[ARCHIVED] Complete/Incomplete Module Grade Reporting and Certificate Granting

[AdrienneScott]

We are creating a course with 5 modules, each module has a quiz which will be graded as percentage.  We would like to measure the course per module completion and quiz results. What would be the best settings for this?  We will be granting certificates for successful completion, what would be the best way to do this?

[kmeeusen · Accepted solution]

Hi @AdrienneScott 

Let me make sure I understand what you are asking.

• One Course,
• 5 modules in course,
• One quiz per module, and
• And you want the automatically calculated grade to be based on a combination of successful module completion and quiz scores, rather based on a total score (or percentage) achieved for the entire course.

Is that correct?

If so, then I think I might know at least a couple ways this might be accomplished. That did not sound completely confident I know, but the problem is that the Canvas gradebook is meant to automatically calculate a cumulative grade composed of individual scores for graded work

Keep in mind that Modules are not, in themselves, gradable content in a Canvas course. The purpose of modules is to organize and display learning materials and graded activities.

Here is how I would do it..............

• Set a grading scheme for the course, How do I add a grading scheme in a course?
• Create the modules and the quizzes,
• Set requirements for each module that requires a minimum passing score for the quiz, How do I add requirements to a module?
• Set each module as a prerequisite for each subsequent module, How do I add a prerequisite to a module?
• Add a "Quizzes" assignment group to your course, and move all the quizzes into that group, How do I add an Assignment Group to a course?,
• Add one assignment to the default Assignment Group, that you will manually add some kind for score for module completion (Like one point each or some silliness), How do I create and assignment shell in assignment group?
• Create your assignment with the following settings (How do I add or edit details in an assignment?)
  • No submission
  • No due date or last day of course as  due date.
• Appropriately weight the two assignment groups if desired (

  How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?). For example: the quiz group is worth 80%, the module group is worth 20%. Or whatever works for you.

If this isn't workable for you, I can try another work-round!

Kelley