Create an Assignment Group
Using Assignment Groups allows you to organize the assignments in your course.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
2. Click the Add Group button.
3. Type the Assignment Group Name in the Group Name field [1]. If you want to weight the final grade for students using assignment groups, the percentage will appear in % of total grade field [2].
Note: You must create assignment groups before you can assign percentages to each group.
4. Click the Save button.
5. View your Assignment Group.
Learn how to create assignment shells and assignments for your Assignment Group.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
2. Click the Add Group button.
3. Type the Assignment Group Name in the Group Name field [1]. If you want to weight the final grade for students using assignment groups, the percentage will appear in % of total grade field [2].
Note: You must create assignment groups before you can assign percentages to each group.
4. Click the Save button.
5. View your Assignment Group.
Learn how to create and assignments for your Assignment Group.
To manage an assignment group, click the group's Options drop-down menu [1].
To edit the Assignment Group, click the Edit link [2]. You can edit the Assignment Group name and the weighted percentage (if applicable). After you've added assignments to your Assignment Group, you can also edit the Assignment Group to set Assignment Group rules.
To delete the Assignment Group, click the Delete link [3].
To move all content from an assignment group into another group, click the Move Contents link [4].
To move or reorder an assignment group on the Assignments page, click the Move Groups link [5].
If you want to delete an assignment group that has assignments in it, Canvas will ask you if you want to Delete the assignments (default) [1] or move the assignments to another group [2]. When you are finished, click the Delete Group button [3].
