Carmen Assignments

Each item created in Assignments needs to be placed within an Assignment Group. Once you have added assignments to your assignment group, you can create rules for the entire assignment group. You can opt to have each group account for a certain weight of the final grade or you can use a points earned divided by points available calculation.

Assignment group rules determine how Canvas handles any exceptions you want to create for grade calculations.

For each Assignment Group, you can create one of three grading rules:

• Drop the lowest x scores for each student.
• Drop the highest x scores for each student.
• Never drop a specific assignment.

See How do I create rules for an assignment group? for more information.

After you create your assignment groups, you can begin to create your assignments.

To create an assignment:

1. Open your course.

2. Click Assignments from the global navigation.

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3. Click the Add Assignment button. 

   

4. Fill out the assignment details (see below). 

5. Click Save. 

   

Assignments can be duplicated. See the Canvas documentation for complete details on duplicating assignments.

In Carmen, setting up assignments goes beyond due dates and points.

You may wish to provide a detailed description, link to additional resources, or create a rubric. Carmen also lets you set different due dates for different sections or individuals.

For a complete explanation of assignment details, see How do I add or edit details in an assignment?

1. Type the assignment title in the Assignment Name field.
2. Use the New Rich Content Editor to: 
   1. Provide a description of the assignment
   2. Link to or upload course resources, including files and images
   3. Add text and links
   4. Add equations
   5. Insert media
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3. Enter the points for your assignment in the Points field.
4. Select the Assignment Group for the assignment in the Assignment Group drop-down menu
5. In the Display Grade as drop-down menu, select the method you want to use for grading. You can grade your assignment by percentage, complete/incomplete, points, letter grade, GPA scale, or not grade the assignment.
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6. In the Submission Type drop-down menu, select the type of submission for the assignment. By default, the submission type will be set to Online. When you create a quiz or a graded discussion, an assignment will automatically be created. 
   1. No Submission is when you do not want students to submit an assignment in Canvas. This assignment type can be used to create extra columns in the Gradebook for participation or in-class activities, or when you want to create an assignment that involves multiple scores. Submission Type does not apply to Not Graded assignments.
   2. Online is when you want students to submit their assignments using Canvas. Online entry options include: text entry, website URL, media recordings, and file uploads.
   3. On Paper is when you want students to submit an assignment to you but not through Canvas. This assignment type applies to traditional face-to-face courses or hybrid courses when you want the assignment turned in during class, but you still want to create a column in the Canvas Gradebook for grading purposes.
   4. External Tool is when you want students to submit their assignments using an external app (LTI) enabled for your course. See a list of the current external tools available.
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7. If you have selected the Online submission type, you may be able to limit submission attempts for the assignment.
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8. In the Plagiarism Review drop-down menu, select Turnitin. Learn more about Turnitin. 
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9. Select This is a Group Assignment to create a group assignment. Learn more about group assignments. 
10. If you want to require students review each other's work, select Require Peer Reviews. Learn more about peer review assignments. 
11. If you want to set up an assignment with additional reviews, you may be able to enable Moderated Grading, Anonymous Grading, or both. Moderated grading allows multiple graders to evaluate a student's work and create provisional grades. Anonymous grading hides student names from graders when they view assignment submissions in SpeedGrader. These options can be used together or independently.
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Availability and Due Dates

Availability dates specify the date and times when an assignment will be available to students. The due date is the date and time when the assignment is due.

Availability dates should be set fairly broadly, to give students a window in which to complete the assignment and submit their work.  If the due date is the same as the assignment end date, students will not be able to submit the assignment after the due date passes.  If you wish to allow late submissions, the assignment end date can extend past the due date.  Assignments that are submitted late will be flagged in the gradebook.

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For more information, see What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?

By default, Canvas will set your assignment dates for everyone in your course. However, you can assign the assignment to an individual student or course section.

This feature helps instructors when they have sections of a course that meet on different days of the week or in different formats. It also allows instructors to accommodate individual student schedules if they wish. If you don't see the expected sections or students in the drop-down list, start typing a name. Canvas will suggest the closest matches.