[LON-CAPA-users] Time-Limit (interval)

[Lars Jensen]

Hi Ray,

batchelo@sfu.ca wrote:
> Lars,
>       I believe that it works just like you want.  For example, I have an
> assignment which is open to students for about half a semester, but with a
> time limit of 7 days.  The first time they try to view a question in the
> sequence they have one chance to back out, otherwise they will get exacttly
> 7 days from the time they first view the question.

Good feature - Thanks for pointing this out.

Lars.

> 
> On Fri, 04 May 2007 09:11:51 -0700 lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org wrote:
>> When does time begin ticking for the interval parameter? For example if 
>> I have,
>>
>> opendate set to 5/1
>> due date set to 5/8
>> interval set to 3 hours
>>
>> Will time begin ticking when the student looks at any problem in the set 
>> for the first time?
>>
>> If not, is there a way to have an exam open for an extended number of 
>> days, but only allow the student to work on the set for a shorter amount 
>> of time, like 3 hours?
>>
>> Lars.
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> 
> Ray Batchelor
> Senior Lecturer
> Department of Chemistry
> Simon Fraser University
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