Blackboard Assignments

You can use Blackboard Assignment dropboxes for coursework submissions from your individuals or groups in your class.

Blackboard Assignments dropbox accept any digital format including text, audio and video submissions (using Panopto) as well as specialist software files.
Blackboard Assignment dropboxes are recommended when creating a Group Assignment
You can mark offline submissions such as presentations.
Use accommodations, exceptions or exemptions to accommodate students with RARs or EC1s
Use the Turnitin feature if you require Similarity Checking
Use rubrics and a range of tools to provide feedback on students' submissions.
You can also set up delegated marking and two markers per student (parallel marking)
However, if you need to download annotated submissions with feedback for External examiners use a Turnitin assignment

Using the format: Coursework # Title (##%) for your assignment title, e.g. ‘Coursework 1 Post-modernist painters Essay (40%)’. This will help you and your students locate the assessment and make it clear how the student’s final grade is calculated.

Students' compliance with the student declaration at the point of submission, the declaration can be found in the Learning Object Repository
That the release of marks should be accompanied by the following statement:
“Marks provided on Blackboard Ultra are subject to ratification by the Board of Examiners and may be subject to change. Please note that as these marks are provisional, they do not necessarily include any penalties applied for academic misconduct.”
N.B. The declaration and disclaimer are included in the 25/26 Blackboard module template.
Set up a new dropbox for resits and EC1s.

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