Setting up a document submission

There are several ways in which course participants can upload a solution to an assignment or an essay:

• Course element "Task" and "Group Task"

• Course element "Participant folder"

• Course element "Folder" (Upload by participants must be allowed in the course editor "Tab: Folder Configuration > Section: User Rights")

Comparison of the course elements "Task/Group Task", "Participant Folder" and "Folder"

	Task/Group Task	Participant folder	Folder
Integrated workflow with task selection, deadline, feedback, evaluation	Yes	No	No
Notifications	Yes	No	No
Deadline	Yes	Yes	No
Reusable for multiple submissions	No (Multiple documents can be uploaded for the same deadline.)	Yes	Yes
Subfolders	No	Yes	Yes
Define max./min. number of documents	Yes	Nur Max.	No
Feedback to participants	Yes	Upload document to "Coach Return Folder"	No (only bye e-mail)
Revision of the submission with deadline	Yes	No	No
utomatic assignment of tasks (for multiple tasks)	Yes	No	No
Allow late submission	Yes	No	No
Automatic assignment of coaches	Yes	No	No
Grading option in the KB	Yes	No	No
Visibility of uploaded files for participants	Only own submission and feedback	NOnly own submission and feedback	All participants can see the files in the folder