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Cohorts, or site-wide groups, enable all members of a cohort to be enrolled in a course in one click.
Cohorts, or site-wide groups, enable all members of a cohort to be enrolled in a course in one action, either manually or synchronised automatically.
 
==Creating a cohort==
==Creating a cohort==


To create a cohort manually
Cohorts can be created by site administrators and other users with appropriate permissions.


# Access ''Site administration > Users > Accounts > Cohorts''
* Access ''Settings > Site administration > Users > Accounts > Cohorts''
# Click the Add button
[[File:Createcohort.png]]
# Complete the form and click the 'Save changes' button
* Click the Add button
# Follow the assign link opposite the cohort name in the list of available cohorts
*'''NOTE''' In the dropdown you can choose between making your cohort available throughout the site "system" or in a named category.
# Select potential users from the list then click the Add button
*Complete the details and save the changes.
* Follow the assign link opposite the cohort name in the list of available cohorts.
[[File:Assigncohort.png]]
* Select potential users from the list then click the Add button.


To synchronise cohort members with course participants, the cohort enrolment plugin should be enabled in ''Site administration > Plugins > Enrolments > Manage enrol plugins''.
To synchronise cohort members with course participants, the [[Cohort sync]] enrolment plugin should be enabled in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Enrolments > Manage enrol plugins''.


==Enrolling a cohort in a course==
==Cohort capabilities==


A cohort may be enrolled in a course by clicking the 'Enrol cohort' button in ''Course administration > Users > Enrolled users''.
*[[Capabilities/moodle/cohort:assign|Add and remove cohort members]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/cohort:manage|Create, delete and move cohorts]]
*[[Capabilities/enrol/cohort:config|Configure cohort instances]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/cohort:view|View site-wide cohorts]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMWZW_n0eVI A three minute Cohort in Moodle 2.0 video]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqaeOGXuHQ Cohorts in Moodle 2.0 video]


* [[Development:Cohorts]]
[[Category:Site administration]]
* Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMWZW_n0eVI A three minute Cohort in Moodle 2.0 ]


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Latest revision as of 09:53, 1 May 2012

Cohorts, or site-wide groups, enable all members of a cohort to be enrolled in a course in one action, either manually or synchronised automatically.

Creating a cohort

Cohorts can be created by site administrators and other users with appropriate permissions.

  • Access Settings > Site administration > Users > Accounts > Cohorts

Createcohort.png

  • Click the Add button
  • NOTE In the dropdown you can choose between making your cohort available throughout the site "system" or in a named category.
  • Complete the details and save the changes.
  • Follow the assign link opposite the cohort name in the list of available cohorts.

Assigncohort.png

  • Select potential users from the list then click the Add button.

To synchronise cohort members with course participants, the Cohort sync enrolment plugin should be enabled in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Enrolments > Manage enrol plugins.

Cohort capabilities

See also