Course completion FAQ - Revision history

Tsala: /* Students have completed things but the report does not show it */ updated answer

2015-07-03T13:24:21Z

Students have completed things but the report does not show it: updated answer

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	==Students have completed things but the report does not show it==		==Students have completed things but the report does not show it==
	~~The default time for updating course completion is every 10 minutes. You have several options:~~
	*Tell your students the ~~update schedule.~~		Check in ''Administration > Site administration > Server > Scheduled tasks'' that the task 'Calculate completion data' is running frequently enough, such as every minute.
	*Ask your site administrator to tell you the when the 10 minute [[Cron]] will run, so you can tell your students "The competition report or Activity completion ~~block will be upgraded every 10 minutes, starting 5 minutes after each hour."~~
	*Alter the language pack, or help files to include this information.
	*Ask your site administrator how often the Moodle cron php file is triggered If it is ~~longer than 10 minutes~~, ~~that will be the default interval.~~
	*Ask your site administrator if they would change the cache expiry time from 10 minutes to something different. They might tweak the code at /lib/completionlib.php around line 126.
	*Ask your site administrator to make sure the server cron triggers Moodle to run cron at the same interval as ~~the cron setting for course completion.~~
	*See if you can trigger cron by going to your Moodle site and adding /admin/cron.php to your browser address. For example after logging into your Moodle site, in the browser address put mymoodlesite.edu/admin/cron.php .

	==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==		==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==

Tsala: How do I enable course completion?

2015-02-24T15:07:30Z

How do I enable course completion?

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			==How do I enable course completion?==

			See [[Course completion settings]].

	==Students have completed things but the report does not show it==		==Students have completed things but the report does not show it==
	The default time for updating course completion is every 10 minutes. You have several options:		The default time for updating course completion is every 10 minutes. You have several options:

Germanvaleroelizondo: added link to spanish translation of page

2014-08-17T22:05:12Z

added link to spanish translation of page

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	[[de:Kursabschluss FAQ]]		[[de:Kursabschluss FAQ]]
			[[es:Finalización del curso FAQ]]

Marycooch: preventing access to course 2 before completion of course 1

2014-08-15T07:48:18Z

preventing access to course 2 before completion of course 1

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	==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==		==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==
	Sorry - the course prerequisites feature does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.		Sorry - the course prerequisites feature does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.

			==How can I prevent my students accessing course 2 before they have completed course 1?==
			This is currently not possible using completion settings- see MDL-22648 .The usual workaround is to add a final activity at the end of course 1 - such as a quiz - inside which you give the enrolment key to the next course (in the quiz feedback for example) Thus, only those who have completed course 1 can get access to course 2. That doesn't stop them sharing the key however, but you could see any cheaters in the logs.

	==I made a mistake and had to erase my student data. Do my students have to redo the activities?==		==I made a mistake and had to erase my student data. Do my students have to redo the activities?==

Marycooch: making course completion longer than 30 days after enrolment

2012-08-02T08:19:43Z

making course completion longer than 30 days after enrolment

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	Did you install the [[Self completion block]]? When they click on the link in that block, that will indicate they think they are done. You will have to wait for [[Cron]] to run before seeing the results in your course completion report.		Did you install the [[Self completion block]]? When they click on the link in that block, that will indicate they think they are done. You will have to wait for [[Cron]] to run before seeing the results in your course completion report.

			==How can I set my course completion to be longer than 30 days after enrolment?==
			Currently the dropdown menu only allows you to choose from up to 30 days after enrolment. There is a tracker entry about this here MDL-34678. However, if you are happy editing the database then you can manually change the value. (Thanks to Aaron Barnes for the following instructions)

			You'll need to look in the mdl_course_completion_criteria table. The Duration After Enrolment criteria will have the "criteriatype" value of 5 and the number of days is recorded in the column "enrolperiod" in seconds (so #days x 86400). You should be able to adjust the enrolperiod value and after the next cron run everything will use the new value.
	==See also==		==See also==

Marycooch: correcting typo/* I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first */

2012-07-17T21:44:58Z

correcting typoI have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first

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	==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==		==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==
	Sorry - the ~~ccourse~~ prerequisites feature does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.		Sorry - the course prerequisites feature does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.

	==I made a mistake and had to erase my student data. Do my students have to redo the activities?==		==I made a mistake and had to erase my student data. Do my students have to redo the activities?==

Nicus: /* Students have completed things but the report does not show it */

2012-07-17T16:28:24Z

Students have completed things but the report does not show it

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	*Alter the language pack, or help files to include this information.		*Alter the language pack, or help files to include this information.
	*Ask your site administrator how often the Moodle cron php file is triggered If it is longer than 10 minutes, that will be the default interval.		*Ask your site administrator how often the Moodle cron php file is triggered If it is longer than 10 minutes, that will be the default interval.
	*Ask your site administrator if they would change the cache expiry time from 10 minutes to something different. They might tweak the code at /lib/completionlib.php around line 90.		*Ask your site administrator if they would change the cache expiry time from 10 minutes to something different. They might tweak the code at /lib/completionlib.php around line 126.
	*Ask your site administrator to make sure the server cron triggers Moodle to run cron at the same interval as the cron setting for course completion.		*Ask your site administrator to make sure the server cron triggers Moodle to run cron at the same interval as the cron setting for course completion.
	*See if you can trigger cron by going to your Moodle site and adding /admin/cron.php to your browser address. For example after logging into your Moodle site, in the browser address put mymoodlesite.edu/admin/cron.php .		*See if you can trigger cron by going to your Moodle site and adding /admin/cron.php to your browser address. For example after logging into your Moodle site, in the browser address put mymoodlesite.edu/admin/cron.php .

	==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==		==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==
	Sorry - the ccourse prerequisites feature does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.		Sorry - the ccourse prerequisites feature does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.

Marycooch: /* I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first */

2012-05-17T22:05:45Z

I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first

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	*See if you can trigger cron by going to your Moodle site and adding /admin/cron.php to your browser address. For example after logging into your Moodle site, in the browser address put mymoodlesite.edu/admin/cron.php .		*See if you can trigger cron by going to your Moodle site and adding /admin/cron.php to your browser address. For example after logging into your Moodle site, in the browser address put mymoodlesite.edu/admin/cron.php .
	==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==		==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==
	Sorry - ~~course requisites~~ does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.		Sorry - the ccourse prerequisites feature does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.

	==I made a mistake and had to erase my student data. Do my students have to redo the activities?==		==I made a mistake and had to erase my student data. Do my students have to redo the activities?==

Marycooch: course prerequisites clarification

2012-05-17T22:03:54Z

course prerequisites clarification

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	*Ask your site administrator to make sure the server cron triggers Moodle to run cron at the same interval as the cron setting for course completion.		*Ask your site administrator to make sure the server cron triggers Moodle to run cron at the same interval as the cron setting for course completion.
	*See if you can trigger cron by going to your Moodle site and adding /admin/cron.php to your browser address. For example after logging into your Moodle site, in the browser address put mymoodlesite.edu/admin/cron.php .		*See if you can trigger cron by going to your Moodle site and adding /admin/cron.php to your browser address. For example after logging into your Moodle site, in the browser address put mymoodlesite.edu/admin/cron.php .
			==I have set up course prerequisites but my students can still access the second course before they have finished the first==
			Sorry - course requisites does NOT prevent students from accessing courses. It merely prevents the course from being marked as "complete" until they have completed another course.

	==I made a mistake and had to erase my student data. Do my students have to redo the activities?==		==I made a mistake and had to erase my student data. Do my students have to redo the activities?==

Marycooch: /* Students have completed things, report does not show it */ typos

2012-03-05T12:51:28Z

Students have completed things, report does not show it: typos

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	{{Course completion}}		{{Course completion}}
	==Students have completed things, report does not show it==		==Students have completed things but the report does not show it==
	The default time for updating course completion is every 10 minutes. You have several options:		The default time for updating course completion is every 10 minutes. You have several options:
	*Tell your students the update schedule.		*Tell your students the update schedule.
	*Ask your site administrator to tell you the when the 10 minute [[Cron]] will run, so you can tell your students "The competition report or Activity completion block will be upgraded every 10 minutes, starting 5 minutes after each hour."		*Ask your site administrator to tell you the when the 10 minute [[Cron]] will run, so you can tell your students "The competition report or Activity completion block will be upgraded every 10 minutes, starting 5 minutes after each hour."
	*Alter the language pack, or help files to include this information.		*Alter the language pack, or help files to include this information.
	*Ask your site administrator how often the Moodle cron php file is ~~trigger?~~ If it is longer than 10 minutes, that will be the default interval.		*Ask your site administrator how often the Moodle cron php file is triggered If it is longer than 10 minutes, that will be the default interval.
	*Ask your site administrator if they would change the cache expiry time from 10 minutes to something different. They might tweak the code at /lib/completionlib.php around line 90.		*Ask your site administrator if they would change the cache expiry time from 10 minutes to something different. They might tweak the code at /lib/completionlib.php around line 90.
	*Ask your site administrator to make sure the server cron triggers Moodle to run cron at the same interval as the cron setting for course completion.		*Ask your site administrator to make sure the server cron triggers Moodle to run cron at the same interval as the cron setting for course completion.