Default Settings of New Canvas Courses

• last updated on 24 January 2025

All new Canvas courses have the default settings customised for CityUHK below.

Grade Posting Policy - Manually

The grade posting policy of all newly created Canvas courses is "Manually Post Grades". That means students cannot see their grades (and teacher comments) until teachers post grades.

You can explore the setting by following the below steps.

1. Click Grades from the course navigation
2. Click the Settings icon from the top right corner
3. Click the Grade Posting Policy tab on the popup

Note: If you prefer the grades be released automatically (e.g. self-tests), select the "Automatically Post Grades" option in step 3 and then click the Update button.

Totals in Student Grades Summary

Instructors can hide the totals in students' grade summaries. By default, the totals are invisible to students.

You can explore the setting under "Course Details" of Settings.

Grade Distribution Graphs from Students

Instructors can hide the grade distribution graphs to keep students from viewing the summary statistics of the class and figuring out each other's grades. By default, the grade distribution graph is off.

You can explore the setting under "Course Details" of Settings.

Letter Grades for CityUHK

A grading scheme name "Sample Letter Grade 2", having A+ but no D+ or D-, is enabled for newly created Canvas courses.

You can explore the setting under "Course Details" of Settings.

Course Navigation

In the left navigations of new Canvas courses, some items (i.e. SCORM) are hidden from students and/or teachers.

You can explore the setting under "Navigation" of Settings.

You can manage the navigation links as your preference (i.e. drag and drop to reorder or hide menu items, click Save to keep the changes).