Cadmus Group Assessments: Quick Start Guide for Students

Cadmus Group Assessments is where you'll collaborate with your group — from setting up your team and planning your project through to writing, submitting, and peer evaluation. Everything is in one place.

Step 1: Access Your Assessment

Click on the Cadmus group assessment link in Moodle. Accept the Cadmus collection notice, and click Go to Cadmus. See: Accessing your Cadmus Assessment. 

Step 2: Join Your Group

Your teacher will either assign you to a group or ask you to self-enrol. If self-enrolling, go to the Preparation tab, click + Join a Group, and select a group with available slots before the deadline. If you miss the deadline, you'll be assigned a group automatically. If you'd like to change groups, you can submit a request from the same tab.

Step 3: Complete the Group Charter

If your teacher has enabled the Group Charter, you'll find it under the Preparation tab. Work with your group to review the charter overview, add milestones to the timeline, and fill in any text input sections collaboratively. Each group member must click Accept Charter individually before the group report can be submitted.

Step 4: Review Your Instructions & Due Dates

Before diving in, take time to read through the assessment instructions carefully - you'll find these under the Preparation tab. If your group assessment has an individual component, there will be separate instructions for a group report and an individual report. Pay close attention to the due dates for all components, which may include the group charter, group report, individual report, peer evaluation, self evaluation, and any draft submissions. For a full overview of what's inside the student environment, see Navigating Cadmus Group Assessments.

Step 5: Manage Tasks

Use the Task Board tab to create and assign tasks linked to your charter milestones. Milestones created in the Group Charter will automatically populate in your Task Board, and you can create new tasks as well. You can set owners, due dates, and statuses (Not Started, In Progress, Blocked, Completed) for each task, and filter by assignee or milestone to keep track of everyone's contributions. 

Step 6: Write & Submit Your Work

Go to the Writing tab to work on your group and individual reports. The group report is a real-time collaborative environment — you'll see your group members' cursors as you work together. Use comment threads to discuss and coordinate on specific sections, and resolve them when done. 

If there is an individual submission as part of your group assessment, your individual report is completed independently in the same tab. Your group members cannot see this.

Some assessments might require file uploads for supplementary materials, which can be added in the files section of the group or individual writing spaces.

As you work, Cadmus will support you through educative nudges, which will lead you to Cadmus Manual, an academic skills guide that links directly to UNSW resources. Your teacher may also enable sentiment checks for you to share feedback on how your group is working together. Your group members cannot see any feedback you share with your teacher.

When ready, click Review to Submit then Submit your work as Final. One group member can submit on behalf of the group, and your group can submit as many times as you like before the due date

Step 7: Complete Peer & Self Evaluation

If enabled by your teacher, go to the Peer Assessment tab and click Start Peer Assessment. You'll rate yourself and your group members against the rubric criteria, and can leave anonymous comments. Once you're happy with your ratings, click Finalise and Submit.

Step 8: Access Your Feedback

Once your teacher releases feedback, go to the Feedback tab to view your final grade alongside individual scores for the group report, individual report, peer evaluation, and self-evaluation. Click View Feedback next to each component to see rubric scores and teacher comments.