Assigning a Due Date & Time for Assignments (Virtual Business)

Modified on Mon, 11 Mar 2024 at 07:09 AM

By default the due date for each assignment and project will be the end date for the course.  If you would like to set individual due dates for the assignments or projects, follow the directions below. 


NOTE: For assignments that have not yet been started or completed, if the due date and time is reached the assignment will be locked and the student will no longer be able to access the lesson unless a due date extension is granted by the instructor.


1.  Log into your instructor account.

2.  From the "Your Courses" page, select the link for the course that you wish to configure.

3.  Select the Change Course Settings link on the Course Details page.



4.  Next, select the Change Order of Modules & Enable Teams or Competition Scoreboard accordion option.



5.  Locate the assignment that you would like to set the due date for and in the right hand corner of the 

assignment box, click on the calendar icon.



6.  Choose the due date from the calendar and click on the date.  By default the assignment will be due at 

12:00 AM on the date selected.  If you would like to select a different time of day for the assignment to be due, you may select a different time by clicking in the time field.  The time selection is based on the Time Zone chosen for your class, it is recommended that you set your Time Zone before setting due dates.



6.  When done, click the Submit Changes button at the bottom of the menu to save your changes.




Additional Resources:

Changing the Order of Assignments

Including and/or Excluding Assignments

Making a Project Team Based

Enabling the Competition Scoreboard

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