How can I copy course level grade scheme from one course to another?

[shane_ohara]

Hello,

I have a relatively high-speed instructor that employs the use of multiple grade schemes in his course. He created several of his own schemes at the course level, but the copy from last semester to this upcoming semester does not contain any of them. I've tried an export of his course and they do not exist their either. Does anyone know of a way to migrate them from one semester course to another while keeping them localized to only his course? API call?

Thank you,
Shane

[garth · Accepted solution]

Take a look at the API call defined here:  Grading Standards - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation

Step 1:  Use the List the grading standards available in a context  API call to get the existing grading standards.

Step 2:  Use the Create a new grading standard​ API call to copy the retrieved grading standards to the new course.

Notice each API call has two versions, one to retrieve "account" level standards, and one to retrieve "course" level standards.

This should get you there.

[shane_ohara]

Thanks for the help - I should have come back to close this question out. I did exactly as you had said. It's a shame that these don't just copy forward though.

[garth]

Yes, I agree, it seems like an easy thing to include in the course copy process.

This seems like a  good candidate for an "Idea".

If you create the idea post back to this thread and I'll be sure to vote on it.

[shane_ohara]

 @garth ​, I just created the idea and added you as a co-editor. You should be able to add/edit the idea.

[garth]

 @shane_ohara  I'm not sure why the idea isn't getting more votes, maybe something people aren't really thinking about.  It really does seem like a useful update, which requires literally no UI design.  If one grading scheme is being copied, it couldn't be too difficult to adjust the existing logic to copy all grading schemes referenced in the course, right?  Easy for me to say, but I haven't looked at the actual code yet ; )

There is still time, hoping for the best.

[shane_ohara]

Same here...I'd really like to get out of this business!