Marist Brightspace: Cengage Integration Guide for Instructors 

Cengage  

The Cengage integration in Brightspace allows instructors to link to specific course content or activities in the Cengage environment.  

 

Linking Cengage to Brightspace 

The integration in Brightspace can be found in the Content Tool. 

  1. In your Brightspace course site, click on the Content Tool in the course navigation bar. 

  1. Create a new Unit or Lesson, or locate the Unit or Lesson in which you would like to place the Cengage content. 

  1. Click the Add Existing button. 

  1. Select More button 

  1. Select Add Cengage Content 

  1. If this is the first time using the Cengage integration in the course, you will be asked to login to Cengage. 

  1. Choose Cengage integration you would like (Homework platform, Cengage Infuse, eBook) 

  1. Search for textbook and choose Link To Course 

  1. Choose one of the course creation options and fill out the settings to finish linking the book to your Brightspace course offering 

 

Adding Cengage Content  

Once you have completed setting up your Cengage course you can select specific content to add to the Brightspace site. Cengage content and Cengage assessments can be added to your Brightspace course site. Assessments grades will be passed to the Brightspace gradebook. 

  1. In your Brightspace course site, click on the Content Tool in the course navigation bar. 

  1. Create a new Unit or Lesson, or locate the Unit or Lesson in which you would like to place the Cengage content. 

  1. Click the Add Existing button. 

  1. Select More button 

  1. Select Add Cengage Content 

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Gradebook Items 

Please note that gradebook items generated by integrations are automatically included in final grades for gradebooks with a weighted grade scheme. Gradebooks that are not setup with a weighted scheme may find that grades from external learning tools are excluded from final grade calculations. To check the status and/or include the grades passed from the integration in to the final grade calculations: 

  1. 1. Click on Grades in the Brightspace course site navigation bar. 
  1. Navigate to the gradebook column created by the integration. 
  1. Click the drop down menu in the column and select Edit. 
  1. Scroll down and uncheck the box next to Exclude from Final Grade Calculation 

Unchecking the box will ensure that the grade for that column is included in the final grade calculations. This process should be repeated for each integration created gradebook item for which the grade should be included in the final grade calculation. 

 

Support 

While Marist IT provides access to the Cengage integration in Brightspace, support for Cengage products is provided by Cengage Support https://help.cengage.com/ 

More information about the Cengage integration can be found at the Cengage Support Site https://help.cengage.com/mindtap/mt-instructor/common/lms-create-or-link-a-course-brightspace.html