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Using the Grades Setup Wizard

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Note: If your course has no cloned or already made gradebook items, the Setup Wizard will not automatically appear. You will need to select the 'Setup Wizard' tab in Manage Grades then proceed to step 2.

1. From your Course Homepage select 'Grades' from the Navbar.

Course navigation bar showing the "Grades" tab highlighted in a course named aholguin17_screensteps.

2. On the Grades Setup Wizard Page scroll to the bottom then click Start.

Grades Setup Wizard showing current settings and a highlighted “Start” button.

3. Select the Grading System you would like to use. By default it is set to Points. Once you have selected your preferred system, click Continue.

Step 1 of Grades Setup Wizard with grading system options: Weighted, Points, and Formula. “Continue” button is highlighted.

4. Select the preferred method of releasing the Final Grade. By default, Calculated Final Grade and Automatically release final grade are enabled. Then click Continue.

Step 2 of Grades Setup Wizard showing final grade release options. “Automatically release final grade” is checked. “Continue” button is highlighted.

5. Select how you would like the Grades to be calculated, by default all options are enabled. Then click Continue.

Drop ungraded items: Items that do not have a grade inputted are not counted in the final grade (students start with an 'A').

Treat ungraded items as 0: Items that do not have a grade inputted are counted as 0 in the final grade (students start with an 'F').

Automatic Zero for Missing Submissions: This will not work retroactively, if a date for an assignment has passed then the 0 for the student will remain if no assignment has been turned in and must be manually changed.

Step 3 of Grades Setup Wizard showing grade calculation settings. Options selected include dropping ungraded items and auto zeros. “Continue” button is highlighted.

6. The default Grade Scheme for Pima Community College is percentage, click Continue.

If another option is available for your Department, please select the correct scheme if present, then click Continue.

Step 4 of Grades Setup Wizard showing “Percentage” selected as the default grade scheme. “Continue” button is highlighted.

7.  Select the decimals to display for calculations, by default it is set to 2, then click Continue.

Step 5 of Grades Setup Wizard showing decimal display set to 2 places. “Continue” button is highlighted.

8. Choose how you would like the Grade(s) to display to the student(s), the defaulted options are selected below. Click Continue on you have made your selection.

Step 6 of Grades Setup Wizard showing student view display settings. Points, symbols, and 2 decimal places are selected. “Continue” button is highlighted.

9. Review your settings then click Finish.

Step 7 of Grades Setup Wizard showing summary of all settings. “Finish” button is highlighted.

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