Schedule Assessments

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Last updated: Aug 12, 2022 by Diane Momongan (Unlicensed)
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Overview

Adding assessments to units in Paradigm can be done in three different ways, depending on which applies best to your current settings. You can define all assessments once and apply them to all the scheduled units, add a totally unique set of assessments, or assessments which are dependent on the mode of delivery. This knowledge article will provide you with the required fields to create an assessment, and the workflows on how to add assessments to base units, add assessments to scheduled units from a base unit, add assessments to scheduled units from a base unit by delivery method, and add assessments to scheduled units.
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Assumptions

  • You have the minimum required permission level to access the Units Menu in Paradigm;

  • 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; and

  • You have an understanding of the Courses, Units and Assessments within your Institution for scheduling and timetabling.

 

Key Terms and Concepts

 

Form Fields Schedule Assessments

 

Field Name

Required Fields

Overview

Sample Data

Field Name

Required Fields

Overview

Sample Data

Code ID

X

 

 

Assessment Name

X

The name of the assignment or work required. You can be specific here to make entering grades easier, and that the correct marks can be entered against the correct assessment at a later time.

Assessment 1 - Interpretive Dance Essay

Assessment Type

X

What type of work is required for this assessment?

  • Assignment

  • Attendance

  • Audition

  • Class Work

  • Essay

  • Examination

  • Project

  • Test

  • Quiz

  • Book Report

  • Journal

  • Major Assessment

  • Minor Assessment

Description

 

A description of the required work.

A 1000 word Essay on the origins of interpretive dance and the concept of communication in the early 20th Century

Maximum Mark

X

What is the Maximum Mark available for this assignment?

25

Minimum Mark

X

What is the Minimum Mark required to pass this assignment?

12.5

Weighting

X

What is the weighting of this assignment within the whole unit?

25

Start Week

 

What week is the work undertaken in the unit?

 

End Week

 

What is the last week that the work can be submitted?

 

Sequence Number

 

 

 

Enforce Minimum Mark

 

 

 

Minimum Mark fail grade

 

 

 

Delivery Mode identifier

 

VET - Providers. What is the delivery method of this unit and assignment?

  • Classroom

  • Electronic

  • Employment Based

  • Not Applicable - Recognition of Prior learning

  • Other (none of the above e.g. Print based)

Scheduled Hours

 

What are the schedule number of delivery or training hours required to complete this assessment?

25

Vet in Schools

 

Is this a VET in schools based unit?

  • A VET in Schools Program

  • Not a  VET in Schools Program

AVET126

 

 

  • Combination of All Modes

  • Combination of External and Workplace-based

  • Combination of Internal and External

  • Combination Internal and Workplace-based

  • Do not report

  • External Delivery

  • Internal Delivery

  • Not Applicable

  • Workplace-based delivery

Assessment Status

 

What is the status of this assessment?

  • Active

  • Archived

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Implications

BE ADVISED

Different assessments can be linked to delivery methods. e.g. If an online unit requires a different assessment to that of an in-class unit, add the different one including the specific delivery method and then click the ADD ASSESSMENTS FOR DELIVERY MODE button to add the specific ones.

 

NOTE

When running an Assessment Results Report in Paradigm, please take note, that the assessment results section would only allow in between 1 to 6 assessments per scheduled unit, exceeding this count will cause the template to fail.

As an alternative, you can use the base report named “Scheduled Assessment View Details” to help you extract a list of assessments from Paradigm. For more information on our Report Builder Menu, refer to this article: Report Builder.

 

 

Workflow

 

 

 

1. How to Add Assessments to Base Units

 

1, 2, 3 Choose Units > Unit Details > Edit Details menus on the side. This will display a page where you can search for units and edit the unit details.

 

4 At the top of the page, you can find the UNIT SEARCH Form section. Enter any combination of Unit Code(s), Unit Name, Unit Provider, Unit Keywords, Unit Status, Order By (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria.).

 

5 After entering the search filters of the base unit that you want to add an assessment to, click the SEARCH UNIT button.

