Module Requirements

What is a module Requirement?

A module Requirement refers to a set of actions or tasks a student must complete within a specific module before it is considered finished. Adding requirements to a module, dictates which content students need to view, submit, or interact with to progress through the course material. This allows the instructor to control the order in which students access and complete content before moving on to new content.

Requirements are set up at the module level within a course. Instructors should set up customizable actions with the requirements. The customizable actions that can be assigned for module requirements are:

View an item: Requires students to click on the content item and view it.
Mark as done: Allows students to click the button "Mark as done" for the content. (The button appears on the content page when the students click on the assignment.)
Submit the assignment: Requires students to make a submission in the Canvas course.
Score at least: Requires students to meet a minimum submission score on the assignment.

The image below displays how the Mark as done button will appear in the student's view.

Add a Module Requirement

Click the Modules link in the white navigation menu located at the left side of the screen.

2. Locate the Module where you want to add the Requirement. Adding the requirement to the "first" module listed in the course will require the students to access and complete the first module's content before progressing to the subsequent modules. The subsequent modules will be given Prerequisites, which will direct the students to complete the first module. The first module listed in the course should be the Census Activity module. Click the three stacked dots for the options menu. As a note, any module can have a requirement added to it.

3. Click the Edit button.

4. The Edit Module Settings window will display. Click the Requirement button.

5. The options associated with Requirements will display. Determine what Requirements will be added to the modules. Select Complete all, or Complete one. After determining the Requirement be sure to select a student action to be associated with the specific requirement(s).

6. Navigate to the Modules page in the course to confirm the Requirements are added.

The image below displays the "Complete All Items", Requirement. The second image below displays the "Complete One Item" Requirement.