Summary
The Missing Submission policy lets you automatically apply a grade for all missing assignments in the ISU Canvas Gradebook. For example, you can have the system award all missing submissions with a grade of 0 after the due date has passed.
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Description
The Missing Submission policy lets instructors automatically apply a grade for all missing submissions in the Gradebook. A submission is labeled missing when the assignment is an Online submission type, the due date has passed, and and it has not been submitted. The Missing Submission policy is set per course.
Instructions
To apply a Missing Submission policy to a course follow these steps:
- In Course Navigation, click the Grades link.
- Click the Settings icon.
- In Gradebook Settings, view the Late Policies tab.
- Click the Automatically apply grade for missing submissions checkbox. Selecting this box will automatically apply the grade you set for any missing submissions in the course.
- Set a percentage in the Grade percentage for missing submissions field. For example, to award all missing submissions with a grade of 0, the Missing Submission grade can be set to 0% (meaning that they earned 0% of the points possible on an assignment.)
- Click the Apply Settings button.
Note: The Missing Submission policy only applies to assignments using the Online submission type. If an assignment type is not set to Online, you can edit the submission type. Due dates must be in the past. If the assignment due date is not in the past, you can edit the assignment due date.
How can I view the affected grades?
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An instructor can view the affected grades in the Gradebook by clicking on Grades in the Course Navigation.
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Instructors can use the Grade Detail Tray to view details about a submission. To open the tray follow these steps:
- In the Course Navigation for your course, click on Grades.
- Click an assignment cell for a student and click the Grade Details Tray icon (a rectangle with an arrow inside).
- When a Missing Submission policy is applied to a submission, the grade for missing submissions displays and the status is Missing.
How is the missing grade calculated?
The Missing Submission policy allows instructors to define a grade that will be granted for missing assignments as a percentage of the total points possible. The percent entered is multiplied by the total points possible on the assignment and the resulting value will be awarded to missing submissions. For example, if the Missing Submission grade is set to 20% and the assignment is worth 10 points, all missing submissions for that assignment will be awarded a grade of 2 points (10 points possible x 20% = 2 points awarded). To award all missing submissions with a grade of 0, the Missing Submission grade can be set to 0%.
Can I exclude an assignment from the Missing Submission policy?
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Setting a Missing Submission policy affects all assignments in a course, including assignments with due dates in the past. To exclude a specific assignment, mark the submission as something other than Missing in the Grade Detail Tray.
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Note: Applying the Missing Submission policy does not affect previously graded missing submissions. Therefore, the Missing Submissions policy should be set up when a course is created prior to creating and/or grading assignments. In addition, disabling a course Missing Submission policy does not revert grades that were submitted when the policy was enabled.
Can I override a grade applied through the Missing Submission policy?
To remove the Missing status from a submission, open the assignment in the Grade Details tray and select a different status or enter a new grade in the Grade field. Once you enter a new grade, the Missing Submission policy no longer applies, and the Missing status label is automatically removed.
Troubleshooting Tip
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If you believe that a grade is not being applied correctly to a missing submission, check the assignment submission type and due date. The Missing Submission policy only applies to assignments using the Online submission type. If the assignment submission type is not set to Online, you can edit the submission type with the assignment settings. Due dates must be in the past - if the assignment due date is not in the past, you can edit the due date in the assignment settings.
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