Section 1 - Create an Assignment with the Critical Settings

To create an assignment,

1. Go to the Assignments page
2. Click on the Add Assignment button

Create a Canvas Assignment

After clicking the Add Assignment button,

1. Input the assignment name
2. Input the assignment instruction (and questions text if possible) in the Rich Content Editor; or
   Add a Link to Examination Question File
3. Enter the Points
   (e.g. 0 for mock examination, 100 for real examination)
4. Select the Assignment Group
   (click [ New Group ] and create "Examination")
5. Select Display Grade as Points (recommended)
6. Select Submission Type - Online
   • Online Entry Options
     • File Uploads
7. Select Allowed Attempts - Unlimited (default)
   (select "Limited" and set "Number of Attempts" to 3 will be sufficient)
8. Select None or Turnitin for Plagiarism Review depending on the needs; for Turnitin setting see:
   Set "Plagiarism Review" Options
9. Click Manage Due Dates and Assign To, set the fields for the quiz available period then Apply; for more information see:
   Set the Available Period of the Assignment

Then click the Save button.

(Optional) Set "Plagiarism Review" Options

Within Plagiarism Review,

1. Select Turnitin
2. Select Store submission in: Standard paper repository (recommended)
3. Check the options under Compare submissions against and Similarity Report
4. Select Show report to students - Never (recommended)
5. Make sure the Save button is clicked if any setting is changed

(Important) Add a Link to Examination Question File

You may find the Rich Content Editor is insufficient to include all examination questions. Alternatively, you can first upload a file containing all examination questions and instructions into a folder and set the permission Only available with link.

1. Click the Files link from the course navigation
2. Click the Add Folder button to create a folder
3. On the created folder, click the published icon
4. Select the Only available with link option
5. Click the Update button
6. Click on the folder link and then upload document file(s) in the folder
7. Set Schedule Availability of the file(s) for further protection (important)
   You can set student availability of the uploaded file(s) the same as the examination period to avoid early access as shown in the Canvas instruction How do I restrict files and folders? > Schedule Availability.

8. Add the link into the Rich Content Editor in the assignment
   Revisit the assignment and then click the Edit button (Canvas assignment) / the Edit Assignment Settings button (Turnitin assignment).

1. Input the assignment instruction
2. Highlight the text where you want to create a direct link
3. Click the link option arrow and then Course Link
4. Click the drop-down menu, change the selected item from "Links" to Files on the right popup panel "Add"
5. Click on Course files
6. Find the file and then click it (the highlighted text will become a hyperlink to the question file)

Then click the Save button to update.

Set the Available Period of the Assignment

Click Manage Due Dates and Assign To, set the assignment available period.

• Available from:
  The date and time when the assignment will become available for students to access
• Until:
  The date and time where students can no longer make a submission
• Due date:
  The date and time when students should complete the assignment

For example, you may set the available period of a 3-hour examination as 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on 4 May. You may also consider providing your students extra time to prepare and upload their submissions. Please see the following suggestions in the time settings.

(Note: You are recommended to give at least 15 minutes for your students to prepare their file for submission. If they will write on paper and take photos of all pages to produce the file for submission, you may consider setting the Until as May 4 at 5:30 pm in this example.)