Assign a project to your class.
- From MindTap, click + Add / Create > Activity > SAM-Assignment.
- On the taskbar, click Schedule New.
- For Assignment Type, click Project.
- Optional:
Filter projects by Textbook, Chapter /
Unit, Subject, or select View All
SAM Projects.
To preview an assignment, click
beside the assignment name.You can download the instructions and start files given to students, and a solution file showing the correct outcome. - Select a project to assign.
- Click Next Step.
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Set the options for your project.
- Assignment Name
- Unique name for your assignment.
- Instructions
- Additional instructions for students.
- Scoring and Delivery Options
- Configure your assignment.
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- Pass/Fail
- Students must answer your percentage of questions correctly to receive a pass grade. Students who score below this threshold receive fail grades.
- Specify time limit
- Students have your number minutes to complete the assignment. The time begins when the student first launches their assignment.
- Project Incident File Rejection
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Students cannot submit a project that:
- Is another student's start file.
- Contains content that was copied and pasted from another student's start file.
- Contains information associated with a different assignment.
- Is a non-SAM generated file.
- Has been opened from OneDrive, Google Drive, or other cloud-based storage.
- Has been opened or edited with Google Docs, Google Sheets, or a cloud-based version of Office.
Rejected projects do not count against student submission attempts.
- Receive Project Incident Notifications
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Be notified if a student submits a project that:
- Is another student's start file.
- Contains content that was copied and pasted from another student's start file.
- Contains information associated with a different assignment.
- Is a non-SAM generated file.
- Has been opened from OneDrive, Google Drive, or other cloud-based storage.
- Has been opened or edited with Google Docs, Google Sheets, or a cloud-based version of Office.
- Hide Project Instruction File
- Students are not given the SAM-authored instructions for the project.
- Practice
- The assignment does not affect student grades.
- Maximum number of submission attempts
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Students can submit a project 1-10 times.
Note Multiple submissions can be used to check student progress before students submit their final version for a grade. - Issue badge at 90%
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Award a shareable badge to students who earn 90% and above.
Available for capstone projects and MOS practice exams for Office 365®/2021 and newer content versions.
- Adjust Maximum Score and Step Weight
- Edit the point value of each step of the project and the project overall. This is not available for textbook projects.
- Project Version
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Project Version is not available for all projects.
- PC & Mac
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Allows both the PC and Mac versions of the project to be downloaded.Important Project files must be completed on the type of computer they were downloaded on. If students download the project files on a PC, they must use a PC to complete the project.
- PC Only
- Only the PC version of the project file will be available for download.
- Specify password for student access
- Prevent students from starting until they enter a
password that you provide.
Best Practice Leave this field blank and set a password in the Assign to Course window. Passwords set in that step are easier to retrieve and edit.
- Specify when students can view reports
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- Never make reports available to students
- Make student reports always available beginning 12:00 AM
Select the first date on which reports are available.
- Make student reports available
Select both start and end dates and times for reports to be available.
- Click Save.
- If prompted, select whether you want to adjust the total points and step weights for your activity to match those specified in the learning path, or update the total points in the learning path.
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In the Editing
Activity window, set the activity title, description, dates, and location in the
learning path to assign the activity to your course.
- Title
- Label for the activity in the learning path.
- Description
- Information or instructions displayed when the activity is opened.
- Require Password
- Password protection for scoreable activities to prevent students from accessing them ahead of time.
- Available Date
- When students can start work on the activity.
- Due Date
- When students must end work on the activity.
- Associated Topic
- Textbook topic related to the activity.
- Order Within Topic
- Position in the learning path under the specified topic.
- Click Add.
Video: Project Features and Scheduling
Video: Project Score Normalization
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