Question: How do the parameters "Start Date, Due Date, and End Date" work in the D2L Assignments tool?
- It is important to know the distinctions between Start Date, Due Date, and End Date.
Answer: It is dependent on which parameters are set and the dates assigned to them.
- The availability of the coursework is directly dependent on which of the three parameters assigned to the coursework and the dates set for those parameters.
Assignments with only a Start Date
- The assignment is available to students after the Start Date.
- An assignment with a Start Date sets the suggested time period when submissions will be accepted.
- Students will have access to the assignment until the D2L course closes.
- Assessments > Assignments/Dropbox: No date displays in the Due Date column.
Assignments with only a Due Date
- Students will have access to the assignment until the D2L course closes.
- The Due Date is a suggested time period for when submissions will be accepted.
- Students can submit an assignment after the Due Date, however, any files that are submitted after the Due Date will be flagged as late.
- Assessments > Assignments/Dropbox: Due Date displays in the Due Date column.
Assignments with only an End Date
- The assignment is available to students before the End Date.
- An assignment with an End date sets the definitive time period during which submissions will be accepted.
- Students won't able to submit the assignment after the End Date.
- Assessments > Assignments/Dropbox: End Date displays in the Due Date column.
Assignments with only a Start Date and Due Date
- The assignment is available to students after the Start Date and until the D2L course closes.
- An assignment with a Start Date and the Due Date sets the suggested time period when submissions will be accepted.
- Students can submit an assignment after the Due Date, however, any files that are submitted after the Due Date will be flagged as late.
- Assessments > Assignments/Dropbox: Due Date displays in the Due Date column.
Assignments with only a Start Date and End Date
- The assignment is available to students after the Start Date and before the End Date.
- An assignment with a Start Date and an End Date sets the definitive time period during which submissions will be accepted.
- Students won't able to submit the assignment after the End Date.
- Assessments > Assignments/Dropbox: End Date displays in the Due Date column.
Assignments with only a Due Date and End Date
- The assignment is available to students before the End Date.
- An assignment with a Due Date and an End Date sets the expected time period during which submissions will be accepted.
- Students can submit an assignment after the Due Date, however, any files submitted after the Due Date but before the End Date, will be flagged as late.
- Students won't able to submit the assignment after the End Date.
- Assessments > Assignments/Dropbox: Due Date displays in the Due Date column.
Assignments with a Start Date, Due Date, and End Date
- The assignment is available to students after the Start Date and before the End Date.
- An assignment with a Due Date and an End Date sets the expected time period during which submissions will be accepted.
- Students can submit an assignment after the Due Date, however, any files submitted after the Due Date but before the End Date, will be flagged as late.
- Students won't able to submit the assignment after the End Date.
- Assessments > Assignments/Dropbox: Due Date displays in the Due Date column.