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Create an Assignment

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In most cases you will not need to create an Assignment.

Mode of Submission for Blackboard Assignment

There are a number of Modes of Submission that create the Blackboard Assignment submission point automatically via the RISIS to Blackboard integration. For these modes of submission:

  • Do NOT create a submission point manually
  • The submission point will appear at the end of the Assessment area, move it into the specific assignment folder
  • Use the assignment settings to configure the assignment according to requirement (i.e. anonymity, attempts allow, attach a rubric)
CodeMode of Submission Creates in BlackboardPost-deadline
column supported?
AS02Bb assignmentBb assignmentY
AG01Bb assignment (Group)Bb assignment (Group)Y
AS01Bb duplicate submissionBb assignmentY
AS05Bb presentation / performanceBb assignmentN
AG03Bb presentation / performance (Group)Bb assignment (Group)N
AG02Physical entity submission (Group)Bb assignment (Group)N
VA01Video assessmentBb assignmentY
VG01Video assessment (Group)Bb assignment (Group)Y

If you have created a Blackboard Assignment submission point, in error or because the deadline is early in the Semester 1, you will need to change the Mode of Submission to Blackboard Assignment Rolling Deadlines so that the integration provides a calculated column.

When to manually create a Blackboard Assignment

There are a few occasions you may need to create a Blackboard Assignment submission point manually they are:

  • Formative Assessment
  • Mode of submission – Multipart Submission
  • Mode of submission – Flexible Assessment
  • Mode of submission – Blackboard Rolling Deadlines

For these modes of submission a calculated column will be created, you will need to map your created submission point column to the calculated column to move the marks to RISIS.

Create an Assignment Manually

To create a Blackboard assignment, click on the Add Content (+ sign) icon, then Create.

Screenshot of the Add Content options, with Create highlighted.

Under ‘Assessment’ select Assignment.

Screenshot of Create Item panel with the Assignment option highlighted.

The new assignment page will open with a settings panel on the right-hand side. In the main page:

  1. Provide a Name for the assignment,
  2. Add any instructions in the text box – this can include adding files or video content too.
The Title and Instructions box to add instructions in assignment.

Assignment Settings

Use the right-hand side panel to edit the Assignment Settings to set the due date, anonymous marking, number of attempts allowed etc. Or to mark the assessment as formative (option 7 in the settings guide)

See our guide on Ultra Assignment Settings for further details.

Assignment visibility

By default all new assignments are created ‘Hidden from Students’.

You will need to change this to ‘Visible to Students’ or use ‘Release Conditions’ to set when the assignment will become visible to students.

Guide last updated on May 30, 2025

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