There are a number of settings available.
| Available date | Date after which assignment can be started. Changes to this date will open/close existing student assignments if applicable. |
| Due date | Date after which assignment must be completed. Changes to this date will open/close existing student assignments if applicable. |
| Release results to students | When answers are released to a student. You can specify: after they finish assignment, "x" days after due date, after a different date, or never. |
| Partial credit for late work | Whether to give credit for late work (after due date). You can specify: Allow until a given date, allow for a fixed amount of time after the due date, or do not allow. If enabled, you can specify the percentage credit for late work. |
| Bonus credit for early work | Whether to give bonus credit for early work. You can specify: Allow until a given date, allow for a fixed amount of time before the due date, or do not allow. If enabled, you can specify the percentage credit for early work. |
| Show as current assignment | When a student logs in, take them directly to this assignment |
| Require password to start | See Password-protecting an assignment for more information. |
To configure the availability of an assignment from within the assignment editor:
- Go to the assignment and select the Availability tab.
To configure the availability of an assignment from within the course editor:
- Go to the course and select the Assignments tab.
- Select Edit availability next to an assignment.
To configure availability for multiple assignments at once:
- Go to the course and select the Assignments tab.
- Multi-select assignments.
- Select Choose action > Edit availability and visibility from the toolbar.
- Select Availability and specify available and/or due dates.
- Apply changes.