Creating a Running Total Grade Item - Instructor

Since students do not see the Final Calculated Grade until it is released, having a running total/current grade item could be beneficial.

Step 1: After you log in to your D2L course, select Grades from the navigation bar.

Step 2: To create a running total/current grade item, select the Manage Grades tab, then select Item under the New dropdown menu to create a new grade item.

Step 3: Select the Calculated option

Step 4: Enter a Name (required). The Short Name is optional (this name appears in the grade book). You can select Can Exceed (optional) if you allow this calculated item to display a value that is more than the possible point value (example 155/150). You can also select your grade scheme preference (optional) for this calculated item (if this is different from the default).

Step 5: Select the grade items that you would like to include in your running total calculation.

Note: If you are dropping grade items for any category, you will not be able to create a running total item as it does not exclude dropped items in the total.

Step 6: Choose your Display Options.

Please Note: The Student View and Managing View (your display options for this item) Show options already checked by default, if you have successfully completed the Grades Setup Wizard.

Check the Override display options for this item box to customize the default settings for this item.

Check the Points Grade and Grade Scheme Symbol checkboxes if you want students to see the running points (Example 10/10) and the running Percentage (Example 100%).