Using Activity Completion settings, an instructor can decide what (if any) criteria must be met for a Forum to be marked complete.


1. Go to the Edit Settings menu for the Forum. 


Edit then edit settings



2. Locate and click on the Activity Completion heading.


Under the activity completion heading, completion tracting has three options



3. In the Completion Tracking dropdown, select one of three options:

  • Do not indicate activity completion: no indication will be provided

  • Students can manually mark the activity as complete: indicated with a solid-line square on the main page. Students must click this square to complete the activity.

The demo forum has a solid-line square to the right


  • Show activity as complete when conditions are met: indicated with a dashed-line square on the main page. The instructor must set up specific criteria based upon student activity within the Forum to complete the activity.

    The demo forum has a dashed-line square to the right


4. If Show activity as complete when conditions are met is selected, a series of options will appear.


5. Click the checkbox beside any conditions students should meet. Students will be required to meet ALL selected conditions for the activity to be marked complete.

  • Require View: the student must simply click on the Forum.

  • Require Grade: either a Rating or Whole Forum Grade is required (see Grade a Forum).

  • Require Posts: sets the number of times students must either add a new topic or reply to others' posts.

  • Require Discussions: sets the number of times a student must add a new topic.

  • Require Replies: sets the number of times a student must make a reply post.



Require view, require grade, require posts, require discussions, require replies



6. When done, click the red Save and Return to Course or Save and Display button.




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