How do I add a project as a requirement to a milestone?

When adding requirements to a milestone, you can assign students to submit a project to fulfill the requirement. Projects are added to the student's Canvas Student ePortfolio, however, when setting up the requirement you can define the default privacy setting for student submissions.

By default, requirements are reviewed per the strategy and reviewers defined for the pathway. However, you can designate a specific person to review an individual requirement.

Open Pathways

Open Pathways

In the Toolbar, click the Pathways icon.

Open Pathway

Click the name of the pathway.

Edit Pathway

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Click the Edit Pathway button.

Open Milestone

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On the Define milestones & requirements tab, click the name of the milestone.

Add Requirement

Add Requirement

Click the Add a Requirement link.

Select Project Requirement Type

Click the Project button.

Enter Project Details

Enter Project Details

In the Project modal, enter a name [1] and instructions [2] for the requirement. To add hyperlinks in the instructions, use markdown formatting. Type the text you want to link in brackets [3] and then type the destination URL between parentheses [4].  

You can also add skills [5], a category [6], and a due date [7].

Note: The Project Name field has a 50 character limit.

Define Scoring Details

Define Scoring Details

Select a scoring type by clicking the corresponding scoring type radio button [1]. Depending on the selected scoring type, you may be prompted to enter additional details, such as the Acceptance Threshold [2].

Add Requirement Reviewer

Add Requirement Reviewer

If you want a specific team member to review this requirement, you can search by name or email in the Requirement Reviewer field.

Add Badging

Add Badging

If you want to automatically issue a badge to students on completion of the requirement, click the Optionally select a badge to award upon completion of this requirement link.

Add Learning Outcomes

Add Learning Outcome

To add an outcome to the program, click the Add Outcome button [1].

In the outcome tray, you can select from outcomes added to your account at the institution, program, or course level [2]. Click the corresponding Level tab to view outcomes at that level.

Search for an outcome using the Search field [3] or select the outcome from the list [4].

Define Project Privacy

Define Project Privacy

On the Privacy tab, you can define the default privacy setting for student submissions. To allow student projects to be immediately made public in their portfolio upon submission, click the Public button [1]. To set student projects as private in the student's portfolio upon submission, click the Private button [2].

Note: Students can change the project's privacy settings at any time.

Save Requirement

Save Requirement

Click the Add Requirement button.

View Requirement

View Requirement

View the added requirement.

To edit the requirement, click the Edit icon [1]. To delete the requirement, click the Delete icon [2].

To add more requirements to the milestone, click the Add another Requirement link [3].