Manually creating an assessment submission point

For exams that are to be submitted online, our recommendation is for the assessment work item to be set up as Grade Column Mapping in SIS. The Module Leader manually creates an assignment submission point with the relevant date and time restrictions, that students submit to. Manually created assignments have no direct connection with SIS - after marking is completed, use the Grade Column Mapping tool to send the marks to SIS.

  1. To create an assessment, you will need to select the + icon to add new content wherever you want the Assignment to appear.

  2. Choose Create from the dropdown menu.

  3. Select Assignment from the Course Content Items pane.

The Assignment Page – add a title, instructions and review settings



  1. Add a title
    Add a title by editing the New Assignment text at the top of the page.
    • The title will appear in notifications and the gradebook and can be located using course Search so make sure it is meaningful and identifies the assignment.
    • The Blackboard course title will always appear with the assignment link in any notifications, such as in the Activity Stream or My Marks, so you do not need to repeat this in the Assignment title:

  2. Add Instructions - please see Standard UWE assignment instructions if you wish to copy these.
  3. Attach the exam / submission question using Browse Local Files and selecting the appropriate file.
  4. Set the due date and time – this is the date and time that students must submit by.
  5. Set the Points Possible to 100.
  6. Click on the Submission Details link and change the following:
    • Attempts allowed – change to unlimited attempts.
    • Plagiarism Tools -click on the Enable SafeAssign
    • Click on the hidden from students drop down list and select Release conditions


  7. Select Date/time, tick Access until. For most coursework submissions, this date will be 48 after the due date. For most exam submissions, this date will be the same as the due date.
  8. Click Save, there will now be a new rule in the left hand side bar. Select the Hide option on when you want this content to appear. Click on the x to go back to your assignment

Students who have been granted additional time

If there are students who have been granted additional time to submit the exam, the Module leader needs to create a separate assignment submission point and add release conditions so that only the relevant students can see and access it.

  1. Repeat steps above but set the specific Access From and Access Until dates within the access times for the student. The Due Date must be the same as the Access Until date and time. You should name the exam so that it is clear that this is the additional time version.
  2. Go into the Content area where you've placed the assignment; expand the drop-down options to the top right of the assignment name Hidden from students and select Release conditions.
  3. Select Specific members or groups

  4. From the individual members drop down list select who you want to access the exam
  5. Check the Date/time box, and add the Access from and Access until dates as required, making sure the Access until date and time is the same as the due date and time.
  6. Select Save.
  7. Only the students that you have added in the Release conditions will be able to see and access this assignment. However, they will still be able to see and access the original exam assignment so it is important that you explain to them that they need to use the correct one (tell them how you have labelled it).
  8. As this is a separate assignment, the submissions will be listed separately to the original exam assignment.

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