Assumptions

• You have the minimum required permission level to access the Courses and/or Units tabs;

• You have an understanding that making changes within this section has system-wide implications;

• You have an understanding of the Australian Tertiary Education System  / VET Sector;

• You have an understanding of the Units and Courses within your Institution, related to assessments and final grades;

• You have an understanding of time periods/time period creation; and

• "Recalculate Unit Results from Assessments" is only used when that grade type was set "Allowed to Recalculate" on the grade table (System>Search Grade type and edit Grade item). If that grade is assigned to the unit enrolment, then that button will recalculate the unit result for any unit enrolments where the grade is set to ‘allowed to recalculate’.

Key Terms and Concepts

form fields EDIT STUDENT RESULTS

1. How to add a Final Grade to Units (per Scheduled Unit)

step 1 Search for the scheduled unit where you want to add the final grade.

1, 2, 3 Choose Units > Scheduled Unit Details > Student Results menus on the side

4 Enter any combination of Unit Id, Unit Name, Unit Provider, Start Date, End Date (Paradigm needs at least one of these in order to search.)

5 Click the SEARCH SCHEDULED UNIT button.

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6 This will return a list of units that meet the searched criteria (If the Unit Id is not the one being searched). To filter the returned options start typing the name of the unit or a part of the scheduled unit Id into the Filter box. The list of returned results will reduce to match the criteria.

7 Click the ACTIONS button on the right side of the scheduled unit record that you want to add the final grades to.

8 After clicking the ACTIONS button, select the Edit Unit Results option.

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9 The Edit Unit Results option will open the EDIT STUDENT RESULTS Form section where you can see all the students currently enrolled on the scheduled unit.

Each row is for an individual Student, and for each line enter the Grade Description, Grade % (If Used), Enrolment Status, and the Dest Enrolment Status (as required) appropriate for the final grade.

10 Click the SAVE RESULTS & SET ENROLMENT STATUS FROM GRADE button. This will save the result you have entered and will mark the unit enrolment status as what you have chosen.

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2. How to add Grades to Assessments via the Units Page

step 1 Search for the scheduled unit where you want to add the final grade.

1, 2, 3 Choose Units > Scheduled Unit Details > Student Results menus on the side

4 Enter any combination of Unit Id, Unit Name, Unit Provider, Start Date, End Date (Paradigm needs at least one of these in order to search.)

5 Click the SEARCH SCHEDULED UNIT button.

6 This will return a list of units that meet the searched criteria (If the Unit Id is not the one being searched). To filter the returned options start typing the name of the unit or a part of the scheduled unit Id into the Filter box. The list of returned results will reduce to match the criteria.

7 Click the ACTIONS button on the right side of the scheduled unit record that you want to add the final grades to.

8 After clicking the ACTIONS button, select the Edit Class Assessment Results option.

9 The Edit Class Assessment Results option will open the SCHEDULED ASSESSMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNIT Form section where you can see all the assessments related to the scheduled unit. Click the CHECK button next to the assessment to be updated. This will show a list containing the result for this assessment for each student.

10 In the EDIT ASSESSMENTS RESULTS Form section, enter the Raw Mark, Awarded Mark, Awarded Grade and Status for each student.

11 Click the SAVE RESULT button.

1. Click the

   to calculate final grades from the previously entered assessments.

2. To release grades for view click the

button. If you want to delay the publishing of grades for release on a specific date, enter the release date in the Grade Release Date box or click the calendar button to choose the release date, and then click the PUBLISH RESULTS button.

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3. How to add Final Grades to Assessments via the Student Record

This enables you to update and save the results for each assessment for this single scheduled unit for this single student.

1. Click on the Student tab in the side menu

2. Click on the Search option in the side menu

3. Enter one of the following options into the relevant search box: Student Number, Student's Family name / Surname

4. Click on the Search Student Button

5. This will return a list of students that meet the searched criteria

6. To filter the returned options in the search box above the returned results, start typing the student's First / given name. This will reduce the number of results

7. Click on the blue hyperlink on the left side of the required record

8. The student's record/Summary page has now been loaded

9. Click on the Course Enrolment option from the side menu

10. Click on the Units option from the side menu

11. For the chosen unit record, click on the Actions button on the right side of the row

12. Click on the Assessment option in the Action menu

13. Scroll to the Edit Assessments Results section.

14. Enter the Raw mark, Awarded Mark, Awarded Grade and Status for each assessment. (These can be done one at a time as results become available or all at once)

15. Click the Save Result button.

16. To add details for an extension or penalty for a single student, click the pencil icon for that student. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, add the details as appropriate and click the Unit Extension or Save Result button as appropriate.

This will save the individual assessment results but will not update the final grade. Once all of the assessments have been entered for this student, follow the above Workflow 1: How to ADD a Final Grade to Units (per Scheduled Unit instructions to enter the Final Grade

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