Instructor: Manage Late Work, Due Dates and Reset Assignments: Davis Advantage

This article reflects updates to Davis Advantage that will be going live on 12/16/2024.

Manage Late Work

Your student will always be able to complete an assignment in Advantage, even if the due date has passed. Late work or any assignments completed after your designated due date will appear in red text in your Gradebook.

Screenshot of Gradebook with a red box and a red arrow highlighting Date Completed field for an example student.

You have three options in Gradebook for dealing with late work: Accept Late Work, Extend Due Date, and Reset Assignment. You can make apply each option to the whole class (1) or for an individual student (2).

Screenshot of Gradebook with red boxes and red numbers 1. Buttons for Accept Late Work, Extend Due Date, and Reset Assignment for the entire class and 2. Buttons for Accept Late Work, Extend Due Date, and Reset Assignment for a given student.

Accept Late Work

After clicking Accept Late Work, you will be asked to confirm that you wish to complete this action. There is no way to undo accepting late work.

Screenshot showing a pop-up asking if you are sure that you want to accept late work and noting that there is no way to undo this action. Clicking confirm accepts the late work. Clicking cancel means the late work is not accepted.

Late work that has been accepted will change from red text to black, and the grade will appear.

Extend Due Date

The Gradebook also gives you the option to extend your due date for an assignment for an individual student or for all students.

You can use the calendar function (1) to select a new due date. You will then be asked to Cancel or Confirm (2) that you want to go ahead and extend the due date. There is no way to undo this action.

Click Confirm to establish the new due date. The reset due date will then be displayed in the Gradebook for that assignment.

Screenshot of a pop-up asking instructor to confirm extending the due date with red boxes and red numbers 1. Around the calendar functionality that can be used to select a new due date and 2. Cancel and Confirm, the two buttons the instructor can choose between.

Reset Assignment

In the Gradebook, you have the ability to reset an assignment by deleting a student’s grade and enabling them to begin the assignment again from scratch.

When you click Reset Assignment, you will be asked to Cancel or Confirm that you want to go ahead and extend the due date. There is no way to undo this action.

Screenshot showing a pop-up that asks instructor to confirm the choice to reset the assignment with a note reminding the instructor that this action cannot be reversed.