How should grades be communicated to a student?

There are various options that you may use to communicate grade information to students. First, you can communicate directly with a student about a students own grade information using a secure medium. The Blackboard information system, used by some departments, offers a secure mechanism for direct communications with a student. Further, some departments have developed their own special programs that allow students to access their own grades only. You can assign each student a unique identifier (not derived from any portion of the SSN or KU ID #) and use that identifier to post the grade. The student identifier should not be used for the same student in subsequent courses.  more