Preserving Course material generated over the length of a Course in order to review it, reuse it, and improve upon it is important for the continued development of quality teaching and learning. Grade Center settings and data can be saved within a Course in various ways depending on the method of saving the Course.
The table below describes the different ways that Course information and data can be saved and reused with respect to Grade Center settings and data.
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Function |
How Grade Center Data and Settings are Handled |
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Archive |
Archive creates a complete copy of a Course in a zipped file format. All cumulative grade columns, Student grades and associated settings in the archived source Course are included in the Course package. |
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Restore |
Restore uses an archived Course to create a new Course. All Calculated Grade columns, Student grades and associated settings in the selected archived Course are restored to the destination Course as part of a Restore operation. The default Final Total Points and Final Weighted Grade columns in the new Course will be overridden with the cumulative grade columns in the archived Course package. |
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Copy Course Materials into a New Course |
Select material from an existing Course to be copied into a new Course. Grade Center settings from the original Course are copied into the new Course. All Calculated Grade columns and associated settings in the source Course are copied to the destination Course when the Grade Center is selected as part of the copy. The default Final Total Points and Final Weighted Grade Columns in the new Course are overridden with the cumulative grade columns in the source Course. |
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Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course |
Select material from an existing Course to copy into another existing Course. Grade Center columns from the copied Course are added to any existing Columns in the destination Course. All Calculated Grade columns and associated settings in the source Course are copied into the destination Course when the Grade Center is selected as part of the copy. The source and destination Courses are merged and nothing in the destination is overridden. The destination Course contains all Calculated Grade columns from both Courses. This may result in duplication of the Final Total Points and Final Weighted Grade columns. |
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Copy Course with Users (Exact Copy) |
Makes an exact duplicate of an existing Course including all users and their data. All Calculated Grade columns, Student grades, and associated settings in the source Course are copied to the destination Course. The default Final Total Points and Final Weighted Grade Columns in the new Course are overridden with the Calculated Grade columns in the source Course. |
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Export |
Select all or parts of an existing Course to add to a zipped file. Does not include Student data. All Calculated Grade columns and associated settings in the source Course are included in the Course package when the Grade Center is selected as part of an export. |
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Import Package |
Import Package is used to upload selected Course materials from an exported zipped file into a Course. The entire zipped file can be uploaded or just selected parts of the zipped file can be uploaded. All Calculated Grade columns and associated settings in the exported Course package are imported to the destination Course when the Grade Center is selected as part of an import operation. The Course package and destination Courses are merged and nothing in the destination is overridden. The destination Course contains all Calculated Grade columns from both Courses. This may result in duplication of the Final Total Points and Final Weighted Grade columns which is allowed. |
An archived Course is an exact copy of all of the content and data in the Course, captured at the moment the archive is created. Archived Courses are saved as zip files. Archived Courses can be downloaded and saved on a local computer or saved in the Content System. Archived Courses can be reactivated using the Restore Course function on the System Admin panel. To Archive a Course, follow these steps:
Course material can be copied with or without users. Copied material can be added into a new Course or into an existing Course. The table preceding, Preserving Grade Center Settings and Data describes how the settings and data are handled in each case.
To copy the corresponding Grade Center columns for Assignments, Discussion Board, Tests, and Surveys, they must be selected along with Grade Center Items and Settings.