Student Lifecycle › Teaching & Delivery
Assignments
Work set — essays, quizzes, practicals, projects — with what was handed in and the marks given. A teacher sets work only for the sections they teach.
Where to find it
- Module: Student Lifecycle
- Group: Academics
- Section: Teaching & Delivery
- Screen: Assignments
Address in the console: /slcm/assignments
List · 11 columns · 16 fields on its form · 2 of them required
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Text | title |
| Course | Code | course_code |
| Section | Code | section_no |
| Type | Status | assignment_type |
| Word limit | Number | word_limit |
| Points | Number | points_possible |
| Weight % | Number | weight_pct |
| Due | Date and time | due_at |
| Submitted | Number | submitted |
| Graded | Number | graded |
| Published | Yes or no | is_published |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section required | Choice | Looked up from existing records | The sections you teach. A head of department, dean or registrar can choose any section. |
| Title required | Text | ||
| Type | Choice | Configuration list | |
| Description | Long text | ||
| Word limit | Number | For an essay: the most words expected. Up to a tenth over is accepted when it is handed in. | |
| Marking scheme | Long text | How it is marked, one criterion a line — e.g. “Anatomical accuracy — 20 marks”. Students see it. | |
| Handed in as | Choice | online_text, file, in_person | |
| Students declare it is their own work | Yes or no | ||
| Declaration | Long text | What the student ticks. Blank: “I declare that this is my own work.” | |
| Points possible | Number | ||
| Weight (% of final) | Number | ||
| Assigned | Date | ||
| Due | Date and time | ||
| Accept late work | Yes or no | ||
| Late penalty % | Number | ||
| Published to students | Yes or no |
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.