Using the Assignments Page

To get started working with assignments, open the Assignments page by clicking the Assignments link in the heading.

If you already have established courses with assignments, you will see the assignments listed for the course previously selected. To view assignments for a different course, make a different selection from the Course or Section dropdown menu.

If you have not yet created any courses or been enrolled in one as an instructor, you need to do that before you begin creating assignments. See Setting up Courses and Sections for details on getting started.

Use this dropdown menu to choose the course or section in which you would like to work.

Click the Upload Files button to open the File Management page, where you can upload files into the CengageNOWv2 server. These files are then available for access by either you or your students. See Uploading Files for more details.

Use the search field above the assignments list to find specific assignments quickly. Type in part or all of an assignment name to display only assignments matching your search criteria.

To return to the full assignment list, click the Show all assignments link to return to the complete list of assignments.

Once you have the appropriate course or section selected, you can click the Create Assignment button to build a new assignment from your CengageNOWv2 content sources. See Assignment Creation Overview for more details.

Assignments Table

Below is a list of information displayed in the Assignments table. By clicking an active column heading you can organize the information in the table by ascending or descending order. For details on how you can manage the information displayed on the Assignments page, see Changing the Assignments Page Display Options.

Displays the name of the assignment. Clicking the assignment name opens the Assignment Summary page. See Managing and Editing Assignments for more details.

This column contains links providing access to the basic assignment management tools.

• Print.

Click the Print link in the Actions column to create copies of your assignments for in-class use. After clicking the link, a blank assignment opens in a new browser window. From this preview page you click the Print button and use your browser's print options to select your preferences.

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• Print Answer Key.

(Homework and Test assignments only) Click the Print Answer Key link to open a printable answer key for the entire assignment in a new browser window. In complex Accounting questions such as General Ledger, you have the ability to control the display of the individual panes. Once the answer key is open, you can click the Print button to open the browser's print dialog, then click the Close Window link when you are done.

The answer key automatically provides the following information:

° Question order sequence

° Question type

° Algorithmic status (if a question is generated algorithmically, one variation is supplied)

° Check My Work feedback

° Post-submission feedback

° Hints

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Pools

• Edit.

Clicking this link opens a page identical to the assignment creation wizard, where you can edit the assignment's name, start/due dates, content, and assignment options.

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• View Answer Key.

(Homework and Test assignments only) Click this link in the Actions column to open a preview of the associated assignment. From this page you can click on a selection on the content menu to see the correct response for individual questions. You can also select to see the answer key for any questions you've placed in pools by choosing a pool from a dropdown list.

This page also supplies a Print Item button in the heading you can use to print individual questions. Click Exit to return to the Assignments page.

Displays status icons for Assigned to Parent Course, Unassigned, Assigned Not Yet Due, Needs Manual Grading, or Grading Complete. A key for the status icons is available in the footer of the Assignments page.

Displays the total points or top score possible for students to earn for the assignment, if given full credit.

Displays whether the assignment's grading method is Automatic in its entirety, includes at least some questions that require Manual grading, or is Not gradable (e.g., Reading assignments).

Displays the Grading Category for that assignment, if graded, and its associated weight as a percentage.

Displays if an assignment is of a Homework, Test, Adaptive Study Plans, Reading, or External type. Each assignment type is also proceeded by whether it is Required or ungraded Practice.

Displays how many questions are contained in the assignment, when the content can be categorized as questions.

Displays how many students registered in the course or section who are able to take the assignment.

Displays the date and time when the assignment is longer available for students to take. By applying an Unavailable date, you can allow students to take an assignment after the Due date, but with a penalty. See Setting the Due and Unavailable Dates for more details.

At the bottom of the page is an icon key that provides a legend for the status icons that might appear for assignments or students that have special conditions.