Create office grader assignments

Updated 02 Apr 2024

If available in your course, create office grader homework, tests, or quizzes using the assignment creation wizard. Office grader assignments are real tasks in a Microsoft® application instead of a simulated environment.

First, make sure to import pre-built assignments before you create your own assignments.

Students download a Microsoft file to complete an assignment. They upload the completed assignment and submit it for automatic evaluation by the MyLab Office Grader application.

Important: Students have unlimited attempts on homework assignments. If a student's second attempt score is lower than the first attempt score, a message shows with options to continue or discard. It's best practice to select Discard. If they continue, the lower score saves to the gradebook.

  1. Open the Assignment Manager.
  2. To open the Create Office Grader wizard, select Create > Create Office Grader.

    The Create menu options

  3. On step 1, the Start tab, enter a gradebook category and an assignment name.

  4. Select Next to add content on step 2.

Add content to an assignment on step 2, the Select Project tab.

  1. Choose a book from the Select Content dropdown list.
  2. Choose a software Application and a Chapter from the dropdown lists.
  3. Use to expand the chapter items.
  4. Use the 3-dot Actions menu to:
    • Preview – View the assignment as a student sees it.
    • View Project Metadata – View assignment details, such as the description.
    • Copy to My Project – Clone the assignment to your My Project library.
  5. Select an ID/Title and select . Your selection shows under My Project on the right.

Edit content and settings for an assignment on step 2, the Select Project tab. Edit settings before students start the assignment.

  1. To open and close the My Selections content, use and next to the list.
  2. Use to edit the text, enable a hint, and change the point value.
  3. Use to save changes and to cancel changes.
  4. Use to set integrity violation settings.
    • Select Block/prevent submission (with notification to student) to prevent students from uploading the assignment.

      Students see an integrity violation warning immediately after they attempt to upload a completed assignment. Their submission is not recorded in the gradebook.

    • Select Automatic zero for accepted submissions to automatically show zero in the gradebook.

      You and your students see a red asterisk in the gradebook to indicate an integrity violation.

  5. Select Save and Continue to choose settings on step 3.

Optionally use the Project Creation Tool (PCT) to create or import Grader projects if you are an advanced user.

  1. On step 2, the Select Project tab, select .
    The Create/Import Project window opens.

  2. Select the application type students will use to complete the project.
  3. Enter a Name, Series Tag, Chapter Tag, and Description for the project.
  4. Select Done to view the project in the Project Create Tool.

  5. Use the Help button in the top-right corner to view the Project Creation Tool User Guide.

 

See also: Create office simulation assignments | Manage scores