Grades Journey
We are currently preparing our Grades Journey content for the 2025/2026 academic year.
What is Grades Journey? Grades Journey is a mechanism for transferring marks from Blackboard to SITS.
Grades Journey allows the transfer of marks within the Blackboard Gradebook to SITS. When you create a Turnitin or Blackboard assignment, or Blackboard test, etc., a column is automatically created within the Gradebook to hold the marks.
You can also manually create columns in the Gradebook for offline activities, such as presentations, in-class tests, and exams.
When you enter a mark for a piece of work in Turnitin or Blackboard, that mark is then passed to that column in the Gradebook. A Grades Journey Column, usually an SEQ column, will be transferred from SITS if the module has been set up for Grades Journey within the Module Manager. You must populate the mark from the assignment column to the Grades Journey Column. Once the module coordinators agree and finalise the marks, you can transfer the marks from the Gradebook to SITS.
Information for getting started with Grades Journey is detailed below.
Please note: All Grades Journey participants are required to attend training.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the requirements for using Grades Journey?
There are only three requirements to use Grades Journey.
- The module must not be a parent/child module
- All assignments used in the module as part of Grades Journey must be marked out of 100
- Modules with grade-only schemas can only use a one-to-one mapping
How do I participate?
Modules must be signed up to Grades Journey via the Module Manager functionality of SITS. Once this has been completed, Grades Journey weighted columns will appear in the module’s Grade Centre before the college's assessment periods.
Can I use Grades Journey without Blackboard assignments or with offline assignments?
Yes, you can create grade columns in the Grades Centre that are not tied to specific assignments. You can put the results of offline assignments into these grade columns and then map them to the Grades Journey weighted columns.
Can I still upload marks and grades directly into SITS?
Yes, nothing will change regarding the standard uploading of marks and grades into SITS. Even after the module has transferred, marks and grades can still be edited in SITS.
What happens if incorrect mark/grade information is passed to SITS?
If incorrect data is transferred, it can be updates, amended or deleted in SITS
Can Grades Journey be used for exams?
Grades Journey can be used to transfer exam marks.
Can Grades Journey be used for reassessment?
Grades Journey cannot be used for reassessment.
Can I sign my module up for Grades Journey and then decide not to use it?
Yes, there is no requirement to use Grades Journey if your module has been set up to use it.