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title: "Creating a Group Assignment"
type: "article"
space: "Blackboard Ultra"
author: "Anh Lam"
created: 2023-01-05T22:03:43Z
updated: 2023-04-25T19:49:48Z
tags: ["blackboard-ultra", "creating-a-group-assignment", "creating-content", "creating-groups", "group-assignment", "ultra"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/creating-content/16172/creating-a-group-assignment"
---

# Creating a Group Assignment

Group Assignments are a useful tool for collaboration and group work within a course.

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### Creating a Group Assignment

1. Select the Assignment you want to assign a group to.
2. Select the **g** **ear** **icon**. Assignment Settings panel is displayed. **Note:**You cannot create a group assignment if students have already started submissions for that assignment.

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3. Select **Assign to groups.**To learn how to create groups, visit:
[Creating and Assigning Groups.
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4. Select the groups.
5. **Optional:** Select Allow class conversations to provide groups with a discussion area where they can chat and share files.
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6. Select **Save.**

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### Current Issues and Bugs:

The following are known issues with this feature in Blackboard Ultra:

- Group lists: Currently group lists can’t be downloaded.
- Groups member visibility: For instructor-created groups, groups must be attached to an Assignment, Discussion, or Test to see group member names.
- Student experience of group assignments: One group member at a time can open an assignment.

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### Additional Resources

This short video covers the options when creating groups.

- [Create Group Assignments in the Ultra Course View](https://www.youtube.com/embed/g7rIqBIku1I "Create Group Assignments in the Ultra Course View")

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