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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 Administrator, Course Creator or Manager rights.

Adding a course

To add a course:

Go to Administration>Site Administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories

Link to add a new course

Click New course in the category page on the right

Click on the category where you want your course to be. For more information see Course categories
Click the "New course" link
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 Administration>Site Administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories
Click the course's category and click the course in the screen on the right.
Click the Delete link.

Deleting a course

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

For full details on how to bulk create courses and use course templates, see Upload courses.

Go to Administration > Site Administration > Courses > Upload courses.
Upload a CSV file either by dragging and dropping or using the button to select from the File picker.
Select your import options and click Preview. If the settings are acceptable, click Upload.

Course templates

It is possible, from Administration>Site Administration>Courses>Upload courses to specify a course and settings to use as template for future courses:

Using an existing course as a template

First, create or locate on your Moodle the course you wish to use as a template and make a note of its shortname. A template course might for example have common headings or section summaries or policy agreements used throughout the site for consistency.

Note that only the content of the course will be restored; not its settings. Settings are added separately.

Method 1

Create your csv file. See Upload courses for accepted fields.
From Site administration>Administration>Courses>Upload courses, add your file.
Preview it and scroll down to 'Course process'. In the box 'Restore from this course after upload', add the shortname of your template course.
If you are creating several courses using the same template and you wish them all to have the same settings, you can specify these in the Default course values.
Upload your csv file.

Adding shortname of template course

Default course values

Method 2

All the settings and the chosen template course can be specified in the csv file you create. Use templatecourse as the field for your chosen template course, and use the course shortname. See Upload courses for full list of fields you can include.
Here is an example of a csv file for restoring a course to be used as a template. It specifies for example the theme, language, enrolment method and alternative names for student and teacher.

shortname,fullname,category,newsitems,theme,lang,format,enrolment_1,enrolment_1_role,role_student,role_teacher,templatecourse Knit,Knitting,2,0,afterburner,fr,topics,manual,student,NewKnitter,MasterKnitter,OMT

Go to Administration>Site administration>Courses>Upload courses and add your csv file.

Using a backup course as a template

It is possible during the process of creating courses with a csv file in Site administration>Administration>Courses>Upload courses to specify and upload a backup file to be used as a template.

Create your csv file. See Upload courses for accepted fields.
From Site administration>Administration>Courses>Upload courses, add your file.
Preview it and scroll down to 'Course process'. In the box 'Restore from this file after upload', add the backup file you wish to use as the template.
If you are creating several courses using the same template and you wish them all to have the same settings, you can specify these in the 'Default course values' section.
Alternatively, you can specify the course settings (such as format, enrolment methods, language) in the csv file. This method is useful if you wish different courses using the same template to have different settings.
Upload your csv file.

