Case Study: Release Conditions and Start-End Dates for Assignments with Grade Items 

This article presents a case study. In this case study, the following example will be explored: 

An assignment is required to be completed only by Group 1. This assignment is visible only to Group 1 from a specific date and not to any other groups. The assignment is linked to a grade item. The grade item becomes visible only once the assignment has been submitted. 

This case study will be covered step-by-step. The following steps will be addressed: 

• Making the assignment visible from a specific date
• Restricting assignment visibility to a specific group
• Making grade item visible only after the assignment is submitted

Assignment Visible from a Specific Date 

To create an assignment that is only visible from a specific date and only to a specific group, you can follow these steps: 

First, create an assignment. Refer to the guide: ”How do I create an Assignment?‘‘. 

Navigate to the created assignment by clicking on ‘Tools’ in the navigation bar of a course and then on ‘Assignments’.The following screen will then appear. Click on ‘Edit Assignment’ in the drop-down menu of the assignment that needs to be modified.With the Due Date option, you ensure that students can submit an assignment until a specific date, and not afterward. This is the deadline for the assignment.To add a start date to the assignment, click on Availability Dates & Conditions.Add a Start Date to ensure that students can only submit the assignment from a specific date onward. Optionally, you can add an End Date to ensure that the assignment is no longer available after a certain date. Once the End Date has passed, feedback on the assignment will also no longer be visible to students. Keep this in mind when setting the end date.Set the assignment to Visible by sliding the toggle to the right. The assignment will only become visible to students starting from the Start Date. The assignment will not automatically become visible, so if this is not changed in advance, the assignment will remain hidden even after the Start Date.

Restricting assignment visibility to a specific group 

To create an assignment that is only visible from a specific date and only to a specific group, you can follow these steps: 

First, create an assignment. Refer to the guide: How do I create an Assignment?

Navigate to the created assignment by clicking on ‘Tools’ in the navigation bar of a course and then on ‘Assignments’.The following screen will then appear. Click on ‘Edit Assignment’ in the drop-down menu of the assignment that needs to be modified.To ensure that an assignment is only visible to a specific group, click on Availability Dates & Conditions.Click on the drop-down menu next to Add release conditions and select ‘Create new’.In the screen that appears, click on ‘Group Enrollment’ under Condition Type.Click on the group that should have access to the assignment under Condition Details.In this example, Group 1 is granted access to the assignment. Click on ‘Create’.The new conditions will then appear under Release Conditions. Click on ‘Save and Close’ to save the new conditions.

Grade Item is Only Visible for Submitted Assignments 

To make a grade item linked to an assignment visible only after students have submitted the assignment, follow these steps: 

First, create a Grade item for the relevant assignment. Refer to the guide:How do Grade Items work?

Then, link the Assignment to the Grade Item. Refer to the guide: How do I add a Grade Item to an Assignment?

Navigate to Grades via the navigation bar in a course.Click on ‘Manage Grades’.Click on ‘Edit’ in the drop-down menu next to the relevant grade item.Click on ‘Restrictions’ to go to the restrictions tab.Click on ‘Create and Attach’ under the Release Conditions section.Click on ‘Submission to Folder’ under Condition Type.Under Condition Details, click on the assignment that must be submitted in order to see the grade. In this example, it is Assignment 1. Then, click on ‘Create’.The conditions are now visible on the Restrictions tab. Click on ‘Save and Close’. Only students who have submitted the assignment before the deadline will be able to see the grade item.