D2L - Setup Grade Book with Setup Wizard

Log into your course and from the Assessments drop-down menu click Grades.

Click Setup Wizard.

The Grades Setup Wizard screen will appear. Click the Start button to begin setting up the course grade book.

Select a desired grading system, then click Continue. The three different grading systems are:

• Weighted
• Points
• Formula

Choose how Final Grades will be released for a course, then click Continue. The two options for releasing grades are:

• Calculated Final Grade: The grade that is achieved by users based on the grading formula set up in the grade book. It cannot be adjusted without editing grade item scores.
• Adjusted Final Grade: Allows you to modify or adjust users’ grades before releasing them.

Set Grade Calculations for a course, then click Continue. Grade Calculation options include:

• Ungraded Items
  • Drop ungraded items
  • Treat ungraded items as 0
• Auto Update

Choose a Grade Scheme and then click Continue.

*Note: This setting can be adjusted at a later time, but keep in mind that in order to upload grades to the registrar at the end of a semester a letter grade for each student is necessary. For more information on schemes visit the Understanding Grade Schemes page.

Enter the number of decimals to be assigned to grade calculations, then click Continue.

Set your Submission View Display settings, then click Continue. The Submission View is how students/users will see grades, and the options include:

• Grade Details:
  • Points grade
  • Weighted grade (if applicable)
  • Grade scheme symbol (if applicable)
  • Grade scheme color (if applicable)
• Decimals Displayed
• Characters Displayed: The number of characters to display for a gradebook item
• Final Grade Calculation: Whether or not you wish to display the final grade at any point in a semester.

Review the Grades Setup Summary. If satisfied, click Finish and your new grade book settings will take effect.