Assignment: How to Upload an Assignment (Students)

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Last updated: Apr 19, 2020
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This guide explains how to upload a file or multiple files in an Assignment activity. The Assignment activity may be used for multiple purposes in a course:

  1. Long-form Assignment submissions

  2. Online-text Assignment submissions

  3. Final Exam submissions

Regardless of the purpose, all Assignment activities can be identified by this icon:

 

Instructions

Follow these steps to upload one or more files in an Assignment activity.

  1. Visit the UNIC Moodle site (https://courses.unic.ac.cy/) and log in to your account.

  2. Open the course you need to submit a file to in the Assignment activity. In the course locate the specific activity and click it.

  3. After clicking this activity you will be presented the Submission status table which will indicate the activity’s due date and time remaining (if applied by your lecturer).

  4. To upload your file(s) click the Add submission button at the bottom of the page. This will take you to the area to upload your file(s).
    The maximum number of files you can upload and the maximum size of each file are indicated on the upper-right of the upload area.

     

  5. To upload your answers you can either:

    1. Drag and drop the files in the upload area, i.e. on the blue arrow.

      OR

    2. Click the Add button on the upper-left side of the upload area.

      In the dialogue box that opens click Upload a file on the upper-left. You will see a button that allows you to Choose file of Browse. Click this and select the file that you want to submit then click Upload this file. Repeat this if you have multiple files to upload.

       

  6. Once you have uploaded your file(s) you will see them in the upload area. Click Save changes at the bottom of the page when you have added all your files.

     

  7. You will notice your Submission status will have changed to Draft (not submitted). At this point you can still upload or remove your files. To formally submit your answers for grading click the Submit assignment button at the bottom of the page. Your submission status will not be changed to Submitted for grading. You will not be able to make any changes to your answers or upload any new files at this point.

    You lecturer has been advised only to grade papers that have been Submitted for grading.