---
type: concept
title: Moodle Assignment Submission
tags: [moodle, e-learning, teaching-tools]
related: [moodle, digitale-lehre]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_moodle_anleitungen_fuer_lehrende_einr.md"]
---

# Moodle Assignment Submission

**Moodle Assignment Submission** refers to the process of configuring a [[moodle]] course to allow students to submit their work digitally to the instructor.

## Configuration Workflow
To enable assignment submissions, instructors follow these steps:
1. **Enable Edit Mode**: Activate the "Edit mode" (Bearbeitungsmodus) via the Administration block or the top-right toggle.
2. **Add Activity**: In the desired course section, select "Add an activity or resource" and choose the **Assignment** (Aufgabe) activity.
3. **Define Assignment**: Provide a name and a detailed description of the task.
4. **Set Submission Types**: Select whether students should submit via **Text** or **File upload** (or both).
5. **Define Constraints**: Optionally set:
    - Due dates.
    - Maximum file size.
    - Number of allowed attempts.

## Role Management and Testing
A critical administrative distinction is made regarding user roles to prevent permission errors:

### Critical Note on Role Assignment
Instructors should **avoid** assigning the "Participant" (Teilnehmer) role to a user who already holds the "Instructor" (Dozent) role. Doing so may impair the user's permissions within the course.

### Role Switching
To test the assignment submission process from a student's perspective, instructors should use the **"Switch role" (Rolle wechseln)** function rather than assigning themselves a secondary role. This allows the instructor to simulate the student experience without altering their actual account permissions.

## Support
Technical issues regarding the setup of assignments are handled by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] via the [[groupware]] ticket system or the URZ hotline (ext. 1420).
