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Computer Tutorial: Submit an Assignment in MyHills Purpose: To show students how to access and submit an assignment, as well as view instructor feedback for that assignment in MyHills. From within a course Learning Unit, click the title of the assignment you wish to access. Note: Assignments can be found in course Learning Units or in the Assignments area of the course. Usually, assignments that repeat or span several units will be located in the Assignments area. To access the Assignments area, click the “Assignments” link, which is located in the blue Course Menu. If the “Assignments” link does not appear in the course menu, then your professor has not made it available in your course.


The “Upload Assignment” page will open.

Under “Assignment Information” you will find the “Name” of the assignment, the “Instructions,” the “Due Date” (if one has been assigned), the “Points Possible” for the assignment, and links to “Assignment Files” (if applicable).


If your instructor has attached one or more files to accompany the assignment, such as additional instructions for the assignment, you will see the attached file(s) to the right of “Assignment Files.” Click the title of the attachment(s) to view, download, or print the file(s). Note: Instructors may choose to provide these instructions elsewhere in the course instead.

Instructors usually require students to attach their assignments. Click “Browse My Computer,” under “Assignment Submission,” to locate the file that you would like to attach. Then, upload that file.


The name of the file you uploaded will appear under “File Name.” Note: For all files you submit, be sure the “File Name” begins with your last name, so that your professor will be able to distinguish your file from those of other students, and easily alphabetize submissions from all students. In this case, Janet Learner has named her file with her last name “learner,” followed by the title of the assignment. If the assignment instructions require multiple files to be submitted, you may attach additional files in this area, as well.

The “Link Title” field allows you to specify what text is displayed for the link your instructor will click to open your file. By default, the “File Name” will appear here and it is recommended that you do not change this.

If you decide you do not want to attach the uploaded file, click “Do not attach.”


If you would like to type an additional message to submit along with your attached file, click “Type Submission.”

The “Type Submission” text box will open. You may type your message in this box. Only use this to type your assignment if your instructor requires you to do so. Do not paste entire essays or papers into this space. Large documents should be submitted using the “Attach File” option. Important: In most cases, you will not type your assignment here, as most instructors will require you to “Attach” your assignment.


If you type a message, you may edit it using the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, above the text box. You may change the font, add images, create a bulleted or numbered list, use spell check, etc. Hover your cursor over a button to view its function.

Use the “Comments” box to write comments to your instructor regarding the assignment. Note: Only type “Comments” if necessary for your assignment or required by your instructor.


If you would like to save the assignment and continue working later, click “Save as Draft.” Note: You can delete the assignment prior to saving it by clicking “Cancel.”

The message “The assignment has been saved” will appear at the top of the “Review Submission History” page. Note: The assignment is not submitted until you click “Submit.” “Save as Draft” does not submit your assignment.

Scroll to the bottom of the “Review Submission History” page. Click “OK” to return to the learning unit (or the “Assignments” area).


Then, from within the learning unit (or the “Assignments” area), click the title of the assignment to continue working on it.

The “Review Submission History” page will open.


Here you can review your assignment before, or after, you submit it. You may use the arrow keys to view different pages of the assignment.

Once you are ready to submit your assignment, scroll to the bottom of the “Review Submission History” page and click “Continue Current Submission.” Note: You will also click “Continue Current Submission” if you would like to delete the file you uploaded and/or upload an additional file.


The “Upload Assignment” page will open.

If you would like to delete the file you uploaded, select “Mark for removal” under “Attached files” in the “Assignment Submission” section of the page.

Then, click “Browse My Computer” to locate and upload the file that you would like to attach.

Once your assignment is complete, scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Submit.”


You will be taken to the “Review Submission History” page. The message “This assignment is complete” will appear at the top of the page.

If your instructor requires multiple submissions for an assignment, click “Start New Submission” at the bottom of the “Review Submission” page to begin the next submission.


After submitting your assignment, you may access the “Review Submission History” page, at any time, by clicking the title of the assignment. Note: You may also access the “Review Submission History” page from the “My Grades” area of your course. See the tutorial “Check My Grades” for more information.

On the “Review Submission History” page, select “Assignment Details” to expand the “Assignment Details” section.


The “Assignment Details” section includes the assignment “Name,” the “Due Date” (if one has been assigned), the “Assignment Instructions,” and links to “Assignment Files” (if applicable). Note: Once expanded, click “Assignment Details” to collapse this section.

Once your assignment has been graded, you can view your overall grade in the “GRADE” box on the right side of the “Review Submission History” page. Note: One or more “Attempt” boxes will be located below the “GRADE” box. “ATTEMPT” boxes show you the number of points you received for each attempt you submitted. They do not reflect your overall grade for the assignment.


The original file can be viewed on the left side of the page. If multiple submissions were made, select the file you would like to view under “SUBMISSION” (which will highlight it in blue) on the right side of the page.

Select the “download” icon to download the original file that was submitted.


If your instructor left you feedback for the assignment, it will be visible in the “Comments” area under “Grader Feedback.”

Click and open the attached file(s) to view the feedback your instructor made to the file(s) you submitted.


Once you are finished with the “Review Submission History” page, click “OK.”

Congratulations! You now know how to access and submit an assignment, as well as view instructor feedback for that assignment in MyHills!

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