Creating an assignment in your course gives students a place to submit their work electronically. Creating an assignment also creates a column in the Grade Center, and Blackboard will send you a notification when a student submits their work. To create a file upload assignment, follow the steps below!

In the content area where you’d like the assignment to be located, click “Assessments” and then “Assignment.”

Screenshot of the Blackboard Learn interface, showing a dropdown menu labeled "Assessments" with options for Test, Survey, and Assignment.

Give the assignment a name and write instructions for the student, such as what they need to write about, page count, citation format, etc.

Screenshot of the Blackboard Learn interface, showing the “Create Assignment” page. The assignment is titled "Assignment #1: Leadership," and the text box provides instructions for the assignment. The toolbar above the text box includes formatting options.

If applicable, include a file with your instructions, such as a template for students to use, an exemplar of a good submission, something they need to read and reflect on, etc.

Screenshot of the Blackboard Learn interface, showing the “Assignment Files” section, where you can select buttons labeled “Browse Local Files,” “Browse Content Collection,” or “Browse Cloud Service.”

Set the number of points this assignment is worth. Optionally, you may create or add a rubric here.

Screenshot of the Blackboard Learn interface, showing the “Grading” section. Included is a field for “Points Possible,” and a button to add a rubric. Also included are expandable sections titled “Submission Details,” “Grading Options,” and “Display of Grades.”

There are other options under “Submission Details,” “Grading Options,” and “Display of Grades” that you can adjust if this is a group submission, if you want to limit the number of submission attempts, if the student submissions should be checked for plagiarism, etc.

Optionally, adjust if the assignment should be available now (you can come back and make the assignment available later), and if the assignment should show after and hide on a certain date and time.

Screenshot of the Blackboard Learn interface, showing the “Availability” section. The “Make the Assignment Available” checkbox is on top, and checked, and included are options to “Limit Availability” with fields for “Display After” and “Display Until.” There is also a checkbox to “Track Number of Views.”

Click “Submit” to create the assignment.

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