Creating Marking Periods
Marking Periods are user created views that can help manage the Grade Centre.
They can be defined as any time period such as a term or month and can have date
ranges that further define them. Grading Periods are not created by default. If
required, they must be defined by instructors.
Defining Marking Periods and associating Grade Centre columns to a Marking
Period allows Instructors to effectively organize and report on Grade Centre data.
Instructors can filter the Grade Centre by Marking Period to display only the columns
in the segment. For example, an Instructor may configure the Grade Centre to
display the First Term columns, reducing searching and scrolling.
1. Click Manage and select Marking Periods from the submenu.
2. Click Create Marking Period.
3. Add the ‘Name’ and ‘Description’ in ‘Grading Period Information’.
4. Set the ‘Grading Periods Dates’ and put a tick beside ‘Associated
Columns’ to automatically link the assignments with due dates within the date
range to the view.
Warning: Grade Centre items cannot be associated with more than one Grading
Period. A newly created Grading Period with the same or an overlapping date range
will override the settings of an existing Grading Period. All items associated with the
existing Grading Period will become associated with the new one.
To view a Marking Period
Marking Periods can be selected by clicking Filter and then picking the required
Marking Periods from the Current View drop-down menu.