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How do I enable group submissions for an assignment?

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Note: You can only select the group submission option for a new or draft assignment. Once the assignment has been posted for students, you cannot change this setting.

Go to the Assignment tool.

Assignments button in Tools Menu

Select the Assignments tool from the site Tools Menu.  

Select Add to create a new assignment.

Assignments Actions Menu with Add tab called out

Select the Add tab from the Actions Menu.

Or, edit a draft assignment.

Assignments list with Edit link called out

Select Edit to modify the corresponding assignment.

Assign to each individual member of the selected group(s).

Assign To Assignments configuration

Select Each individual member of the selected group(s) to select from a list of all existing groups in the site. Select one or more groups to display the assignment to those groups only.

Or, assign to the selected group(s), as a group assignment (one group member submits on behalf of the entire group).

To have site participants submit one assignment per group, Select The selected group(s), as a group assignment (one group member submits on behalf of the entire group) to create an assignment for which one group member will submit on behalf of the rest of the group. Select one or more groups to display the assignment to those groups only.

Warning message to require groups do not have shared members

If more than one group is selected to submit a group assignment, a notice will appear offering to scan the groups for duplicate participants (students who appear in both groups). Select the button Check Now.

Confirmation of discrete membership in groups

If there are no duplicate participants in the selected groups, a Success message confirmation will appear.

Warning message indicating shared membership

If duplicate participants are detected, an alert message will be shown with participant and group details. Resolve all duplicate group membership in the Manage Groups area of Site Info.

Post assignment.

Post button

After verifying correct group configuration, select Post to apply changes.

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