Create and Edit Group Assignments (Ultra)

For instructions on how to setup an Ultra assignment, refer to the Create and Edit Group Assignments guide by Blackboard.

The below are the recommended Ultra Assignment settings for a range of different group assignment types.

Group assignment settings

The below are the recommended settings for an Group Ultra Assignment.

Setting	Input	Reasons
Due date	Yes	Enter the date using the Date Selection Calendar and enter the time using the Time Selection Menu or enter directly in 24 hour time. All assessment items must be due during a scheduled class or at a pre-advised time between 1pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday. For further information, refer to the Assessment Procedure.
No due date	Unchecked
Prohibit late submissions	Unchecked	This will stop students from submitting late submissions as well as automatically submitting In-progress attempts at the due date and time.
Prohibit new attempts after due date	Unchecked	Students can't start new attempts once the due date and time has passed stopping late submissions
Allow class conversations	As required	Conversations can be used to allow students to ask questions related directly to this task. This is an alternative to questions via email or Discussion boards
Collect submissions offline	Unchecked	Refer to Non-submission assessment settings for this type of assignment

Setting	Option	Reason
Formative assessment	Unchecked	Only used for assessments that do not count towards a students overall grade
Display formative label to students	N/A	Does not apply as above setting is unchecked

Setting	Input	Reason
Mark category	Assignment	This is left as the default category but can be changed to a different category if required
Attempts allowed	Unlimited	Students can submit as many times as required.
Mark attempts	Last attempt	Will default to their last submitted attempt for marking
Mark using	Points	This is left as the default but can be changed if required
Maximum points	100	This is left as the default but can be changed if required
Hide student names	As required	Can be used if anonymous marking is required
Two markers per student	As required	Can be used if multiple marking is required
Peer review	Unchecked
Delegated Marking	As required	Used to assign markers to specific groups of students
Post assessment marks automatically	Unchecked	This will stop marks and feedback from being posted to students automatically

Setting	Input	Reason
Access code	N/A	Not required for an assignment

Setting	Input	Reason
Time Limit	N/A
Use marking rubric	As required	For further instructions on creating marking rubrics, refer to the Course Rubrics guides
Goals & standards	As required
Assigned groups	Yes	Select the required Group set from the Group students drop-down list

Setting	Input	Reason
Add a description	Click on the link above to start your submission. Submitting the assignment will submit for all group members.	The description field has a 750 character limit. Assignment instructions should be placed in the Instructions textbox.

Setting	Reason
Visible to students (recommended)	Allows student to access instructions and complete their submission.
Release conditions	Allows you to release the assessment according to specified release conditions. For further instructions on setting up release conditions, refer to the Release Conditions guides.

The below are the recommended settings for Non-submission Assignment types.

Setting	Input	Reasons
Due date	N/A	Does not apply as the No due date setting has been checked
No due date	Checked	A due date is not required for this type of assessment
Prohibit late submissions	N/A	Does not apply as the No due date setting has been checked
Prohibit new attempts after due date	N/A	Does not apply as the No due date setting has been checked
Allow class conversations	As required	Conversations can be used to allow students to ask questions related directly to this task. This is an alternative to questions via email or Discussion boards
Collect submissions offline	Checked	This allows the marker to create and mark the assessment

Setting	Option	Reason
Formative assessment	Unchecked	Only used for assessments that do not count towards a students overall grade
Display formative label to students	N/A	Does not apply as above setting is unchecked

Setting	Input	Reason
Mark category	Assignment	This is left as the default category but can be changed to a different category if required
Attempts allowed	N/A	This does not apply to this type of assessment
Mark attempts	N/A	This does not apply to this type of assessment
Mark using	Points	This is left as the default but can be changed if required
Maximum points	100	This is left as the default but can be changed if required
Hide student names	N/A	This does not apply to this type of assessment
Two markers per student	As required	Can be used if multiple marking is required
Peer review	N/A	This does not apply to this type of assessment
Delegated Marking	As required	Used to assign markers to specific groups of students
Post assessment marks automatically	Unchecked	This will stop marks and feedback from being posted to students automatically

Setting	Input	Reason
Access code	N/A	This does not apply to this type of assessment

Setting	Input	Reason
Time Limit	N/A	This does not apply to this type of assessment
Use marking rubric	As required	For further instructions on creating marking rubrics, refer to the Course Rubrics guides
Goals & standards	As required
Assigned groups	Yes	Select the required Group set from the Group students drop-down list if required

Setting	Input	Reason
Add a description	No description required.	Students will not need access to the submission link until the release of results at which point the link can be made available

Setting	Reason
Hidden from students (recommended)	As students are not submitting anything to the assessment theydo not need access to the link until after marking is completed and results/feedback is to be released to them.