Points Possible: a required field where one must set the amount of points possible for a student to earn
Associated Rubrics: can add rubric that applies to the assignment that students can refer to
Note
Must create the Rubric first, using the Rubrics tool under Course Tools
Due Date: If a due date is entered, it will appear on the course Calendar, in Class Work Due Dates on the My Courses page, and under the column title in My Grades. This option is generally not recommended. Due Dates for Assignments, Tests, or graded Discussion should be entered in the settings for those activities.
Settings for Average, Total, and Minimum/Maximum calculated columns:
When selecting columns for calculation under the Select Columns section, there's two options; the default setting is All Grade Columns. For a more organized option, people usually choose the Selected Columns and Categories option.
After selecting the Select Columns and Categories option, click on column title(s) at the left to select. Then select the arrow to move them to the Select Columns box.
Specifically when making a Minimum/Maximum calculated column, under the Select Columns section, there will be the option of Calculation Type. You may choose if the column takes the minimum grade or maximum grade for an assignment.
For the Calculate as Running Total setting option, there is a Yes option and a No option:
If Yes, calculation only considers columns with values in them to compute each student's result.
If No, then all columns selected for calculation will be included to arrive at each student's result and any
To create Weighted calculated columns, similarly to the other three types of columns, go under Select Columns, where you can choose what Columns and Categories to include in the weighted grade.
Select the columns and then use the arrow to move them over to the Selected Columns box.
Note
Be sure that the percentage distribution among the selected columns and categories totals to 100%.
There will be an Options section at the end of all the edit pages for all types of columns, both RegularColumns and Weighted Columns.
Note
In the image provided, the selecting options are the default settings.
For the first Options setting, selecting No will prevent this column from being an option when selecting columns to include in a calculated column.
The Yes option is generally recommended.
For the second Options setting, selecting No will prevent students from seeing this column when looking in My Grades.
For the third Options setting, selecting Yes will enable students to see these statistics when looking in My Grades.
