Edit Mastering course settings

Updated 19 Feb 2024

You or a section instructor with the Course Settings privilege can edit Mastering-specific course settings from your course. These are in addition to edits course owners can make from the My Courses page by selecting Details.

Mastering course settings: Time zone for assignments, show students their total score, and more

These settings are different from the ones course owners can make from the My Courses page by selecting Details for a course then Edit course details.

Course Setting	Description
Country and Time Zone	The time zone you select here governs the: Assignment availability and due date/time Time recorded when students submit their assignment answers If any students are in a different time zone... Let them know which time zone applies to course assignments, so they can submit their work on time. If you don't see your country listed... Select another country in the same time zone. Time zone in course Details — The time zone set in Details from the My Courses page applies to the course start and end dates. That time zone is Eastern Time in the US.
Prompt Students for IDs	See Enter or edit student IDs.
Manage Section Instructors	See Section instructor activities and privileges.
Show me the list of Learning Outcomes provided for this course and Add/Edit My Learning Outcomes	Learning outcomes help you to assess student understanding and skills, based on assignment results. You can report learning outcome data to your department or administration. Provided learning outcomes — For some textbooks, learning outcomes are provided and are automatically associated with appropriate assignment items. On the Course Settings page, you can click the link to see the list of outcomes provided for this course. Add your own learning outcomes — For any course, you can add your own learning outcomes. See Create learning outcomes.
Allow Students to see their Total Score	If you don't rely solely on the Mastering Gradebook for scores — Consider keeping this set to No. (Because students cannot see their other scores here, the total score for all Mastering assignments can be confusing.) To control the display of individual assignment scores: Use the Show Assignment Score setting.
Forward Student Comments to Email Address(es)	Enter your email address to receive student feedback on assignment items. The feedback form is available after students submit an item. To forward student issues that require an immediate answer — Contact Pearson Support. If you have many students and assignments — Consider creating an email address separate from your regular account to receive these student comments. You could also enter the address of a section instructor or other department member who has agreed to collect this feedback. If you leave this field blank — You can always view comments online by selecting Comments View from the Manage this Item menu. The publisher's authoring staff for Mastering will see your students' comments during the periodic review of questions. However, this review may not be until after the end of your course term.