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SAM Assignments
You can schedule all SAM Assignment Types (exams, training, projects and SAM Path assignments) by clicking the Assignments tab under SAM Assignments and using the following procedures.
Hiding SAM Assignments
Hide SAM assignments (Exams, Projects, Training or SAM Path Assignments) using the following procedure:
Taking Assignments
You can launch assignments in SAM through the Activity Calendar or Activity List. You can take exams, training, projects, and SAM Path assignments in SAM or launch into the MindTap reader.
Schedule Individual Projects
To schedule an individual project, use this procedure:
Projects
Related information Microsoft Office Complete a Project Exam Assignments Training Assignments Taking Assignments Proctored Exams SAM Path Assignments
Keyboarding Assignments
Manage your Keyboarding in SAM assignments.
Schedule Individual Assignments
SAM lets you schedule exams, training, projects and SAM Paths and assign them to specific students in a section.
Complete a Project
To complete and submit a project assignment in SAM, download a start file, follow the project instructions and save your work, upload your files to SAM, and submit your work.
Complete a Project
To complete and submit a project assignment in Keyboarding in SAM, download a start file, follow the project instructions and save your work, upload your files to Keyboarding in SAM, and submit your work.
Schedule a Project
Assign a project to your class.
Schedule a Project
Assign a project to your class.
SAM Project Workflow
To complete SAM project assignments, your students download a start file, follow instructions to perform the project tasks in the Office application, and upload the changed file to be graded.
Keyboarding in SAM Project Workflow
To complete Keyboarding in SAM project assignments, your students download a start file, follow instructions to perform the project tasks in the Office application, and upload the changed file to be graded.
Project Incident Report
Project incident reports identify project file submissions that might contain non-original work. To begin a SAM project assignment, students download a start file that has unique embedded identifiers. When a student submits a completed project file, it should have the same identifiers as the start file. If the identifiers do not match, it is logged as an incident.
Project incident rejection Error
When submitting a project file, a Project incident rejection error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Project incident rejection Error
When submitting a project file, a Project incident rejection error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Project incident rejection Error
When submitting a project file, a Project incident rejection error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Project incident rejection Error
When submitting a project file, a Project incident rejection error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Project incident rejection Error
When submitting a project file, a Project incident rejection error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Project Incident Status
The Project Incident Status shows students who have triggered an incident flag on a project based on a relative 14-day period beginning at midnight.
Project Incident Status
The Project Incident Status shows students who have triggered an incident flag on a project based on a relative 14-day period beginning at midnight.
Project Report Descriptions
The following table provides a brief description and list of fields for available Project Reports. Some reports enable you to select the student identifier to display.
Student Achievement Badges
Award shareable badges to students who earn 90% and above on assignments labeled Badge available . Badges are available for capstone projects and MOS practice exams for Office 365/2021 and newer content versions.
Manage Assignment Type and Weights/Points
Modifications to Assignment Type and Weights/Points depend on whether the Gradebook displays in points or percentages.
Manage Assignment Type and Weights/Points
Modifications to Assignment Type and Weights/Points depend on whether the Gradebook displays in points or percentages.
Enable / Disable Badges
By default, badges are enabled for all assignments labeled Badge available . You can edit this setting on the assignment options page.
Submit Results for an Assignment
From time to time, your students might experience a problem, such as a browser crash, that prevents them from submitting their work. To resolve this, you can manually submit all unsubmitted in-progress student takes for exams, training and SAM Paths.
Activities
You can view and take assignments from the Activity List view.
Achievement Badges
You can earn shareable badges on assignments labeled Badge available if you score 90% or above.
June 2025
Project Instruction File To hide the SAM project instruction file when assigning a project, select Hide Project Instruction File . Students will only see what you add to Instructions . Gradebook Display Student names are now pinned to the left side of the gradebook when you scroll through assignments. Related information Schedule a Project Schedule Individual Projects
Report Types with Associated Reports
The following reports are available in the Reports tab:
August 2024
Gradebook search The Jump to feature has been replaced with a more flexible search bar that lets you search the gradebook by assignment name and type. Macros help for Access and Excel projects Students may experience system errors when they work on Access and Excel projects if they have macros blocked on their computer. SAM now detects if macros are blocked and gives affected students instructions to change their macros settings when they start projects that use macros. Office 2016 content...
Reports
Scores for projects submitted late have late submission penalties applied to the score in the reports. The original score without the late penalty is not shown. You can also view study guides for exams and SAM Path assignments. Related information Report View View Reports
View Reports
On the task bar, click Activities › Reports to display Reports view. Select filters for the types of activities to locate ( Exams , Training , Projects or SAM Paths ). To open and view the report for an assignment, click Report in that row. Use the report viewer controls to navigate in the report. Control or Entry Action Go to the first page of the report. Go to the previous page. Enter page number and press Enter . Go to a specific page. Go to the next page. Go to the last page. Select a size...
Modifying Gradebook Section Settings
Modifying Gradebook's Section Settings changes the default display for all sections. You can choose:
SAM Home Tab
Related information SAM Messages Project Incident Status Grace Periods View Upcoming Assignments Waitlisted Students Enroll Waitlisted Students Drop Waitlisted Students Using Student View Activity List
June 2025
Gradebook Display Student names are now pinned to the left side of the gradebook when you scroll through assignments. Related information Schedule a Project
SAM Home Tab
Related information SAM Messages Project Incident Status Grace Periods View Upcoming Assignments Waitlisted Students Enroll Waitlisted Students Drop Waitlisted Students Using Student View Activity List Activity Calendar
Database Management
SAM maintains a list of both active (in use) and deactivated (marked for deletion) database items. These include:
Database Management
SAM maintains a list of both active (in use) and deactivated (marked for deletion) database items. These include: