Adding a new course: Difference between revisions

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Adding a course

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.

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, and then (new in 2.9) choose either to "Save and return" to go back to your course, or "Save and display" to go to the next screen.

On the next screen,if you have chosen "Save and display", choose your students/teachers to assign to the course.

Deleting a course

Teachers cannot delete courses. Managers (i.e. users with a role for which the capability moodle/course:delete is allowed) can delete courses and course creators can delete courses they have created themselves, but only within 24 hours of creating the course. This is so that courses created by mistake may be deleted without needing to ask an administrator.

Administrators can always delete courses.

To delete a course (as an admin 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').

Sorting courses

Courses may be sorted by an admin or manager from Administration>Site administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories.

Courses may be sorted by ascending/descending and by time created.

Sorting courses

Course requests

Course request screen

The course request feature can be enabled by an administrator in Administration > 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.

Default blocks for new courses can also be configured in config.php.

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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-American TESOL China Management Center is the exclusive China headquarters; Liang Yongsheng (David Liang) is the appointed Chief Executive Officer of ATI-China.
+{{Courses}}
+==Adding a course==
-American TESOL China headquarters was set up in Shanghai in 2010, with affiliates in Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Chongqing, Henan Province, Shandong Province, Heilongjiang Province, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing and etc..
+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.
-To get certified locally, to teach English globally with an internationally recognized TESOL English Teacher Certification!
+To add a course:
+*Go to ''Administration>Site Administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories''
+{|
-TESOL China
+|[[File:26addcourse.png|200px|thumb|Link to add a new course]]
-American TESOL China Management Center
+|[[File:26addcourse1.png|200px|thumb|Click New course in the category page on the right]]
-Address: Room 703B, Charity Building, No.88 Caoxi North Rd., Xujiahui District, Shanghai
+|}
-Zip Code: 200030
-Telephone: +86-21-51078189/ 60520696/ 61555290
-Toll Free in China: 400-698-1070
-Email: TESOL@tesolsh.com
-Official website:
-http://www.TESOLsh.com
-http://www.TESOLchina.org
-TESOL Shanghai
+*Click on the category where you want your course to be. For more information see [[Course categories|Course categories]]
-Shanghai East China Talent College
+*Click the "New course" link
-Anbo Education Group
+*Enter the [[Course settings|course settings]], and then '''(new in 2.9)''' choose either to "Save and return" to go back to your course, or "Save and display" to go to the next screen.
-Shanghai Hanming Education
-Shanghai Mule Education
-American TESOL China Management Center
-TESOL Nanjing
+[[File:newcoursesavereturn.png]]
-Nanjing Langwen School
-Canilx Modern English
-Nanjing Deai Education Center
-Jump A-Z English School
-TESOL Suzhou
+*On the next screen,if you have chosen "Save and display", choose your students/teachers to assign to the course.
-Suzhou Langwen School
-Suzhou E-door English
-TESOL Henan Province
+==Deleting a course==
-TESOL Henan Management Center
-Henan Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs
-Lianda Education Group
-TESOL Shandong Province
+Teachers cannot delete courses. Managers (i.e. users with a role for which the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:delete|moodle/course:delete]] is allowed) can delete courses and [[Course creator|course creators]] can delete courses they have created themselves, but only within 24 hours of creating the course. This is so that courses created by mistake may be deleted without needing to ask an administrator.
-TESOL Shandong Management Center
-Bozhi Education
-Bozhi Teacher Training College
-TESOL Heilongjiang Province
+Administrators can always delete courses.
-TESOL Heilongjiang Management Center
-ORG Education International Foreign Language School
-Heilongjiang Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs
-Bureau of Education Nangang District Harbin City
-TESOL Sichuan Province
+To delete a course (as an admin or manager):
-TESOL Sichuan Management Center
+# Go to ''Administration > Site Administration > Courses > Manage courses and categories''
-Chengdu Hui Tian Li Education
+# Click the course's category and click the course in the screen on the right.
+# Click the Delete link.
-TESOL Guangxi Province
+{|
-TESOL Guangxi Management Center
+|[[File:26coursedelete.png|200px|thumb|center|Deleting a course]]
-Buckland Education Group
+|}
+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".
-TESOL Yunnan Province
+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').
-TESOL Kunming Office
-Kunming Aurora Culture Bridge
-TESOL Beijing
+==Sorting courses==
-TESOL Beijing Office
+Courses may be sorted by an admin or manager from ''Administration>Site administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories.''
-Capital Normal University
-Huayu Huiren International Education
-Beijing Construction College
-TESOL Guangzhou
+Courses may be sorted by ascending/descending and by time created.
-School of Foreign Studies South China Agricultural University
+[[File:coursesort.png|thumb|200px|center|Sorting courses]]
-CIBT International College of Guangzhou University
-TESOL Shenzhen
+==Course requests==
-Happiness&Talent Education Center
-TESOL Chongqing
+[[File:Courserequest.png|thumb|Course request screen]]The course request feature can be enabled by an administrator in ''Administration > Site administration > Courses > Course request''.
-AM English School
-Youwell International Education Group
-Pumpkin English School
-TESOL Yangzhou
+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]]).
-Global Education & Technology Group-Yangzhou School
-TESOL Shaoxing
+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]].
-Global Education & Technology Group -Shaoxing School
-TESOL Wuxi
+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.
-Wuxi TLI Education
-More authorized TESOL centers at ATI-China Official website.
+==Bulk course creation==
-Please Link to http://www.tesolsh.com/zizhi.asp
+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.
+Default blocks for new courses can also be configured in config.php.
+===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.
+{|
+|[[File:template1.png|thumb|400px|Adding shortname of template course]]
+|
+|[[File:26defaultcoursevalues.png|thumb|400|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.
+<code bash>
+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.
+===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.
+{|
+|[[File:template2.png|thumb|400px|Uploading a template course]]
+|}
+==See also==
+===Screencasts===
+* [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
+[[de:Kurs anlegen]]
+[[es:Añadiendo un nuevo curso]]
+[[eu:Ikastaroak_%28Kudeatzaileak%29]]

Documentation

Adding a new course: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:09, 26 September 2015

Contents

Adding a course

Deleting a course

Sorting courses

Course requests

Bulk course creation

Course templates

Using an existing course as a template

Method 1

Method 2

Using a backup course as a template

See also

Screencasts

Forum discussions