- What should I do if I need to change the assignment details?
Where possible, changes should be made before the assignment has been generated in Blackboard.
If the assessment has already fed into Blackboard, please contact your School Student and Programme Support team and they will request that the assessment is data fixed in both the student record system and Blackboard.
- How do I adjust a mark once it has already been extracted to SIS?
Only agreed marks should be extracted to the student record system.
If a mark must be changed once it has been extracted, you can change it in the Gradebook but it is essential that you also ensure that your School Student and Programme Support team update the student record system manually in line with your change. Editing a mark in the Gradebook will NOT update the student record system.
- Can I use SafeAssign with SIS generated assignments?
By default, assignments fed from the student record system will automatically be set up to use SafeAssign. The SafeAssign report will display to the marker when viewig the attempt in the Gradebook.
- What time is used for student submissions?
The date and time of a submission is taken from the Blackboard server at the point the submission completes - not when the student presses the Submit button.
All times are UK time. The submission date and time is shown to the student in their receipt on the Blackboard Coursework area.
If the date and time on a students computer is incorrect, this will not affect the date and time recorded in Blackboard.
- How do students make a submission?
Students can either access the assignment from the Coursework area in Blackboard, or directly from where the assignment is located in the course (usually Assessment submission points folder).
Students need to click on the title of the assignment and then click on View instructions. They will be taken to the submission page where they can either drag and drop or browse to their file(s).
We have guidance for students on Viewing and Submitting Assignments - there is a link to this guidance in the default assignment instruction text.
- How do students check their submissions?
Students are advised to access their submission receipts via the Coursework area in Blackboard.
A receipt for every submission a student makes to a Blackboard assignment will be detailed here. The student clicks on a submission date and time to view the receipt. The are advised to make sure that they can open any files they attached to their submission from their receipt.
Please see our guidance for staff on the Coursework area in Blackboard.
- How do students view their marks and feedback?
Students access their marks and feedback via the Coursework area in Blackboard.
Every submission a student makes to an assignment will be detailed here. The mark and feedback will be listed against the marked submission (the latest submission attempt made).
We have guidance for students on The coursework area and also some guidance for staff: Student Coursework area.
- Errors on release of marks
Should you get any error messages when sending marks to the student record system, please contact Learning & Research Systems.