<\/a><\/a>Enable Extra Credit Points for a Grade Item (e.g. Assignment, Quiz)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Log in to\u00a0Brightspace<\/a>\u00a0using your\u00a0<\/span>MyCarletonOne<\/span><\/i>\u00a0credentials.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- On the\u00a0Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n
\n- \n
\n- Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n
- Click the\u00a0Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b>
![](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/culearnsupport\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-8.15.40-PM.png\")
\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- \u00a0In the navbar, click Progress<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/b>
![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/progress-navbar2.png\")
<\/span><\/li>\n- In the drop-down menu, select\u00a0<\/span>Grades<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Click the\u00a0Manage Grades<\/strong>\u00a0tab.
![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/manage-grades.png\")
<\/li>\n- Click the arrow<\/strong> next to the grade item you want to exceed 100% and select Edit\u00a0<\/strong>in the drop-down menu.
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/grade-item-edit.png\")
<\/li>\n- Under Grading<\/em>,\u00a0 select the Can Exceed <\/b>checkbox.
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/can-exceed-checkbox.png\")
<\/li>\n- Click Save and Close<\/strong> to return to Manage Grades<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/a>Create a Bonus Grade Item (e.g. Assignment, Quiz)<\/strong><\/h3>\nNOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>If you create a bonus item in a category, you may want to enable the category to exceed 100%<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n- Log in to\u00a0Brightspace<\/a>\u00a0using your\u00a0<\/span>MyCarletonOne<\/span><\/i>\u00a0credentials.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- On the\u00a0Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n
\n- \n
\n- Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n
- Click the\u00a0Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- In the navbar, click <\/span>Progress<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- In the drop-down menu, select\u00a0<\/span>Grades<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Click the\u00a0Manage Grades<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/li>\n
- Locate the grade item you want to edit or add a new grade item.\n
\n- To edit a grade item, click the arrow<\/strong> next to the grade item and select Edit\u00a0<\/strong>in the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n
- To add a new grade item:\n
\n- Click New<\/strong> and select Item<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n
- Select Numeric.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Enter a name<\/strong> and select a grade category for the item (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Enter the maximum points for the bonus assignment in the Maximum Points<\/em> field.<\/li>\n
- Under Grading<\/em>,\u00a0 select the following:\n
\n- Select the Bonus <\/b>checkbox.<\/li>\n
- Select the Can Exceed<\/strong> checkbox if you want to allow student grades to exceed the maximum points specified for the item (optional).\n\n
NOTE:<\/strong>Bonus items are not included in the maximum points for a category or final grade. They are added on top of the calculated grade. Bonus items cannot make users’ grades exceed the maximum points specified, unless the “Can Exceed” option is selected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/bonus-grade-item.png\")
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Click Save and Close<\/strong> to return to Manage Grades<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
You will now see the grade item indicated with a star on your Manage Grades page (see example below)<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/bonus-grade-item-2.png\")
<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Enable a Grade Category to Exceed 100%<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- \n
- \n
- Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n
- Click the\u00a0Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b>
\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- \u00a0In the navbar, click Progress<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/b>
<\/span><\/li>\n- In the drop-down menu, select\u00a0<\/span>Grades<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Click the\u00a0Manage Grades<\/strong>\u00a0tab.
<\/li>\n- Click the arrow<\/strong> next to the grade item you want to exceed 100% and select Edit\u00a0<\/strong>in the drop-down menu.
<\/li>\n- Under Grading<\/em>,\u00a0 select the Can Exceed <\/b>checkbox.
<\/li>\n- Click Save and Close<\/strong> to return to Manage Grades<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/a>Create a Bonus Grade Item (e.g. Assignment, Quiz)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>If you create a bonus item in a category, you may want to enable the category to exceed 100%<\/a>.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Log in to\u00a0Brightspace<\/a>\u00a0using your\u00a0<\/span>MyCarletonOne<\/span><\/i>\u00a0credentials.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- On the\u00a0Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n
- \n
- \n
- \n
- Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n
- Click the\u00a0Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b>
\u00a0<\/i>and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- In the navbar, click <\/span>Progress<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0
<\/span><\/li>\n- In the drop-down menu, select\u00a0<\/span>Grades<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Click the\u00a0Manage Grades<\/strong>\u00a0tab.
<\/li>\n- Locate the grade item you want to edit or add a new grade item.\n
- \n
- To edit a grade item, click the arrow<\/strong> next to the grade item and select Edit\u00a0<\/strong>in the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n
- To add a new grade item:\n
- \n
- Click New<\/strong> and select Item<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n
- Select Numeric.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Enter a name<\/strong> and select a grade category for the item (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Enter the maximum points for the bonus assignment in the Maximum Points<\/em> field.<\/li>\n
- Under Grading<\/em>,\u00a0 select the following:\n
- \n
- Select the Bonus <\/b>checkbox.<\/li>\n
- Select the Can Exceed<\/strong> checkbox if you want to allow student grades to exceed the maximum points specified for the item (optional).\n
\nNOTE:<\/strong>Bonus items are not included in the maximum points for a category or final grade. They are added on top of the calculated grade. Bonus items cannot make users’ grades exceed the maximum points specified, unless the “Can Exceed” option is selected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- Click Save and Close<\/strong> to return to Manage Grades<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
You will now see the grade item indicated with a star on your Manage Grades page (see example below)<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Enable a Grade Category to Exceed 100%<\/strong><\/p>\n
- Select the Can Exceed<\/strong> checkbox if you want to allow student grades to exceed the maximum points specified for the item (optional).\n
- Select Numeric.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- To add a new grade item:\n
- Click the\u00a0Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b>
- Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n
- On the\u00a0Brightspace<\/em>\u00a0homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:\n
- Click the\u00a0Course Selector Grid\u00a0<\/b>
- Click on the course tile under\u00a0the\u00a0My Courses\u00a0<\/em>widget.<\/li>\n
![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/edit-grade-item.png\")
<\/li>\n![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/allow-category-to-exceed.png\")
<\/li>\n![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/canexceed.png\")
<\/li>\n