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title: How to Enable Students to Upload Assignments/Files?
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# How to Enable Students to Upload Assignments/Files?
## How to Enable Learners to Upload Assignment Files in Open edX
### Overview
The **Staff Graded Assignment (SGA)** tool allows course teams to collect file uploads (such as essays, lab reports, or projects) directly from learners within a course unit. Once learners upload their files, instructors can review the submissions, download the documents, and upload scores back into the system using a standardized grading template.
**Tip:** Ensure you are logged into **Open edX Studio** with appropriate Admin or Staff permissions before proceeding.
### Step 1: Enable the Staff Graded Assignment Feature
Before adding an upload field to a unit, you must register the specific advanced key within your course configurations.
**Procedures:**
1. Open your course run in **Studio**.
2. From the **Settings** menu in the top navigation bar, select **Advanced Settings**.
3. Scroll or use the browser search to locate the **Advanced Module List** field.
4. Inside the square brackets `[ ]`, add the key string precisely as: `"edx_sga"`
- *Note: If other advanced keys are present, separate them with a comma (e.g., `["lti_consumer", "edx_sga"]`).*
5. Click **Save Changes** at the bottom of the page.
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### Step 2: Create the Staff Graded Assignment Component
Once enabled at the course level, the module populates inside your unit building tools.
**Procedures:**
1. Navigate to your **Course Outline** and open the specific **Unit** where you want to add the assignment file upload.
2. Scroll to the **Add New Component** selection bar at the bottom of the unit workspace.
3. Click the **Advanced** tile.
4. Select **Staff Graded Assignment** from the expanded options list. The component block will load immediately onto your page layout.
5. Click **Edit** on the new component block to configure the following basic parameters:
- **Display Name:** Enter a learner-facing title (e.g., *Project Upload: Final Report*).
- **Maximum Score:** Enter the total point value possible for this assignment.
6. Click **Save**.
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### Step 3: Grading Learner Submissions
While the course is actively running, you pull submissions and input grades directly from the instructor view inside the LMS.
**Procedures:**
1. Inside Studio, navigate to the unit containing your SGA block and click **View Live Version** to view it inside the LMS player.
2. Locate the Staff Graded Assignment module interface on the live page.
3. **Download Submissions:** You can click the download links next to individual learner profiles to review their uploaded files.
4. **Export Scores:** Click the **Export Scores** button to download a master grading CSV template to your local machine.
- *Note: You can use the track or cohort filter options prior to exporting to limit the data rows to a specific subset of learners.*
5. **Fill Out Grades:** Open the exported CSV file in a spreadsheet editor on your machine. Input the numerical grades into the **"New Points"** column for your learners. Leave rows for learners you are not grading blank.
6. **Import Scores:** Return to the LMS view of the component, click the **Import Scores** button, and upload your updated CSV file.
7. **Review Results:** The system validates the rows and overwrites the scores instantly. A summary status report will display at the bottom of the component panel confirming a successful upload.
### Administrative Performance Parameters
- **File Size Constraints:** The standard file upload mechanism smoothly supports individual student files up to 4MB in size.
- **Handling Large Courses:** For high-volume course runs containing thousands of learners, it is a recommended practice to utilize the built-in track and cohort filters to break down your export and import cycles into smaller, separate CSV files. Ensure you maintain the exact header row styling for every sub-file uploaded.
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