Adding a new course: Difference between revisions

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By default a regular teacher can't add a new course. To add a new course to Moodle you need to have either Adminstrator, Course Creator or Manager rights.

Adding a course

To add a course:

Go to Settings>Site Administration>Courses>Add/edit courses

Choose the category where you want your course to be. For more information see Course categories
Click the "Add a new course" button
Enter the course settings, then click the "Save changes" button.
On the next screen, choose your students/teachers to assign to the course.

Deleting a course(s)

A regular teacher can't delete a course. Administrators and managers (i.e. users with a role for which the capability moodle/course:delete is allowed) can delete courses. A Course creator can delete courses they have created themselves.

To delete a course (as an administrator or manager):

Go to Settings > Site Administration > Courses > Add/edit courses
Click the course's category (to drill down the category tree) and find the course you wish to delete. Or use the "Search course" textbox at the bottom of the category list.
Click the "X" icon to the right of the course's name to delete it.

You can delete multiple courses by:

Creating a new (temporary) category. You can name it "To be deleted".
Select and move the "About to be deleted" courses to that category ("To be deleted").
Delete the category ("To be deleted") and choose "Delete ALL - cannot be undone".

There is no user interface for course creators to delete courses they have created, however they can do so by editing the URL of the course from http://yourmoodlesite.net/course/view.php?id=N to http://yourmoodlesite.net/course/delete.php?id=N (replacing 'view' with 'delete').

Course requests

Course request screen

The course request feature can be enabled by an administrator in Settings > Site administration > Courses > Course request.

An admin can set the default category for course requests, whether users can select a category when requesting a course, and who can receive notification of course requests (from a list of users with the capability moodle/site:approvecourse).

A 'Request a new course' button will then appear on the 'All courses' page. The All courses page can be accessed via a link in the Courses block.

If course requests are enabled, by default all authenticated users can make course requests. See Course requester role for details of how to restrict users who can make course requests.

Bulk course creation

It is not yet possible to create courses in bulk, however this feature is coming in Moodle 2.6 (MDL-13114).

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-[[Image:add courses.png|thumb|Add/edit courses]]
-Before creating courses, it's a good idea to set up some course categories. By default, there is only one Moodle category: Miscellaneous. While you are certainly free to put all your classes in the miscellaneous category, your students will find it easier to find their classes if they are organized in descriptive categories.
-==Adding a category==
+By default a regular teacher can't add a new course. To add a new course to Moodle you need to have either [[Administrator|Adminstrator]], [[Course creator|Course Creator]] or [[Manager|Manager]] rights.
-To add a category:
-#Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Add/edit courses.
-#On the course categories page, type the name of your new category in the text box and click the "Add a new category" button.
-You now have a new course category, which you can move up or down or into an existing category to create a subcategory.
-Once you set up a few course categories, you are ready to create a course.
 ==Adding a course==
 To add a course:
-#Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Add/edit courses.
+*Go to ''Settings>Site Administration>Courses>Add/edit courses''
-#On the course categories page, click the "Add a new course" button.
-#Enter the [[Course settings|course settings]], then click the "Save changes" button.
-#On the [[Assign roles|assign roles page]], click on the teacher role to assign teachers to the course.
-You can choose to hide a course by clicking the eye icon opposite the course name. Only users with the capability to view hidden courses, such as teachers, will be able to access the hidden course. Categories can also be hidden, if you want.
+[[File:Addeditcourses.jpg]]
-:''Tip:'' :To change the default category for new courses, simply edit the miscellaneous category.
+*Choose the category where you want your course to be. For more information see [[Course categories|Course categories]]
+*Click the "Add a new course" button
+*Enter the [[Course settings|course settings]], then click the "Save changes" button.
+*On the next screen, choose your students/teachers to assign to the course.
 ==Deleting a course(s)==
-To delete a course:
-#Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Add/edit courses.
+A regular teacher can't delete a course. Administrators and managers (i.e. users with a role for which the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:delete|moodle/course:delete]] is allowed) can delete courses. A [[Course creator|Course creator]] can delete courses they have created themselves.
-#On the course categories page, click the course's category (to drill down the category tree) and find the course you wish to delete. Or use the "Search course" textbox at the bottom of the category list.
-# Once, you see the course (you wish to delete) on the page, click the "X" icon to the right of the course's name. to delete it.
+To delete a course (as an administrator or manager):
-# Follow the instructions and suggestions that show up on the appearing "Delete dialog".
+*Go to ''Settings > Site Administration > Courses > Add/edit courses''
+*Click the course's category (to drill down the category tree) and find the course you wish to delete. Or use the "Search course" textbox at the bottom of the category list.
+*Click the "X" icon to the right of the course's name to delete it.
 You can delete multiple courses by:
-#Creating a new (temporary) category. You can name it "To be deleted".
+*Creating a new (temporary) category. You can name it "To be deleted".
-#Select and '''move''' the "About to be deleted" courses to that category ("To be deleted").
+*Select and '''move''' the "About to be deleted" courses to that category ("To be deleted").
-#Delete the category ("To be deleted") and choose "Delete ALL - cannot be undone".
+*Delete the category ("To be deleted") and choose "Delete ALL - cannot be undone".
-==Preventing teachers from editing course settings==
+There is no user interface for course creators to delete courses they have created, however they can do so by editing the URL of the course from <nowiki>http://yourmoodlesite.net/course/view.php?id=N</nowiki> to <nowiki>http://yourmoodlesite.net/course/delete.php?id=N</nowiki> (replacing 'view' with 'delete').
-Any/all of the following fields - course full name, short name, ID number and category, summary - may be locked to prevent teachers from editing them. To do so:
+==Course requests==
-#Access ''Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles''.
+[[File:Courserequest.png|thumb|Course request screen]]The course request feature can be enabled by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Courses > Course request''.
-#Click the edit icon opposite the teacher role.
-#Change any/all of the capabilities [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changefullname|moodle/course:changefullname]], [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeshortname|moodle/course:changeshortname]], [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeidnumber|moodle/course:changeidnumber]], [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changecategory|moodle/course:changecategory]], [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changesummary|moodle/course:changesummary]] from allow to not set.
-#Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page.
-==Course requests==
+An admin can set the default category for course requests, whether users can select a category when requesting a course, and who can receive notification of course requests (from a list of users with the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/site:approvecourse|moodle/site:approvecourse]]).
+A  'Request a new course' button will then appear on the 'All courses' page. The All courses page can be accessed via a link in the [[Courses block]].
+If course requests are enabled, by default all authenticated users can make course requests. See [[Course requester role]] for details of how to restrict users who can make course requests.
-An administrator can enable the course request feature in ''Settings > Site administration > Courses > Course request''. This results in a "Course request" button appearing for all users on the All courses page. Course requests may then be viewed by an administrator by clicking the "Courses pending approval" button on the All courses page. Alternatively, course request notification can be set up.
+==Bulk course creation==
-By default, all authenticated users can make course requests (after you have enabled it). It is controlled by the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:request|moodle/course:request]].
+It is not yet possible to create courses in bulk, however this feature is coming in Moodle 2.6 (MDL-13114).
 ==See also==
+* [http://youtu.be/vOm1NAknuvk Creating a Course and Course Settings] MoodleBites video on YouTube
+* [http://youtu.be/rg6rUuBwITo Moodle 2 Administration Courses] MoodleBites video on YouTube
 *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=83830 Hide Courses from some users or students] forum discussion
+[[de:Kurs anlegen]]
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 [[eu:Ikastaroak_%28Kudeatzaileak%29]]

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