MarkUs

What Can I Use It For?

MarkUs is a web application for the submission and grading of student programming assignments. The primary purpose of MarkUs is to provide TAs with simple tools that will help them to give high quality feedback to students. MarkUs also provides a straight-forward interface for students to submit their work, form groups, and receive feedback. The administrative interface allows instructors to manage groups, organize the grading, and release grades to students.

Special Notes

You must first contact Markus to have your course added to the allow list.

Markus is enabled as an option in Quercus by default, however your course must first be registered on the allow list before MarkUs will work.

This Academic Toolbox tool helps you...

Assess learning

Typical course activity format:

Asynchronous

Quercus integration

Integrated tool

Where can I get more support?

MarkUs Project [vendor]

Cost

Alternative funding model

Alternative Cost Model Details

MarkUs is provided to the University by the Department of Computer Science.

There is no additional cost to use MarkUs.

How to Get Started

The University of Toronto currently has an agreement with MarkUs that will make the tool interact with Quercus.

Each division of the University has its own policies and practices regarding access to, use of, and support of MarkUs.

The MarkUs tool is available by default in Quercus, however request for access to the tool is necessary on a course-by-course basis. Contact David Liu, (Department of Computer Science) for more information.

Instructions

Add the Markus navigation link so that it appears in your Course Navigation menu in Quercus. The Navigation Link can be found and added to your course by the following steps:
1. In your course menu, select “Settings” (at the bottom left corner).
2. Select the “Navigation” tab (located at the top of the screen).
3. Select and drag “MarkUs” up from the list of hidden navigation items to the list of visible navigation items in the top half of this list. Place it where you would like it to appear in the Course Navigation menu.
4. Save your change.
Students, teaching assistants, and instructors will now have access to MarkUs.

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Last Modified:

10 November, 2025

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