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. To delete a course you need to have either Administrator or Manager rights. A Course creator can delete courses they have created themselves.

To delete a course:

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".

Course requests

There is a course request feature which can be enabled by the administrator in Settings > Site administration > Courses > Course request.
The default category for new courses requested can be selected from this screen, and users who will be notified when courses are requested can also be selected here. (These are users with the capability "Approve course creation"

A button will then appear on the All courses page for users to request a new course.

By default, all authenticated users can make course requests (after you have enabled it). It is controlled by the capability moodle/course:request.

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-Location: ''Administration > Courses > Add/edit courses''
+{{Courses}}
+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.
-[[Image:add courses.png|thumb|Add/edit courses]]
+==Adding a course==
-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.
+To add a course:
+*Go to ''Settings>Site Administration>Courses>Add/edit courses''
+[[File:Addeditcourses.jpg]]
+*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.
-==Adding a category==
-To add a category:
+==Deleting a course(s)==
-#Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Add/edit courses.
+A regular teacher can't delete a course. To delete a course you need to have either [[Administrator|Administrator]] or [[Manager|Manager]] rights. A [[Course creator|Course creator]] can delete courses they have created themselves.
-#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.
+To delete a course:
-Once you set up a few course categories, you are ready to create a course.
+*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.
-==Adding a course==
-To add a course:
-#Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then 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.
+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".
-:''Tip:'' :To change the default category for new courses, simply edit the miscellaneous category.
+==Course requests==
+*There is a  course request feature which can be enabled by the administrator  in ''Settings > Site administration > Courses > Course request''.
+*The default category for new courses requested can be selected from this screen, and users who will be notified when courses are requested can also be selected here. (These are users with the capability "Approve course creation"
-Year 1 Module 1
+[[File:Courserequest.png]]
-== Units 1 - 12 ==
-==Preventing teachers from editing course settings==
+*A  button will then appear on the All courses page for users to request a new course.
-{{Moodle 1.9}}Any/all of the following fields - course full name, short name, ID number (in Moodle 1.9.3 onwards) and category, summary (in Moodle 1.9.6 onwards) - may be locked to prevent teachers from editing them. To do so:
+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]].
-#Access ''Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles''.
-#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.
 ==See also==
-*[[Course settings]]
-*[[Assign roles]] - for adding students or teachers to a course
-*[[Course request]]
 *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=83830 Hide Courses from some users or students] forum discussion
-[[Category: Course]]
 [[es:Cursos_%28administrador%29]]
 [[eu:Ikastaroak_%28Kudeatzaileak%29]]

Documentation

Adding a new course: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:17, 29 October 2011

Contents

Adding a course

Deleting a course(s)

Course requests

See also