A few useful answers
About Verse, the assignment workflow and the ways a department can make it its own.
Try a sample workspace from the Student, Lecturer or Department view. Changes stay inside this preview.
About Verse
What is Verse?
Verse is customisable software for university computing departments to organise software-related assignments. The concept connects assignment briefs, student hand-ins, lecturer review and department-specific rules.
Which departments is it aimed at?
Computer science, software engineering, information technology and related departments with programming or software-project coursework.
Can it use our department’s own structure?
That is the direction of Verse: a configurable core with university identity, course labels, submission formats and academic rules shaped around the department. The customisation preview demonstrates a selection of these settings.
Assignments and review
What kinds of work can students submit?
Depending on the course setup, a source file, ZIP archive or repository link. Assignment notes can explain setup requirements, and group details can be enabled when needed.
How are deadlines and late work handled?
They should follow the course’s policy. The preview lets you set a sample deadline in WAT and either close the hand-in after it or mark late work for lecturer review.
Does Verse automatically run or grade code?
This preview does neither. It demonstrates lecturer-entered marks and feedback. Automated checks or execution would be a separate implementation requirement, with suitable isolation and resource limits.
Can the university use its own marking approach?
Yes, custom marking requirements can form part of the department setup. The preview demonstrates a configurable total and a feedback note; it does not include a complete rubric builder or moderation workflow.
Using this preview
Does the workspace upload my file?
No. The file stays on your device. The preview displays its name and size without reading its contents or sending it to a server. Repository links are recorded locally and are not opened or fetched.
Is the submission preview an official receipt?
No. It is a local demonstration of the hand-in flow. It does not submit an assignment to your university or create an official submission record.
What happens to the details I enter?
Submission details and lecturer feedback stay in this page’s memory and are cleared when you close the workspace. Configuration stays until the page is refreshed. No preview data is saved to browser storage.
Is this ready for a live university rollout?
The site and workspace are a product preview. A live deployment needs university-approved access, storage, course administration and operational arrangements. Institutional integrations and student accounts are not connected here.