Submit an Assignment in Brightspace

Understanding due dates and end dates

A due date is the submission deadline of an assignment in your course. This date is specific to assignments only.

End dates are attached to assignments. The end date is the final date an assignment is available for you to submit to, regardless of the due date. Once the end date of the assignment is past, you are no longer able to submit, no matter what the assignment’s due date is.

You can check these dates and date settings on the Assignment List page. Hover your mouse to find information about start and end dates with settings to explain how the assignment appears before and after these dates.

Submit an Assignment in Brightspace

1. Navigate to the course navbar to the Activities drop-down tab to find Assignments.

Note – Your instructor may have customized their course navbar. Be sure to confirm with your instructor how they have set up their course at the beginning of the semester.

2. From the Assignments screen, you will see all current assignments available to you. Click on an assignment to submit.

3. You will see your instructor’s description of the assignment here. Scroll down to Submit Files. Here you can enter text into the text editor, upload a file, or record audio & video.

4. When you select Add a File, you will be prompted to upload a file.

5. When you have uploaded or attached your assignment submission, select Submit.

6. Once your file has uploaded, you will see the Review Assignment Submission page. Review these details to ensure all the information is correct. Depending on your notification settings, you may also get an email confirmation.

Google Drive in Brightspace allows you to use Google Workspace to complete and submit course assignments and organize your work.

1. Navigate to the Assignment. When on the Submit Assignment screen, click Add a File.

2. From the Pop-up, select Google Drive.

3. If this is your first time using Google Drive in Brightspace, click Sign in, agree to the terms, and log in with your USC credentials.

4. Select the file you wish to add, then click Upload. This will upload an offline version of your file. You cannot add a live file link.
   
   Note: Uploaded offline files will automatically convert from Google files to Microsoft files, which may cause formatting issues.

5. Your Google file is now added to your assignment submission. Ensure your submission is complete and click Submit.

Brightspace allows you to use your USC Microsoft OneDrive to complete and submit course assignments and organize your work. Please note, when you upload a file, it is considered final. You will need to re-submit an updated version, as Brightspace does not carry over edits from OneDrive directly into the file.

1. Navigate to the Assignment. When on the Submit Assignment screen, click Add a File.

2. From the Pop-up, select OneDrive Files.

3. Click Sign In and use USC credentials to connect OneDrive with Brightspace.

4. Find and select the assignment file that needs to be added.

5. Click Add.

6. Your OneDrive file is now added to your assignment submission. Ensure your submission is complete and click Submit.

View Assignment Feedback and Scores

When feedback and scores are available, you will see those updates on the Assignment page. Select Unread in the Evaluation Status column to view feedback from your instructor.

Coding assignments can be submitted using Brightspace’s text editor. Doing so allows instructors to review, grade, and provide feedback on the assignment without leaving Brightspace. However, assignments may require that you add your script as an attachment instead. Confirm with your instructor for how best to submit your assignment.

1. Navigate to the assignment. On the assignment page, click the + icon in the Text Editor and select Input Code from the dropdown menu.

2. Use the programming language dropdown menu to select the correct language.

3. Add in your code for the assignment. Afterward, click the check icon.

4. Click Submit.