Due Dates on course activities (assignments, discussions, quizzes, etc.) in Brightspace are automatically added to students' calendars, helping students to keep track of all due dates in one location. To add a due date to a discussion topic, the discussion topic first needs to be linked within a content area.
Add an existing discussion to Content
- In your Brightspace course, click Content.
- Access the module in your course where you want to place the existing discussion.
- Click Existing Activities and select Discussions.
- Click the discussion you want to add.
- To add a discussion forum, click the Insert icon for the forum.
- To add a discussion topic, click the topic.
- The discussion will be added to the module.
Add a due date to a discussion
- Once your discussion is linked within a content area, click on the menu next to the discussion name.
- Select Edit Properties in Place.

- Click Add dates and restrictions.

- Under Due Date, click Add due date.

- Select a date and time.
- Click Update.