Assignments (Work)

Defaults and behaviour of the Assignments (Student Publications) tool.

Access these settings under Administration > Configuration settings > Assignments (Work). This category contains 12 settings, listed below with the title and comment shipped in the platform's settings fixtures (SettingsCurrentFixtures.php).

The variable name in code is shown in monospace. Use it when scripting via the API or when you need to change those settings at a global level by editing config/settings_override.yaml.

Settings

allow_compilatio_tool

Enable Compilatio

Compilatio is an anti-cheating service that compares text between two submissions and reports if there is a high probability the content (usually assignments) is not genuine.

Default: false

allow_my_student_publication_page

Enable My assignments page

[inferred] Enable a dedicated page for learners to view and manage their own submitted assignments.

Default: false

allow_only_one_student_publication_per_user

Students can only upload one assignment

[inferred] Restrict learners to submitting only one assignment per activity, preventing multiple submissions.

Default: false

allow_redirect_to_main_page_after_work_upload

Redirect to assigment tool homepage after upload or comment

Redirect to assignments list after uploading an assignment or a adding a comment

Default: false

assignment_prevent_duplicate_upload

Prevent duplicate uploads in assignments

[inferred] Block learners from uploading identical files for the same assignment submission.

Default: false

block_student_publication_add_documents

Prevent adding documents to assignments

[inferred] Prevent learners from adding or attaching documents when submitting assignments.

Default: false

block_student_publication_edition

Prevent assignments edition

[inferred] Prevent learners from modifying or updating their submitted assignments after initial submission.

Default: false

block_student_publication_score_edition

Prevent teacher from modifying assignment scores

[inferred] Prevent instructors from changing assignment scores after they have been recorded.

Default: false

compilatio_tool

Compilatio settings

Configure the Compilatio connection details here.

considered_working_time

Enable time effort for assignments

This will allow teachers to give an estimated time effort (in hh:mm:ss format) to complete the assignment. Upon submission of the assignment and approval by the teacher (the assignment is given a score), the learner will automatically be assigned the corresponding time.

Default: work_time

force_download_doc_before_upload_work

Force download of document before assignment upload

Force users to download the provided document in the assignment definition before they can upload their assignment.

Default: true

my_courses_show_pending_work

Display link to 'pending' assignments from My courses page

[inferred] Display a link or count of pending assignments on the learner's My Courses page for quick access.

Default: false