Assignment Duration

The Assignment Duration setting is used to specify a Starting Date, Closing Date and Due Date for the assignment, and what happens when the Closing/Due Date has been reached. The assignment is disabled until the start date/time and then it is displayed in the student dashboard.

To set the assignment duration, follow these steps:

  1. Open the assignment Settings.

  2. Navigate to the Assignment Duration settings area.

  3. Specify the assignment Starting Date, Closing Date and Due Date (optional):

    • Click the Calendar icon and select the date.

    • Click the Clock icon and select the time.

Note

You can use the Due Date field in conjunction with Penalties to give students extra time to work on an assignment with a reduced score. You do not need a separate Due Date if you do not intend to have a penalty period. Set the closing time for the assignment if you wish to end access at a specific date and time.

Select the Mark as Completed on Due Date checkbox if you want all students’ assignments to be marked as completed when the Due Date has been reached. This will ensure that students do not unintentionally receive penalties.

Note

The time zone is automatically taken from the Course time zone, if you wish to change to a different time zone click the ‘click here’ link to open the Course Details settings. There you can change the time zone for all the assignments in the course.

  1. Click the When Assignment Closes drop-down and choose one of the following options to indicate what happens when the Closing Date has been reached:

  2. Click Save Changes.

You can update this setting for multiple assignments in bulk, check out Bulk Assignment Update.