Schools with On-time & Post-deadline submission points: Blackboard assignments

The EMA Integration will create Blackboard assignments in the ‘Assessment’ learning module of the course.
Programme Administrators will need to move these into the correct Assignment folder e.g. Assessment > Assignment 1.

This guide takes you through the settings you should apply when creating a summative Blackboard assignment.

• On-time submission points
• Post-deadline submission points
• Hiding/Unhiding submission points
• Releasing Marks

For help with the mechanics of creating a Blackboard assignment, please see Create an Assignment and Assignment Settings.

On-time submission points

• Due date: the official due date and time will have been set by the EMA Integration.
• Prohibit late submissions: No – do not tick
• Prohibit new attempts after due date: Yes – do tick
• Attempts allowed: unlimited
• Anonymous marking – Hide student names: Yes by default, but this may not be practical for some assessments e.g. Group assignments
• Post assessment marks automatically: leave unticked
• Visibility: Release Conditions will have been applied by the Integration
  • Access from: due date and time as set in RISIS, minus 4 calendar weeks
    This date can be brought forward if appropriate.
    By default, students will see the assignment listed in the Assessment content area, but will not be able to open it before the ‘Show on’ date.
  • Access until: leave unticked

Marking workflow

Markers and administrators can access submitted work via the Gradebook, or by going directly to the Blackboard assignment.

When all work has been marked (after 15 days working days) the Programme Administrator will Post marks

• This removes anonymity – all student names will now be visible, including for any submissions which have not yet been marked.
• Marks and feedback become visible to students, via the Gradebook or directly from the Blackboard assignment.
• If any submissions have not yet been marked, these can still be marked without being visible to the student – these marks will need to be Posted separately when ready.

Post-deadline submission point

• Due date: official due date and time + 1 minute
• Prohibit late submissions: No – do not tick
• Prohibit new attempts after due date: No – do not tick
• Anonymous marking – Hide student names: Yes by default, but this may not be practical for some assessments e.g. Group assignments
• Post assessment marks automatically: leave unticked
• Visibility: Release conditions
  • Access from: official due date and time
    By default, students will see the assignment listed in the Assessment content area, but will not be able to open it before the ‘Show on’ date.
  • Access Until: leave unticked

Marking workflow

When the majority of post-deadline submissions have been marked the Programme Administrator will Post marks.

• This removes anonymity – all student names will now be visible, including for submissions which have not yet been marked.
• Marks and feedback become visible to students, via the Gradebook or directly from the Blackboard assignment.
• If any submissions are not yet marked, these can still be marked without being visible to the student. These marks will need to be Posted separately when ready.

Hiding / showing Blackboard assignments

• Setting the assignment visibility to ‘Hidden’ also hides the corresponding Gradebook column. For coursework this should only be necessary in exceptional circumstances.
• There is no need to hide the on-time assignment at the due date – just prohibit new attempts.
  This means students who have submitted can always see their submission – this should prevent confusion, and unnecessary submissions to the post-deadline assignment.
• Assignments created by the EMA integration will be set to become visible 4 weeks before the due date. By default these will have the ‘Show’ option ticked, and Administrators should not change that setting.
  Show = All course members can see this item in the content list, but they can’t open it until all release conditions are met
  i.e. students see that the assignment exists, but cannot access it until the set date.
  This will apply also to the post-deadline assignment.

Releasing marks

• You can Post marks for
  • all marked work
  • selected students.

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Guide last updated on September 10, 2024