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titleAvailability

Allow submissions from: Enabling this will allow you to set a date & time after which students can submit their assignment.

Due date: Enabling this will enforce a due date which will be indicated to students in the activity. Submission of assignments will still be allowed after this date but these assignments will be indicated as late.

Tip

RECOMMENDED: It is best to at least set a due date for each assignment activity to allow your students plan their workloads.

Cut-off date: If set, this will prevent students from submitting after the specified date. Submissions will only be accepted if the specified student is granted an extension. More information on that can be found here: How to grand an extension on an assignment on Moodle

Remind me to grade by: The expected date that marking of the assignments should be completed by. This date is not displayed to students. This date is used only to prioritize your dashboard notifications.

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Note regarding times:
Start of the day → set the time to 00:00
End of the day → set the time to 23:59

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titleSubmission types

Submission types: Assignments are set up to accept files by default. You can also choose to accept Online text - where students will type their answer directly in Moodle - by enabling the option.

OPTIONAL: If you request that students write a short passage, approx. 0-300 words, you might consider using Online text.

Maximum number of uploaded files: Default 20 files will be accepted per student. You can reduce this if necessary.

Maximum submission size: Default to the maximum allowed for the course. This is the maximum file size allowed per file. More information to change the maximum allowed file size can be found here: https://unicit.atlassian.net/wiki/x/RAC-Kg Increasing the File Size Limit on Moodle

Accepted file types: You can restrict students to only submit specified file types. These can be selected from the list provided, click Choose, or entered in the field provided for anything that is not found on the list. Multiple file types can be accepted.

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