 

 

6 After clicking the SEARCH UNIT button, a list of all the units that meet your searched criteria will be displayed below the UNIT SEARCH Form section. You can filter more the returned options by typing the name of the unit into the search box. The list of returned results will reduce to match the criteria

 

7 Once you’ve found your base unit, click the blue hyperlink of the Unit Id. This will open the Edit Details screen of the base unit that you’ve selected.

 

8 With the Edit Unit Details screen open, scroll down and look for the ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATED WITH UNIT Form section, click the NEW ASSESSMENT button to add your assessment to the base unit.

 

 

9 In the ASSESSMENT DETAILS Form section, fill out all the required details for the new assessment to be successfully added to the base unit. Refer to the Form Fields Schedule Assessments table above under the Key Terms and Concepts for the description of each field.

 

Alternatively, refer to the ASSESSMENT DETAILS Form screenshot below with the required colour coded fields.

RED fields are the system required fields for an assessment to be successfully added;

BLUE fields are the optional fields; and

GREEN fields are for VET Providers required fields.

 

10 After filling out all the required information of the new assessment, click the SAVE ASSESSMENT button.

 

INFO: After clicking the SAVE ASSESSMENT button, a SUCCESS message will appear on top of the screen (see below screenshot), and the new assessment can now be seen in the ASSESSMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNIT Form section.

 

 

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2. How to Add Assessments to Scheduled Units from a Base Unit

 

1, 2, 3 Choose Units > Unit Details > Show Scheduled Units menus on the side. This will display a page where you can search for scheduled units in the system.

 

4 At the top of the page, you can find the SCHEDULED UNIT SEARCH Form section. Enter any combination of Scheduled Unit ID, Unit Code(s), Scheduled Unit Name, Home Institution, Unit Location, Start and End Date, Order By (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria.).

 

5 After entering the search filters of the scheduled unit that you want to add an assessment to, click the SEARCH SCHEDULED UNIT button.

 

 

6 After clicking the SEARCH SCHEDULED UNIT button, a list of all the scheduled units that meet your searched criteria will be displayed below the SCHEDULED UNIT SEARCH Form section. You can filter more the returned options by typing any keywords of the scheduled unit that you are trying to search into the search box. The list of returned results will reduce to match the criteria

 

7 Once you’ve found your scheduled unit, click the blue hyperlink of the Scheduled Unit Id. This will open the Edit Details screen of the scheduled unit that you’ve selected.

 

 

8 In the Edit Scheduled Unit Page, scroll down and look for the ASSESSMENTS Form section. Click the ADD SCHEDULED ASSESSMENT FROM ASSESSMENTS button.

 

 

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3. How to Add Assessments to Scheduled Units from a Base Unit by Delivery Method

 

1, 2, 3 Choose Units > Unit Details > Show Scheduled Units menus on the side. This will display a page where you can search for scheduled units in the system.

 

4 At the top of the page, you can find the SCHEDULED UNIT SEARCH Form section. Enter any combination of Scheduled Unit ID, Unit Code(s), Scheduled Unit Name, Home Institution, Unit Location, Start and End Date, Order By (Paradigm requires at least one search criteria.)

 

5 After entering the search filters of the scheduled unit that you want to add an assessment to, click the SEARCH SCHEDULED UNIT button.

 

 

6 After clicking the SEARCH SCHEDULED UNIT button, a list of all the scheduled units that meet your searched criteria will be displayed below the SCHEDULED UNIT SEARCH Form section. You can filter more the returned options by typing any keywords of the scheduled unit that you are trying to search into the search box. The list of returned results will reduce to match the criteria

 

7 Once you’ve found your scheduled unit, click the blue hyperlink of the Scheduled Unit Id. This will open the Edit Details screen of the scheduled unit that you’ve selected.

 

 

8 In the Edit Scheduled Unit Page, scroll down and look for the ASSESSMENTS Form section. Click the ADD SCHEDULED ASSESSMENT FOR DELIVERY MODE button.

 

 

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Video

how-to Add/Schedule Assessments

 

 

 

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