[Using Sakai] Assignment Tool: Resubmissions

[Zhen Qian]

Hi, Earl:

I hope I can explain the design well here:

Case A. the default behavior - without resubmission settings:

1. Instructor creates an assignment with open date, due date and Accept util date. 
2. Student sees the assignment after its open date. 
3. Student can make submission before due date, or after due date but before Accept Util date (the submission will be marked as late).
4. Once the submission is made, student can no longer resubmit.

Case B: an assignment with resubmission option set

1-3 same as above Case A.
4. Student can resubmit based on the resubmission rules.

Case C: an assignment submission with resubmission options set (in the grading view)
 1-4 same as above Case B. 
The difference here is that instructor can set different resubmission rules for different student. The submission-level resubmit rules will override those at the assignment level, if any.

For your question "why would an instructor set the "Resubmissions Accept Until" at a time any different than the Due/Accept dates": 

It might seem to be redundant to have both settings in Case B. However, it becomes necessary in Case C, where individual student resubmit timeframe might be different from others.

Thanks,

- Zhen

On Sep 23, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Earl Power Murphy wrote:

> Hello, 
> 
> My name is Earl Power Murphy, I work within the ITAC department of Bradley University doing our Sakai support. We recently had an issue regarding the "Allow Resubmissions" function from the New Assignment page. While testing we discovered the ability of the "unlimited" selection, of the "Number of resubmissions allowed" option, to override the Due Date and Accept Until dates, rendering the assignment permanently open. While this is an interesting characteristic we could not figure out the purpose of the "Resubmission Accept Until" option from the New Assignment page. 
> We believe that the Allow Resubmission option offered during the creation of a new assignment is slightly different from that offered on the assignment grading page. On one hand, it seems that the option during assignment creation is for the student+assignment+Sakai relationship functioning within the Open - Due/Accept time frame, i.e. if a student turns in a paper then later rereads it and finds an error the student can turn it in n times without an instructor's direct permission, as long as the "Allow Resubmissions" options is selected and the student is acting withing the Open - Due/Accept time frame. On the other hand, the resubmissions option offered from the assignment grading page allows for a resubmission and an extension upon the Open - Due/Accept time frame by resetting the Accept Until date. If this is true, why would an instructor set the "Resubmissions Accept Until" at a time any different than the Due/Accept dates? Why would the option even be offered? 
> 
> Thank you for your time and have a pleasant weekend.
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> Sincerely, 
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> Earl 
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