UPLOADING

 AND  SUBMITTING  ASSIGNMENTS  

The  Assignment  tool  allows  instructors  to  provide  the  details  of  an  assignment,  and  have  students  
submit  their  completed  assignments  online.  Students  have  access  to  an  assignment  for  a  
specified  period  of  time.    

The  following  instructions  will  demonstrate  how  to:  

• Navigate  to  an  assignment  

• Upload  completed  assignment  files  from  your  computer  
• Submit  the  assignment  to  your  instructor  through  your  Blackboard  course  
• View  a  submitted  and  graded  assignment  

NB:  Your  Instructor  or  Teaching  Assistant  will  send  you  information  on  where  and  how  to  access  
the  link  to  submit  your  assignment.  

1. Click  on  the  appropriate  link  in  

the  Course  Menu.  

 
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2   2. Click  on  the  title  of  the  

Assignment.  

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 3. Carefully  read  and  follow  
specific  instructions  outlined  
by  your  Instructor  and  the  due  
date  assigned.  
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4. There  are  3  options  to  upload  

an  assignment.  
 
N.B.  Make  sure  that  your  file  
name  contains  only  letters  and  
numbers.  Uploaded  files  should  
not  include  special  characters  in  
the  file  name  for  example,  #    !    %    
?.    Do  not  attach  multiple  files  
with  the  same  name.  
 
i. Attach  Assignment  File  
1. Click  Browse  for  Local  File  
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2. Locate  file  on  your  
4ii   personal  computer.  Once  
you  see  the  file  listed  in  
the  Blackboard  window,  
click  the  Attach  File  
button.  
3. Click  Open  
 
 
ii. Browse  for  Content  
Collection  item  
1. Click  Browse  for  Content  
Collection  item.  A  pop-­‐up  
window  will  appear.  
2. Select  the  file  you  want  to  
upload  from  your  Content  
Collection  to  the  
4ii   Assignment  tool.  
3. Click  Submit.  The  pop-­‐up  
window  will  close.  

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iii. Enter  assignment  

information  to  the  Visual  
Text  Box  Editor  provided  
N.B.  This  method  is  not  
commonly  used  by  
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Instructors.  Read  instructions  
for  file  submission  from  your  
instructor  before  clicking  
Submit.  

5. Click  Submit  to  send  the  

assignment.  
a. An  option  has  been  
provided  to  enter  
comments  to  the  
instructor.  
b. Click  Submit.  

Submit  -­‐  If  you  are  required  

to  submit  multiple  files,  you  
should  submit  all  files  at  the  
5a   same  time.  Once  you  click  
submit  you  cannot  alter  your  
submission.  

5 Cancel  will  ignore  any  

b   additions  you  have  made  to  
the  assignment.  
 
Save  as  Draft  allows  you  to  
save  the  changes  you  have  
made  to  the  assignment,  so  
that  you  may  return  to  it  
within  the  due  date.  
 
 

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