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WebCT
Faculty Tip Sheets
Modify Column Attributes
To rename a column:
Note: You cannot rename the Last Name, First Name, and User ID columns. Also, renaming a quiz in Manage Students does not change the quiz's name on the Quiz page.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and then click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Select the check box at the top of the column that you want to rename.
- Under Options, in the Change column label text box, enter the new name.
- Click Go. The column is renamed.
To converting a column type:
You can convert the following column types:
- calculated to numeric
- numeric to calculated
- letter grade to alphanumeric
Note: To determine if a column can be converted, on the Column screen, find the column that you want to convert. The column type symbol is displayed under the column Label in the Type row. Each symbol is defined in the Legend of Column Types below the table.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Select the check box at the top of the column that you want to convert.
- Under Organize, click Convert column type. The Column Conversion screen appears.
- From the New column type drop-down list, select the new column type and click Convert. The Convert Confirmation screen appears.
- Review the conversion table for accuracy.
- Click Convert. The Manage Students screen appears with the column type converted.
To change alignment in a column:
- From the Control Panel, click Manage Course, and then click Manage Students. The Manage Students screen appears.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Select the check box at the top of each column that you want to align.
- Under Options, from the Align column drop-down list, select the desired alignment, and click Go . The Columns screen appears.
To hide a column in the Student table:
To temporarily reduce the length of the Student table, you can hide a column. Note: The column is hidden in Manage Students only. The column is still displayed to students in My Grades.
- From the Control Panel, click Manage Course, and then click Manage Students. The Manage Students screen appears.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Select the check box at the top of each column that you want to hide in the Student table.
- Under Options, from the Hide columns drop-down list, select Yes, and then click Go. The Columns screen appears.
To displaying a column in the Student table:
If you have temporarily hidden a column in the Student table, you can display it again.
- From the Control Panel, click Manage Course, and then click Manage Students. The Manage Students screen appears.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and then click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Select the check box at the top of each column that you want to display in the Student table.
- Under Options, from the Hide columns drop-down list, select No, and then click Go. The Columns screen appears.
To release a column to students:
If you want students to see their own information, such as quiz results and assignment grades, you must first add the My Grades tool to your course, and then release the column containing the information. To add the My Grades tool, see the My Grades tip sheet.
- From the Control Panel, click Manage Course, and then click Manage Students. The Manage Students screen appears.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Select the check box at the top of each column that you want to release to students.
- Under Options, from the Release columns drop-down list, select Yes, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
To hide a column from students:
You can temporarily hide information such as quiz results and assignment grades from students so that they cannot view it in My Grades. Note: The column containing the information will still be displayed in the Student table.
- From the Control Panel, click Manage Course, and then click Manage Students. The Manage Students screen appears.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Select the check box at the top of each column that you want to hide from students.
- Under Options, from the Release columns drop-down list, select No, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
To set a decimal place:
You can set the number of decimal places in numeric and calculated columns.
- From the Control Panel, click Manage Course, and then click Manage Students. The Manage Students screen appears.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Select the check box at the top of each column for which you want to set the decimal place.
- Under Options, from the Show decimals drop-down list, select one of the following:
- 0 (integer values only)
- 1 (one decimal place)
- 2 (two decimal places)
- All (all decimal places)
- Click Go. The Columns screen appears.
To allow students to view column statistics:
You can specify how students view statistics for released columns in My Grades. You can specify how students view statistics for the following columns: calculated, letter grade, numeric, assignment, and quiz.
- From the Control Panel, click Manage Course, and then click Manage Students. The Manage Students screen appears.
- From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Specify the statistics students can view:
- If you don't want students to view any statistics:
- Select the check box above each column for which you want to hide statistics.
- Under Options, from the Show statistics drop-down list, select None and click Go. The status is updated in the Statistics row for the selected column.
- If you want students to view the minimum, maximum, average, median grades, and a histogram:
- Select the check box above each column for which you want to show all statistics.
- Under Options, from the Show statistics drop-down list, select All and click Go. The status is updated in the Statistics row for the selected column.
- If you want students to view only the average grade:
- Select the check box above each column for which you want to show only the average grade.
- Under Options, from the Show statistics drop-down list, select Mean only and click Go. The status is updated in the Statistics row for the selected column.
To set column defaults:
You can change the default column attributes for new columns. Note: You cannot change the defaults for previously created columns.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Under Organize, click Set column defaults. The Manage Column Defaults screen appears.
- Using the Type drop-down list, select the defaults you want to set for new columns.
- Click Update. The Columns screen appears with the column default changed.
To reset column defaults:
You can reset the default column attributes to the original WebCT default settings. Note: You can only reset the defaults for new columns. You cannot reset the defaults for previously created columns.
- Under Actions, from the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
- Under Organize, click Set column defaults. The Manage Column Defaults screen appears.
- Click Reset. The Columns screen appears with all column defaults reset to their original WebCT settings.
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