides a submission space for students to either input text, attach assignment files (i.e. Word documents, or PowerPoints), or embed Kaltura media.
- Assignments will have a linked Gradebook column that has the same name.
- The linked Gradebook column’s visibility status will match that of the Assignment itself.
- Instructors can provide grading and feedback on student submissions.
- For further detail please see: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26057703623](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26057703623)
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# **Video Instructions**
Video link: [Creating Assignment in Ultra](https://kaltura.uconn.edu/media/Creating+Assignments%3A+Ultra/1_d1u1zpfx)
# **Creating an Assignment**
1. To create a new assignment, navigate to your Ultra course. From the main Course Content page click any plus sign to create an assignment in that location.
2. From the dropdown, click **Create.**
3. Then from the right-side menu, scroll down and click **Assignment.**
4. The new assignment will automatically receive a default name. To change the name, click the underlined name or pencil icon.
5. Click into the Instructions box to input assignment instructions, attach instruction files, embed images, etc.
6. You can also set the assignment’s visibility status by clicking **Hidden from students** in the upper right corner. It can be set for Visible, Hidden, or[ Release Conditions](https://kb.uconn.edu/space/TL/26042992794).
7. After the Assignment task has been created, customize the **Assignment** **Settings** to align with your assessment needs.
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# **Assignment Settings **
Assignment Settings
To access the Assignment Settings panel, click the **gear icon **or any setting link.
## Setting Details and Information
#### Due date
- Sets when the assignment is due. Submissions after the due date will be flagged as late. Instructors can select “No due date” if preferred.
#### Prohibit late submissions
- Automatically submits any work in progress as soon as the due date passes.
#### Allow class conversations
- Allows students and instructors to post comments and questions below the assignment.
Submission Details
Under Submission Details, instructors can specify how they would like assignments to be submitted.
- **Submission Method:** Instructors can choose from Online submissions or Collect submissions offline by using the drop down arrow.
- Online submissions allow students to submit the assignment online through HuskyCT
- Collect Submission Offine: Allows instructors to create an assignment that does not require students to submit online. This is ideal for in-person assessments such as class presentations.
- **Allowed format for online submissions:** Specify how students should be submitting their assignments. Instructors can choose between File upload and Text entry.
- File upload gives students an option to directly upload a file for submission, they can either upload a file from the device or cloud.
- Text entry allows students to write their submissions directly into the specified text box. Students can still upload files through this text box
> ⚠️ Once a submission has been started, instructors cannot change the submission method or format.
Grading and Submissions
#### Grade category
- Allows instructors to organize the assignment into a specific category for Gradebook organization and calculation.
#### Attempts allowed
- Determines the number of submissions allowed for each student.
#### Grade using
- Determines how the grade will be entered by the instructor and displayed to students.
#### Maximum points
- Is the total point value assigned to the assignment.
#### Anonymous grading
- Hides student names during grading.
#### Evaluation options
- Allows instructors to [add an extra grader to each assignment](https://kb.uconn.edu/space/TL/26056721169/Parallel%20Grading%20in%20Ultra%20Course%20View) or assign students to peer review the assignment.
#### Assessment grade
- Allows instructors to have grades posted to students as soon as grades are entered. If this option is not checked, instructors will need to post grades from the Gradebook after they finish grading.
Assessment Security
#### Add an access code
- Lets instructors turn on a six-digit access code that students must enter in order to open the assignment. This option is useful for assessments that are being administered in-person and require students to start the assessment in a specific place at a specific time.
#### LockDown Browser Dashboard
- Allows instructors to require students to complete the assignment using [LockDown Browser or Respondus Monitor](https://kb.uconn.edu/space/TL/26048954399).
Additional Tools
#### Time Limit
- Allows instructors to limit the amount of time a student can work on an assignment after they have started it. Instructors can also allow students to continue working after the time limit expires.
#### Use grading rubric
- Allows instructors to add a rubric to the assignment by creating a new one or using an existing rubric.
#### Goals and standards
- Allow instructors to select course goals and learning objectives that correspond with the assignment.
#### Assigned Groups
- Allows instructors make this a Group Assignment, thereby requiring one submission for the whole group.
#### Originality Report
- Allows instructors to enable SafeAssign, which compares student submissions to general internet searches and the SafeAssign Institutional Database. In addition to requiring submissions to be checked against these sources, instructors can also choose whether students see their originality report and whether a student’s submission will also be included in the Institutional Database for future originality reports.
Saving Changes
1. Once you are finished specifying or editing the Assignment settings, click **Save. **
2. Once completely finished, you can click the** 'X'** to return to Course Content.
> ℹ️ For more information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the** Educational Technology Office** at [edtech@uconn.edu](mailto:edtech@uconn.edu) or **(860) 486-5052 **