Task: This article describes how to use the policies feature to define a default Missing or Late policy in Canvas.
Instructions:
The policies feature allows you to define a default Missing or Late policy that will automatically adjust points for online submissions that also have a due date. Using the policy is optional and by default it is not enabled.
What you should know about how the policies work?
- The policies only apply to the course where you have enabled it.
- Copied courses will not retain the previous policy settings.
- Applies to all graded assessments that have a Due Date and are an online submission.
- Assessment that are included are:
- Graded Discussions
- Quizzes
- Graded Surveys
- Assignments with a Submission Type of Online
- Assignments flagged as "Do not count this assignment toward the final grade" will have the policy applied to the assessment but it will not change the final grade.
- Assessments that are excluded from the policies:
- Assignments with a Submission Type of;
- No Submission
- On Paper
- External Tool which includes:
- Clickers
- Wiley
- MacMillan
- Cengage
- Any assessment with NO Due Date
- Any unpublished assessment
- Any assessments that do not appear in the grade book. Examples are:
- Practice Quiz
- Ungraded Survey
- Ungraded Discussion
- If the policy is setup after grades have been applied to any assessment that are considered Missing or Late, then the policy will NOT overwrite the grade.
- Manually entering the grades will not change the assigned Status label. Use the Grade Detail Tray to change the Status.
Outcome:
Users should know how to use the policies feature to define a default Missing or Late policy in Canvas.
Need additional help?
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