Existing categories are displayed in alphabetical order.
❏ Click +Add to add a new category.
A blank row is added to the grid.
Description | Type a description for the category (e.g., Homework), up to 25 characters. Do not use special characters. |
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Lock Weight | Select in order to prevent instructors from changing the category default percent weights in TeacherPortal that were set by campus administration (i.e., the Default Weight field on this page). |
Default Weight | Type the default percent weight that the category will have when first added to a course. If Lock Weight is selected, instructors will be prevented from changing this weight in TeacherPortal. |
Weight Type | Select the weighting type to be used for the category. |
❏ To edit a record, type over the existing data.
NOTE: If a category is in use by a course, only the description can be modified; the category cannot be deleted, and all other fields are disabled.
❏ Click Save.
A category cannot be deleted if it is used by a course. You must remove it from all courses before it can be deleted. Delete a record. |