Weighted Overall Grade Calculation Improvements - 3900.39

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Ultra Experience
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Impact: Instructors

Some instructors prefer to use category weights to calculate the overall grade. Currently, instructors are unable to assign weight to any empty grade category. This restriction requires each category to have at least one assessment. This is not always practical, especially at the beginning of an academic term. Now instructors can configure a weighted overall grade that includes empty grade categories. This will give the instructor greater flexibility for configuring the calculation.

Image 1. Before Overall Grade Calculation Improvements

Weighted grade calculations before improvements on lock and self-balance categories

Image 2. After Overall Grade Calculation Improvements

Image 2. View after Overall Grade Calculation Improvements have been done

For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.


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Video: Weighted Overall Grade Calculation Improvements shows how to configure a weighted overall grade that includes empty grade categories.

Weighted Overall Grade Calculation Improvements video

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