What are course projects?

The short answer

Many courses have an optional project with a real brief. Submit a write-up of at least 150 characters, with a link or a file, and it is marked against the brief within about a minute. Resubmit as often as you like.

Submitting a project

  1. 1Read the brief

    In the Project tab

  2. 2Build it

    In the course's software

  3. 3Submit

    Write-up plus a link or file

  4. 4Get feedback

    Marked against the brief

Many courses include an optional project with a brief, in the module's Project tab.

  1. Read the brief and build your answer in the course's software.
  2. Choose Submit on the projects page.
  3. Write up what you built (at least 150 characters), and add a link or a file of up to 25 MB.
  4. Submit. It is marked against the brief and you get feedback, usually within a minute.

You can resubmit as often as you like.

The project is not needed for the certificate, but it gives you something real to show an employer. If you want a person to grade it, a graded review can be bought from Certificates, under graded review of your course project; the price is shown on the page before you pay.

Limits

  • 150 characters

    Shortest write-up

  • 25 MB

    Largest file

  • Unlimited

    Resubmissions

Updated 22 October 2026

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