Propagating Assignments from a Previous Term to a Current Class

You can propagate one or more assignments from a previous term, which makes copies of the assignments. Use this option for scheduling purposes, such as:

1. Click Jump to Class and select the class that contains the assignments you want to reschedule.
2. In Assignments, click Propagate. The Propagate page is displayed, showing a list of all of the assignments in the class.
   
   Note:

   • Click Past to see past assignments, or All to see all assignments for the class regardless of due date.
   • Assignments with available question updates display an update icon  and are updated when you propagate them. For more information, see Propagating Assignments with Available Question Updates.
3. Select the assignments that you want to schedule to different classes. You can also click Select All to select all of the assignments at once.
4. Select one of the following options based on what you want to do:
   Note: These options are different if any of your assignments has available question updates. For more information, see Propagating Assignments with Available Question Updates.
   • To leave the original assignment unchanged for reference and create one new copy, click Create one new copy of the original assignment. We recommend you select this option if you are propagating an assignment for the first time, because this is the simplest option you can use. You link the new assignment to classes that you select in the next step.

     Example: If you select four classes, one assignment copy is scheduled to all four of the classes.

   • To leave the original assignment unchanged and create one separate assignment for each class you select, click Create multiple copies of the original assignment. This creates a new, separate assignment for each class you select in the next step.

     If you select this option, click either Myself or Class Instructor to set the author for each of the new assignments as yourself or as the instructor of the class to which you are propagating the assignment.

     Example: If you select four classes, four new assignments are created. One is associated with each class.

   • To retain the original assignment and leave it associated with the original classes as well as a new class (or classes), click Schedule the original assignment to multiple classes.
5. Under Class, select the classes to which you want to schedule the assignments. You can select one or more classes, and you can click Select All to include every class that is displayed in the current list of classes.
6. Click Choose Dates. The Propagate - Copy To page is displayed, listing the Assignment name and each class you choose to schedule the assignment to.
7. Schedule the dates for these assignments as you would for any other assignment.
8. Click Save. An "Assignments Successfully Propagated" message is displayed, along with a ClassView button you can click to go to your ClassView page.
   Note: For assignments that were previously scheduled as group assignments or with security restrictions such as password protection, those settings are not propagated to the new classes. In the ClassView page for the new class, click schedule to set these options for an assignment.