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Adding a New Assignment

You can add new assignments to give to Users. On the ControlPanel:

Click on the Assignment menu to expand it.
Click Assignments.
Click Add Assignment.

Type the Name of the assignment .
Type the maximum number of Points for this assignment.
Select one of the following for In Gradebook:

Yes - to indicate these points are tied to the Gradebook.
No - to indicate these points are not tied to the Gradebook.

Type the Objective for the assignment.
Click Select Categories and select the categories to which you want to associate the assignment. Click Return Selected when you are done.
Select one of the following to indicate whether an assignment is linked to an online course or collaboration tool:

None - the assignment is not linked to an online course or collaboration tool.
Link this assignment with a Course - to link the assignment to a course. Users need to read or complete an online course for the assignment. You can select any available course that has been added to the LearnCenter.

The assignment is automatically marked as complete once a user has finished the course.

Link this assignment with a Training Offering - to link the Assignment to a Training Offering. You can choose any Training Offering you have already added to the LearnCenter. Users can then search for Assignments by selecting Training Offerings from the Linked Item Type drop-down list on the Assignments dynamic object.
Link this assignment with a Forum - to link the Assignment to a Forum. You can choose from any forums that have been added in the LearnCenter.

Forum assignments will not be submitted. You must enter a grade in the Gradebook in order for the user to complete this assignment.

Link this assignment with a Chat Room - to link the course to any chat room that has been added in the LearnCenter.

Chat room assignments will not be submitted. You must enter a grade in the Gradebook in order for the user to complete this assignment.

Link this assignment to an Instance - to link the assignment to an assessment instance.

(Optional) Click Insert File to attach documents or files to the assignment.

Click Browse and locate the file on your PC or network.
Select the file and click Open.
Click Upload File.

Click Save.

Once you have added an assignment, you can make additional modifications to it by clicking next to the assignment on the Assignments page. An additional field, Prerequisites, displays on the page that was not available when you added the assignment. See Adding Prerequisites for an Assignment for instructions.