Setting up a Weighted Column

Weighted columns can be set up to take in to account multiple assignments and calculate a score based on the weightings entered. This helpsheet details how to create a weighted column, select assignments and enter weightings.

A weighted column is created by default when a Blackboard site is created. Check the Full Grade Centre to see if a weighted column is present.

Setting up the Weighted Column

1. In the site management panel click on Grade Centre and select Full Grade Centre.

2. Hover your cursor over the Create Calculated Column button and select Weighted Column from the drop-down menu.

3. Enter a Column Name and Description, you can also add a Grade Centre Name so that it displays differently when viewing inside the Grade Centre.

4. Select a Primary Display, it is most common that you will choose Score or Percentage.

5. Select the columns in the Columns to Select window, to be included in the calculations.
6. Click on the arrow to move the assignment in to the Selected Columns window.

7. Enter a weighting in to the boxes. The percentages must add up to 100%.

8. Select whether to calculate the weighted grade as a running total. A running total will include only columns that have a grade entered. Selecting No will include all columns in the calculation giving a score of 0 for any columns without grades.
9. Decide whether the column should be visible to students or whether to show the average or median grade to students in My Grades.

Editing a Weighted Column

You can edit your weighted column at anytime by following the previous steps, however to edit an existing column you will need to:

1. Go to the site management panel of your Blackboard site and click on Grade Centre.
2. Select Full Grade Centre.
3. Click on the drop-down arrow on the column header.
4. Select Edit Column Information.