{"id":6233,"date":"2020-01-31T09:10:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T09:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitaldevelopment\/?p=6233"},"modified":"2025-01-16T10:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T10:19:36","slug":"5-top-tips-for-setting-up-canvas-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/blog\/5-top-tips-for-setting-up-canvas-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Top Tips for setting up Canvas assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6233\" class=\"elementor elementor-6233\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04944e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e04944e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2dd418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2dd418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following post provides the top 5 recommended settings to consider regarding the set-up of Canvas assignments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65b43a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d65b43a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697efdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"697efdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c395d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c395d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Hide totals in student grades summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7b68d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c7b68d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83eb390 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83eb390\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a476481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a476481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By default, students can see their grade total column in Canvas. That means that Canvas calculates the students total based on the marks entered throughout the semester. This can be misleading for students for example if they miss an assignment. It is recommended to \u201cHide totals in students grades summary\u201d to avoid any misunderstanding.<\/p><p>Update this by going to your course \u201cSettings\u201d, \u201cCourse details\u201d. At the bottom of the page, click \u201cMore options\u201d. Then select \u201cHide totals in student grades summary\u201d and \u201cUpdate course details\u201d to save your changes as shown in the video below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99da654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99da654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Further information:<br \/><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12713-415292748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">How do I hide totals in my students\u2019 grade summaries?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b114c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42b114c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3731e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a3731e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/01\/Hide-totals-in-student-grades-summary.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa17de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4aa17de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21da8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c21da8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7337f9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7337f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Set Grade Posting Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70da4f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70da4f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5afb76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5afb76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed04f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed04f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By default, the gradebook is set to the \u201cAutomatic\u201d release of student feedback and marks, it is recommended this is updated to \u201cManual\u201d which means the grades and feedback will be hidden until you manually release them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4748d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4748d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Further information:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-17328-41521116617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">How do I select a grade posting policy for a course in the Gradebook?<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bbb8ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bbb8ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f652e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"f652e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"437\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 945 437&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6240 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Image shows a screenshot of the Canvas Grade Posting Policy\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/01\/Grade-Posting-Policy.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/01\/Grade-Posting-Policy.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/01\/Grade-Posting-Policy-300x139.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" data-aspect=\"2.162471395881\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6674f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de6674f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e8bbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71e8bbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c825d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c825d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Crete Assignment Groups and Weighting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c174e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c174e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610a026 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"610a026\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c584907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c584907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Canvas provides the functionality to set-up groups for the summative assessment components of your module. Canvas then calculates the final grade based on these assignment groups and weightings. This also creates efficiency when taking an export of the gradebook at the end of semester for the grade roster.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362bdd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"362bdd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Further information:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10059-415267002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10149-415241291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">How do I add an assignment group in a course?<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce4933 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ce4933\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4b522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"4c4b522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"214\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 592 214&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6244 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Image demonstrating the Canvas assignment groups and weighting\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/01\/4.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/01\/4.png 592w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/01\/4-300x108.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" data-aspect=\"2.7663551401869\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9233037 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9233037\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af6bbfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af6bbfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba976f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba976f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Mark all assessed elements of work out of 100<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dff8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67dff8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Queen\u2019s marking policy states that all assessed elements of work should be marked to an integer on a scale of 0-100. To abide with university policy, this should be set up in Canvas assignment settings by adding 100 in \u201cPoints\u201d field and also selecting to \u201cDisplay grade as: points\u201d.<\/p><p><strong>Further information:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/directorates\/AcademicStudentAffairs\/AcademicAffairs\/ExaminationsandAssessment\/MarkSchemesandClassifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Queen\u2019s Mark Schemes And Classifications<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10145-415254240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">How do I add or edit points for an assignment?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a205d68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a205d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39af2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d39af2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eff09d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eff09d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Set-up Turnitin settings within Canvas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02f4f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c02f4f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turnitin is integrated with Canvas and this allows classes, assignments and both staff and student user accounts to be created automatically in Turnitin. The integration also allows staff and students to create, submit and view plagiarism reports, grades and feedback without ever having to leave Canvas.<\/p><p>We recommend you review the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/staff\/digital-teaching\/qub-digital-tools\/turnitin-within-canvas\/\">Turnitin within Canvas &#8211; Staff Guide <\/a><\/strong>for full details regarding the use of Turnitin in Canvas. We also have numerous guidance available, links are provided below in further information.<\/p><p><strong>Further information:<br \/><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/student\/digital-learning\/qub-digital-tools\/turnitin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Student Guide \u2013 How to use to Turnitin in Canvas<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/2021\/12\/22\/using-turnitin-within-canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Using Turnitin within Canvas \u2013 common queries<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following post provides the top 5 recommended settings to consider regarding the set-up of Canvas assignments. 1. 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