Uploading a template course

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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|Administrator]], [[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 ''Administration>Site Administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories''
+{|
+|[[File:26addcourse.png|200px|thumb|Link to add a new course]]
+|[[File:26addcourse1.png|200px|thumb|Click New course in the category page on the right]]
+|}
+*Click on the category where you want your course to be. For more information see [[Course categories|Course categories]]
+*Click the "New course" link
+*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)==
+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.
+To delete a course (as an administrator or manager):
+*Go to ''Administration>Site Administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories''
+*Click the course's category and click the course in the screen on the right.
+*Click the Delete link.
+{|
+|[[File:26coursedelete.png|200px|thumb|Deleting a course]]
+|}
+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 <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').
+==Course requests==
+[[File:Courserequest.png|thumb|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 [[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.
+==Bulk course creation==
+For full details on how to bulk create courses and use course templates, see [[Upload courses]].
+# Go to ''Administration > Site Administration > Courses > Upload courses''.
+# Upload a CSV file either by dragging and dropping or using the button to select from the File picker.
+# Select your import options and click Preview. If the settings are acceptable, click Upload.
-==Adding a category==
+==Course templates==
+It is possible, from ''Administration>Site Administration>Courses>Upload courses'' to specify a course and settings to use as  template for future courses:
-To add a category:
+===Using an existing course as a template===
-#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.
+First, create or locate on your Moodle the course you wish to use as a template and make a note of its shortname. A template course might for example have common headings or section summaries or policy agreements used throughout the site for consistency.
-Once you set up a few course categories, you are ready to create a course.
-==Adding a course==
+''Note that only the content of the course will be restored; not its settings. Settings are added separately.''
-To add a course:
-#Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Add/edit courses.
+====Method 1====
-#On the course categories page, click the "Add a new course" button.
-#Enter the [[Course settings|course settings]], then click the "Save changes" button.
+*Create your csv file. See [[Upload courses]] for accepted fields.
-#On the [[Assign roles|assign roles page]], click on the teacher role to assign teachers to the course.
+*From ''Site administration>Administration>Courses>Upload courses'', add your file.
+*Preview it and scroll down to 'Course process'. In the box 'Restore from this course after upload', add the shortname of your template course.
+*If you are creating several courses using the same template and you wish them all to have the same settings, you can specify these in the Default course values.
+*Upload your csv file.
-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:template1.png|thumb|400px|Adding shortname of template course]]
+|
+|[[File:26defaultcoursevalues.png|thumb|400|Default course values]]
+|}
-:''Tip:'' :To change the default category for new courses, simply edit the miscellaneous category.
+====Method 2====
+*All the settings and the chosen template course can be specified in the csv file you create. Use ''templatecourse'' as the field for your chosen template course, and use the course shortname. See [[Upload courses]] for full list of fields you can include.
+*Here is an example of a csv file for restoring a course to be used as a template. It specifies for example the theme, language, enrolment method and alternative names for student and teacher.
-Year 1 Module 1
+<code bash>
-== Units 1 - 12 ==
+shortname,fullname,category,newsitems,theme,lang,format,enrolment_1,enrolment_1_role,role_student,role_teacher,templatecourse
+Knit,Knitting,2,0,afterburner,fr,topics,manual,student,NewKnitter,MasterKnitter,OMT
+</code>
+*Go to Administration>Site administration>Courses>Upload courses and add your csv file.
-==Preventing teachers from editing course settings==
+===Using a backup course as a template===
+It is possible during the process of creating courses with a csv file in ''Site administration>Administration>Courses>Upload courses'' to specify and upload a backup file to be used as a template.
-{{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:
-#Access ''Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles''.
+*Create your csv file. See [[Upload courses]] for accepted fields.
-#Click the edit icon opposite the teacher role.
+*From ''Site administration>Administration>Courses>Upload courses'', add your file.
-#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.
+*Preview it and scroll down to 'Course process'. In the box 'Restore from this file after upload', add the backup file you wish to use as the template.
-#Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page.
+*If you are creating several courses using the same template and you wish them all to have the same settings, you can specify these in the 'Default course values' section.
+*Alternatively, you can specify the course settings (such as format, enrolment methods, language) in the csv file. This method is useful if you wish different courses using the same template to have different settings.
+*Upload your csv file.
+{|
+|[[File:template2.png|thumb|400px|Uploading a template course]]
+|}
 ==See also==
-*[[Course settings]]
-*[[Assign roles]] - for adding students or teachers to a course
+===Screencasts===
-*[[Course request]]
+* [http://youtu.be/MzK2jb-9SwE Bulk course creation]
+* [http://youtu.be/19ke-cvhnug Moodle Course Settings] MoodleBites video on YouTube
+* [http://youtu.be/rg6rUuBwITo Moodle 2 Administration Courses] MoodleBites video on YouTube
+===Forum discussions===
 *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=83830 Hide Courses from some users or students] forum discussion
-[[Category: Course]]
+[[de:Kurs anlegen]]
+[[es:Añadiendo un nuevo curso]]
-[[es:Cursos_%28administrador%29]]
 [[eu:Ikastaroak_%28Kudeatzaileak%29]]

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