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  • Updated on: Aug 18, 2023

    How do I edit or remove an account outcome in Improved Outcomes Management?

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  • Updated on: Aug 18, 2023

    How do I move course outcomes and outcome groups in Improved Outcomes Management?

    You can move outcomes and outcome groups in your course outcomes. You can use the Move Outcome or Move Outcome Group button, or you can manually drag and drop the outcome or outcome group.

    Note: To move an outcome to an outcome group, you will need to create an outcome group.

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  • Updated on: Aug 18, 2023

    How do I edit or remove a course outcome in Improved Outcomes Management?

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    How do I use the course Outcomes page in Improved Outcomes Management?

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  • Updated on: Aug 18, 2023

    How do I import grades in the Gradebook?

    You can use a CSV file to upload changes to the Gradebook. You can upload information for existing assignments, or you can also use a CSV file to create new assignments in the Gradebook. New assignments will automatically be published in your course. If you do not know how to save a file in a CSV format, please check the documentation for the program you are using to create your Gradebook changes (e.g., Excel).

    If you don't want to create a new CSV file, you can always download the CSV from Canvas, change it, and re-upload the same file and the changes you made will appear in Canvas once you re-upload the CSV file.

    If you create a column for a new assignment, Canvas will ask how you want to import the assignment. New assignments upload with the following settings:

    • Assignment Group: Assignments
    • Submission Type: No submission
    • Due date for: Everyone

     

    Notes:

    • The Gradebook CSV file downloads complete/incomplete assignments as full or no credit (e.g. for a 10-point assignment, 10 or 0). Scores with full or partial credit upload as a complete assignment; scores with zero upload as an incomplete assignment.
    • CSV file uploads can create assignments and update grades; they cannot update any other area of the Gradebook, such as assignment status or comments.
    • Letter Grade and GPA Scale assignments do not support any entries that are not part of the assignment's grading scheme.
    • Read-only columns are automatically ignored in the upload.
    • When multiple grading periods is enabled, CSV file uploads cannot create new assignments. Currently new assignments must be created in the Canvas interface. Additionally, CSV files are verified against grading period close dates; grades cannot be changed for any assignment in a closed grading period.
    • An upload will not recognize assignments named Current Score, Current Points, Final Score, Final Points, or Final Grade.
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  • Updated on: Aug 18, 2023

    How do I apply a Late Submission policy in the Gradebook?

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    How do I apply a Missing Submission policy in the Gradebook?

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  • Updated on: Aug 18, 2023

    How do I curve grades in the Gradebook?

    You can use the Gradebook to curve grades for an assignment. In the academic community, curving grades is advisable if only a certain number of students can pass, or when you require a fixed distribution of grades distributed throughout the class.

    To curve grades, Canvas asks for an average curve score and then adjusts the scores as a bell curve 66% around the average score. For instance, if the average score is the equivalent of a C, Canvas would distribute mostly C- and C+ scores, distributing outward down the curve to Bs and Ds, and then ultimately As and Fs. This type of scoring creates a predictable distribution, but it means that students will compete against their classmates for scoring.

    To learn more about how curved grades are calculated, view the Curving Grades in Canvas PDF.

    Note:

    • Grade curving cannot be undone. Pre-curved grade histories will be available, but the curving action is irreversible.
    • Student grades will be impacted differently based on where they are in the distribution of scores. Perfect scores will not be affected by curving grades.
    • When Multiple Grading Periods are enabled in a course, you cannot set a default grade for any assignment that has at least one student in a closed grading period.
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  • Updated on: Aug 18, 2023

    How do I enter grades for an individual assignment as a specific grading type in the Gradebook?

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  • Updated on: Aug 18, 2023

    How do I set up my institution's LinkedIn profile as the issuing organization?

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