Creating a Programming Assignment

Programming Assignments allow instructors to autograde and manually grade student’s code in any language.

In this guide:

• Creating a programming assignment
• Additional resources

To create a programming assignment:

1. Open the relevant course.
2. Go to the Assignments page, and select Create Assignment in the bottom right. 
3. Select the Programming Assignment option, and select Next.
4. For the Assignment Settings:
   For more information on each setting, check out our Assignment Settings Overview article.
   1. Enter in an Assignment Name.
   2. Enter the number of points your autograder will be worth. If not using an autograder, enter 0.
   3. If you would like to manually grade students’ code, check the box to enable manual grading.

5. Students will upload their code files to Gradescope:

   1. Students can submit multiple files of any file type, including files of different types, to programming assignments on Gradescope.
   2. Students can also submit to Gradescope via GitHub and Bitbucket integration.

   Programming Assignments are not compatible for student upload on the Gradescope Mobile App.

Additional resources for programming assignments

• Programming Assignment Guides: https://help.gradescope.com/article/ujutnle52h-instructor-assignment-programming
• Autograder Documentation: http://gradescope-autograders.readthedocs.org/
• Programming Assignments Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX3G5dFRZKI
• Building an Autograder Five-Part Demo: https://gradescope-autograders.readthedocs.io/en/latest/python_other_language/
• Best Practices Guides for Autograders
  • General Best Practices
  • Security Best Practices
  • Robustness Best Practices