Setting Up a File Upload Exam

• You can create a question for students that requires a file upload. 
• This question type requires manual grading and accepts one file per question.

Step 1.

• Click on "Quizzes" on the course navigation menu.
  
  

Step 2.

• Click on the "+ Quiz" button.
  
  

Step 3.

• Name your exam in the Unnamed Quiz field. 
  
  

Step 4.

• Enter Quiz Instructions- this will be available to students without the clock running.

Step 5.

• Set quiz options:
  • Time Limit
    • window of time (in minutes) to complete a quiz once it is started
  • Due Date
    • quizzes submitted after the due date will be marked as late in the Gradebook
  • Available From
    • the date and time when the quiz will become available to students
  • Available Until
    • the date and time when students are locked out of the quiz

Step 6.

• Navigate to the "Questions" tab at the top of the page

Step 7.

• Click the New Question button.

Step 8.

• Choose "File Upload" from the question-type drop-down menu. 

Step 9.

• Change the point value of the exam by entering into the "pts" box at the top right corner of the questions box.

Step 10.

• Click into the text area of the rich content editor. 

Step 11.

• Click on "insert" in the content menu and select "document"
  • Under the document menu, choose "upload document"

Step 12.

• Click inside the window and locate the Word or PDF exam document on your computer
  • You also have the option of dragging and dropping the file into the window

Step 13.

• Select "submit". You should see the document in the text area and the text should be blue to indicate it is linked to the file. 
  
  

Step 14.

• IMPORTANT: click the "Update Question" button. If you do not, your uploaded file will not save.
• Click the "Save" button. If you do not, it will not save any of your edits to the exam.

Step 15.

• Publish your exam to make it available to students.