Web Grades: Importing Grades from a Blackboard Course

Important note about Title IV Aid Compliance and Web Grades
In accordance with federal regulations, any student being given an  I, Z, or E grade, must receive a last date of participation that is documented and can be provided during compliance audits if requested. Documentation must align with the student's last academically related activity. If you are teaching an online course(s), you must ensure that the documented last date of participation is visible in the online platform. Participation is defined as active engagement in the instructional activity related to the course of study and includes the following:
 
  • Attending a lecture where interaction between the instructor and students can occur
  • Handing in homework
  • Taking a quiz
  • Posting information/comments on the course platform

Simply logging into the course online platform without engagement is not active participation.

 

Blackboard Course Setup

Navigating to the Gradebook & Overall Grade Column

  1. Log into Blackboard: http://blackboard.cmich.edu/
     
  2. Navigate to the desired course shell that contains the grades to be imported into the corresponding course in Web Grades
     
  3. Once in the course shell, click on the Gradebook Tab > Gradable Items tab > click on 3 dots to the right of the Overall Grade > Edit:
Overall Grade Column - Editing

 

Set The Overall Grade to Display as Letter Grade

Once in edit mode for the Overall Grade, ensure the Overall Grade is set to display as a Letter grade to students.  Letter grade is the only option that will transfer into Web Grades.  If desired, once grades are pulled into Web Grades, the Overall Grade can be reset to what it was in the course.

Overall Grade Set to Letter
 

 

Import Blackboard Grades into Web Grades

  1. Once the grades are properly set up in Blackboard, go to Web Grades: https://apps.cmich.edu/tools/academic/WebGrades
     
  2. Find and select the course which grades from Blackboard should be imported

NOTE: In order to select the course, you must press the green Go button.


 
  1. Click on the Import Grades From Blackboard button, located above the table of students

 

Important Notes

  • If you are an instructor that has a Combined Course Shell in Blackboard, grades will be imported from that shell if a grade column in that shell is set with External Grades
     
  • If there are multiple Blackboard Course Shells (e.g. a Classroom and a Lab) and no Combined Course Shell for a given Course in Web Grades, you will be prompted to select the specific shell to import grades from.​​​​
     
  • The Import Grades from Blackboard button will be disabled if the grading period is already closed or the course has already been graded
     
  • The grade import feature is not available for the Change Grade workflow
     
  • At this time, Blackboard does not allow for manual entry, score or letter, into the Total Column
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