The assignment timer starts when your student clicks the link in Brightspace® to
open it, but assignment restrictions such as entering the password might prevent your student from beginning
work immediately.
Cause
Timed assignments can be scheduled with additional restrictions, including
conditional release, password protection, IP restrictions, or LockDown Browser®.
When opened from Brightspace, the restrictions are checked
after the timer starts instead of before the assignment is opened.
This can result in students having less than the allotted time to complete the
assignment.
Prevention
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Avoid scheduling timed assignments when using Brightspace
advanced integration.
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Before adding a timed assignment to Brightspace, add
information about the timer and any other restrictions to the assignment
description in WebAssign.
For example:
Timed assignment: the timer will
start when you click the assignment link.
When you add the assignment to Brightspace, the WebAssign assignment description is also displayed in Brightspace so your students know the assignment is
timed before opening it.
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Before adding a timed assignment to Brightspace, make sure
the assignment available date and time is not earlier than you are ready
for students to begin work.
By default, assignments are available on the course start date. If
needed, change the available date and time to ensure your students
will be able to start work when they click the assignment link in
Brightspace.
Resolution
When this problem happens to a student, grant the student extra time
for the timed assignment in WebAssign.