As you move throughout the courses, you will be directed to complete the assignments associated with the course. You can find the assignments in the Assignments section, located on the left side of the screen. Click Assignments to view the assignments associated with this course.
Each assignment is listed by name, with its due date and point value. Click the name of the assignment you are ready to complete. Note that assignments with a chat bubble icon are discussions and assignments with a paper icon are traditional assignments. Discussions can also be accessed from the Discussions item on the left menu.
Each assignment or discussion contains an explanation of the requirements, information on how many points it is worth, the passing score, and a link to the scoring rubric for the assignment.
Assignments
You may submit your work as an attachment. When you are ready to submit your assignment, click Submit Assignment.
This will open a section below the description of the assignment which contains the submission dialogue.
To upload a file you have previously completed and saved on your computer, click Choose File, then browse to the files you wish to upload. Click Open on the browse window to add the file(s), then click Submit Assignment when you have added all of the files associated with the assignment. You may also add text to the comments box (if necessary).
Once you have submitted your work, you will see a confirmation in the upper right corner of your screen.
Discussion Posts
You may wish to access discussions from the Discussions tab on the home page.
Click the Discussion you wish to work on.
Discussions contain the information necessary to formulate your initial response. Click Reply to access the discussion submission tools.
Type your response into the text box (you may wish to compose your text in another document to ensure you are able to edit it appropriately before submitting and simply paste in your completed work). Once you have finished your submission, click Post Reply.
Some discussions posts require that you respond to your peers. To respond to a post, click Reply beneath the entry you wish to respond to.
Add your comments and then click Post Reply as in your initial response.
When your work has been graded, you will see this in two locations upon logging in. Click Grades to view all of your assignments and grades. To jump directly to the assessment that was graded, click the Recent Feedback.
The newly graded items will have a blue dot in front of them. Click the title to view the assignment and your instructor's feedback.
Your grade appears in the upper right corner, with any comments from the instructor directly below that. If you wish to respond, you may do so using the Add a Comment feature.
When your course has been graded in its entirety, you will see each assessment listed with the score, the number of points possible, and a total percentage, which represents your final grade. Additionally, a comment bubble will appear if your instructor commented on the assessment.
Note that you must complete each assignment in order to pass the course.
Once you have completed a course, you can easily see the list of your past courses and their status on the My Past Classes page.