DCAD Digital Help Guides

1. In your Blackboard Course, navigate to where you want students to view and submit the assignment, then choose the plus icon ⊕, followed by Content Market and then Gradescope Assignment.
2. You will next be presented with a overlay window that asks you whether this Blackboard link should go to a new assignment or an existing one. As we haven’t yet setup the assignment, we’re going to choose Link with: a new Gradescope Assignment, then select Link Assignment to confirm (see image 1).
3. From the list of assignments, choose Homework / Problem Set followed by the Next button.
4. Type in a name for the assignment.
5. Next, you will need to upload a PDF Template. This should be a blank version of your assignment, or instructions such as a list of assigned homework problems. We’ll come back to this PDF in the creating an outline section of this guide.
6. Next, choose enable anonymous grading if you wish to hide the names of your students. If not, just leave this unchecked.
7. Leave the who will upload submissions option to Student. You can change this to Instructor if you wish, but this is essentially changing the assignment type to an Exam / Quiz.
8. Next, set a Release Date (when students can access the assignment) and a Due Date. Additionally, you can also set a late due date if you wish.
9. You can also set a time limit if you wish.
10. You now need to choose the submission type:
    • Variable length – best for problem sheets, proofs, or diagrams where the number of pages required is unknown.
    • Templated (fixed length) – best for assignments that can be answered in pre-defined locations, like multiple choice and short-answer questions. You can also use AI-Assisted Grading is available with this submission type.
11. Next, specify whether you want to create the rubric before students submit, or as you mark. More information on Gradescope Rubrics.
12. Finally choose whether you want to Allow students to view and download the template.
    • Allow if you’re expecting students to print the answer booklet themselves.
    • Leave hidden if you’re going to print it for them e.g. an in class test.
13. Finally, choose the Create Assignment button.
14. You will be returned to your Course homepage and should see the newly created Homework / Problem Set (see image 2).

Create a question outline

Once you’ve configured your assignment settings, you will be taken to a page that prompts you to create an outline. This is essentially adding your questions to Gradescope which can be later used for marking.

1. Choose New Question, give the question a Title, then add the Points possible.
2. Repeat this for each question in the assignment (see image 3).
3. Finally, choose Save Outline.
4. You will then be taken to the Manage Submissions page. This will be blank now, but it’s where you’ll assignments when students start to submit. You can also use this section for uploading submissions on behalf of students, should you need to.
5. Your assignment is now setup.

In Gradescope, students have the ability to make a request for their assignments are regraded. It’s important to point out that regrade requests are turned on by default. To turn this setting off:

1. Go to Gradescope assignment, then click on the Regrade Requests item in the assignment menu.
2. Click Regrade Request Settings.
3. Then untick the option to Enable regrade requests and choose Save (see image 4).

The assignment is now setup and you can close it.