How to create views in the grade center in your BlackBoard course

1. Grade Center Views

2. Views can be created to:

◦ Reduce the bulk of the Grade Center
◦ Sort graded and non-graded course components
◦ View only tests, or homework assignments

3. Click
Control Panel

5. Graded components can be organized in categories to
expedite sorting.

6. Use the Manage drop
down menu to select
Categories

7. Click
Add Category
In this example we will create a
category for non-graded items.

8. Name the
category and
click submit

9. Confirmation
The Category was
added
Note: The category list will only include
categories created by the instructor.

10.  Next,we will place the non-
graded course components into
the non-graded category

11. Use the Manage drop
down menu to select
Organize Grade Center

12. Select the items to be
placed in a category by
checking the box (s)

13. Once the non-graded components
have been checked, select “Non-
Graded Items” from the drop down
modify category menu and click
submit

14. Next, we will create a “smart view” which will

only display the items in the Non-Graded
category
Click Smart Views in the manage menu

15. Click
Add Smart View

16. 1. Provide a Name
and Description
2. Select Focus
3. Select All Users
4. Select “Selected
Categories Only” and
“Non-Graded Items”

17. Non-Graded Smart
View has been
added

18. From the Grade Center, click and select
Non-Graded Smart View

19. Current View notes the
Non-Graded Smart View
Only the items
categorized as Non-
Graded will appear
in this Grade Center
Smart View

20. Using the drop down
menu, columns can
be hidden or deleted

21. Use drop down menu to
Organize Grade Center
Click and drag the gray area to
rearrange columns
For more information contact Lisa Hawkins at hawkinsl@cua.edu