Visit the CityUHK website (www.cityu.edu.hk). Click on the Quick Links at the top, then click the Canvas item on the popup menu.

You can also access the CityUHK Canvas service directly via the link below.

Input your CityUHK EID and click the "Next" button.

On the next screen, input the password and click the "Verify" button.

After landing the Canvas dashboard, click the Courses icon on the left menu. Links to your Canvas courses would be listed.

Canvas Basics Guide:
How do I view all my Canvas courses?

In the Files page,

Canvas Basics Guide:
How do I upload a file in Files?
How do I use Files?

Visit the "Home" (or "Settings") page.

Under "Course Status" on the right side, click the dropdown menu, then select Publish.

If the popup "Choose Course Home Page" is shown, choose the preferred option from the list and then click the Choose and Publish button.

Choose the "Course Activity Stream" if you have no preferred option.

Then the Canvas course has been published successfully and then your students can access it.

Our Guide:
Publish a Canvas Course

In the "Announcements" page, click the + Add Announcement button.

1. Input the announcement title and body content under Topic Title and Topic Content respectively.
2. You can Attach a file.
   If you attach multiple files, please Upload Documents or add the Course Documents links through the Rich Content Editor.
3. By default, the announcement will be sent to all sections within your course. To select specific sections, click the Post To drop-down menu and select sections.
4. By default, the announcement displays immediately after you publish it. However, you can set display dates between Available From and Until.
5. Click the Publish button to post it.

Canvas Instructor Guide:
How do I add an announcement in a course?
How do I use the Announcements Index Page?

In the "Assignments" page, click the + Assignment button.

1. Input the Assignment Name.
   In the Rich Content Editor, input the assignment instruction and questions text if possible.
2. Enter the Points.
   (Recommendation: 100)
3. In the "Submission Type" drop-down menu, select the Online option.
4. Under "Online Entry Options", select the preferred submission option.
   The File Uploads option is the most popular choice to collect student documents.
   
   • To create a Turnitin assignment for checking plagiarism, please read our guide Various Types of Turnitin Assignments in Canvas.
   • To create a video assignment, please read our guide Collect Video Assignments in Canvas Course.
5. The Allowed Attempts setting is set to the "Unlimited" option by default.
   
   To limit the number of attempts allowed to students, select the "Limited" option. Then select the number of attempts in the "Number of Attempts" field.
6. In the "Assign To: ......" block, set the fields for the assignment available period.
   • Due Date (for marking late submissions)
   • Available From / Until (allowed submission period)
7. Click the Save & Publish button if it is ready for student submissions. Otherwise, click the Save button to save the assignment settings as a draft.