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How to Post Grades in the Faculty Center Gradebook

The Faculty Center Gradebook offers faculty an option for tracking and maintaining assignment grades. Carmen, the university's learning management system where instructors, TAs and students can collaborate and share course materials, continues to be available for managing grades as well.

Navigation

Self Service - Self Service- Faculty Center-Grade Book

  1. Navigate to the Faculty Center Gradebook page.

By default, this page displays the most recent class that has been viewed.

  • If a class is not listed on the Faculty Center gradebook page select the My Schedule tab and select the 

    Faculty Center gradebook icon

    (Gradebook) icon beside the class you wish to view.

  • To change to a different class within the current term select 

    Change Class button

    .

  • To change to a different term select the My Schedule tab and select 

    Change term button

    .

Faculty Center Class Gradebook tab on the Gradebook page
  1. By default, this page displays both active students and inactive students (students who have dropped the class). Uncheck Show Active Students Only if you wish to view only active students.

Enter Assignment Grades
 

  1. Select the Grade by Assignment tab.
Faculty Center Gradebook Grade by Assignment tab
  1. Select the assignment for which you wish to enter grades by looking up and selecting the Select Assignment.
  2. Complete the following fields for each student:
    • Submitted Dt (Date)
    • Due Date
    • Grade
  3. Select 

    Save button

    .


Calculate Cumulative Grades

  1. Select the Cumulative Grades tab.
Faculty Center Gradebook page with Cumulative Grades tab selected
  1. Look up and select the Grade Roster for which you wish to calculate cumulative grades.
  2. Complete the following fields for each student:
    • Mid Term/Override
    • Current Overall Grade/Override
  3. If you wish to type a note for an individual student:

    1.  Select the Note link in that student's row.
      • The Gradebook Notes page will appear.
    2. Type a note in the Instructor Comments section.
    Faculty Center Gradebook notes screen

     

    Helpful Note

    Display Note to Student will be checked by default, indicating that the student can view the comment in their My Buckeye Link. Uncheck this box if you do not wish the student to see the comment.

     c.  Select 

    Ok button

     to return to the Cumulative Grades page.

  4. Select 

    Save button

    .

  5. Select 

    Update button

     to populate the selected grade roster with these grades.


Setting Requirement Designations

Requirement Designations are items like extra credit that a student has done for a course. They should be used sparingly.

  1. Select the Requirement Designation tab.
Faculty Center Gradebook Requirement Destination tab
  1. Complete the following fields:
    • Current Grade Designation
    • RD Option (Requirement Designation Option)
    • RD Grade (Requirement Designation Grade)
  2. Select

    Save button

Import Component Grades

Use Import Component Grades to import final grades from a non-graded class component. The instructor of the graded component must also be entered as an instructor on the ungraded components to import grades from those class components. They do not need to have grade roster access.

  1. Select the Import Component Grades tab. 

    Faculty Center Import Component Grades tab
  2. Select 

    import grades button

For information regarding setting up class assignments refer to Set Up Class Assignments.