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<div>{{Forums}}<br />
There are 4 sections in a forum's settings: "General", "Grade", "Post threshold for blocking", and "Common module settings". <br />
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[[Image:Adding a forum.png|thumb|center|Adding a forum, showing General and Grade sections]]To add a forum:<br />
#As an editing teacher for a course, click "Turn Editing On", and go to the topic or week section in which you want to create the forum.<br />
#From the dropdown menu labeled "Add an activity", select "Forum". This will take you to the forum settings page titled "Adding a new forum" page. <br />
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In an existing forum, use the "Update this forum" button to see the forum settings page.<br />
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==General==<br />
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===Forum name===<br />
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A short name of the forum (e.g. "Favourite colour"), which will be displayed on the course homepage.<br />
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===Forum type===<br />
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There are four forum types to choose from:<br />
*A single simple discussion - A single topic discussion developed on one page, which is useful for short focused discussions<br />
*Standard forum for general use - An open forum where anyone can start a new topic at any time; this is the best general-purpose forum<br />
*Each person posts one discussion - Each person can post exactly one new discussion topic (everyone can reply to them though); this is useful when you want each student to start a discussion about, say, their reflections on the week's topic, and everyone else responds to these<br />
*Q and A Forum - Instead of initiating discussions participants pose a question in the initial post of a discussion. Students may reply with an answer, but they will not see the replies of other Students to the question in that discussion until they have themselves replied to the same discussion.<br />
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A [[News forum]] is a special type of forum that is automatically created with a new course.<br />
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===Forum introduction===<br />
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Place the description of the forum here. It has the standard Moodle [[HTML editor]] toolbar to assist the teacher.<br />
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:''TIP:'' It is a good practice to include precise instructions for students regarding the subject of the forum and the rating and grading criteria that might be used in this forum (see below).<br />
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===Force everyone to be subscribed?===<br />
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When a person is subscribed to a forum it means that they will be sent email copies of every post in that forum. This will over ride some [[Edit profile|student settings in their profile]]. By default, posts are recorded about 30 minutes after the post was first written. Depending upon the email settings of each forum member, they maybe sent an email immediately after the 30 minute edit window is closed, or in a batch at a time fixed by the site administrator.<br />
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People can usually choose whether or not they want to be subscribed to each forum. However, the teacher can choose to force subscription on a particular forum then all course users will be subscribed automatically, even those that enrol at a later time. <br />
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If the teacher selects the option "Yes, initially" then all current and future course users will be subscribed initially but they can unsubscribe themselves at any time. If the teacher chooses "Yes, forever" then the forum members will not be able to unsubscribe themselves. <br />
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* Forcing everyone to subscribe is especially useful in the [[News forum]] and in forums towards the beginning of the course (before everyone has worked out that they can subscribe to these emails themselves).<br />
* Changing the setting from "Yes, initially" to "No" will not unsubscribe existing users, it will only affect those who enrol in the course in the future. Similarly changing "Yes, initially" will not subscribe existing course users but only those enrolling later.<br />
* From Moodle 1.6 onwards there is an "Subscriptions not allowed" setting which prevents Students from subscribing to a Forum. Teachers may choose to subscribe to a forum if they wish.<br />
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===Read tracking for this forum?===<br />
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"Read tracking" for a forum allows users to track read and unread messages in the forum. <br />
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There are three options for this setting:<br />
* Optional (default) - students can turn tracking on or off for the forum at their discretion <br />
* On - tracking is always on in this forum for all members<br />
* Off - tracking is always off in this forum for all members<br />
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===Maximum attachment size===<br />
The maximum file size that may be attached to a forum post will first be determined by the Moodle site settings. The teacher may want a smaller size limit for the forum. Server file capacity, student downloading speeds and discouraging images in a document centered discussion are a few reasons to limit file size.<br />
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==Grade==<br />
Forum posts can be rated using a [[Scales|scale]] (pre existing number or word scales). By default, only teachers can rate forum posts. The [[Override permissions|role override]] feature can allow students to rate each others’ posts (see [[Forum permissions]]). This is a useful tool for giving students participation grades. Any ratings given in the forum are recorded in the [[Gradebook|gradebook]].<br />
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===Aggregate type===<br />
{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9 onwards, you can set an aggregate type, in other words, decide how all the ratings given to posts in a forum are combined to form the final grade (for each post and for the whole forum activity). Some scales do not lend themselves to certain types of aggregates.<br />
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There are five options:<br />
====Average of ratings==== <br />
Average of ratings (default) is the mean of all the ratings given to posts in that forum. This is especially useful with peer grading when there are a lot of ratings being made.<br />
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====Count of ratings==== <br />
The counts the number of rated posts which becomes the final grade. This is useful when the number of posts is important. Note that the total can not exceed the maximum grade allowed for the forum. A count may be used if the teacher simply wants to acknowledge that a reply was given in the case students being required to make a certain number of posts in the discussion. Note: Count of ratings does not work for the "Separate or Connected Ways of Knowing" scale or custom scales due to the limitation imposed by the max grade.<br />
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====Maximum rating====<br />
The highest rating is returned as the final grade. This method is useful for emphasising the best work from participants, allowing them to post one high-quality post as well as a number of more casual responses to others.<br />
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====Minimum rating==== <br />
The smallest rating is returned as the final grade. This method promotes a culture of high quality for all posts.<br />
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====Sum of ratings====<br />
All the ratings for a particular user are added together. Note that the total is not allowed to exceed the maximum grade for the forum. Note: Sum of ratings does not work for the "Separate or Connected Ways of Knowing" scale or custom scales due to the limitation imposed by the max grade.<br />
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===Grades===<br />
This is a pulldown menu which sets the [[Scales|scale]] used in [[Grades|grading]] a forum post. See "Aggregate type" above for options on how multiple, rated posts of a student are entered as a single grade in the gradebook.<br />
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===Restrict ratings to posts with dates in this range===<br />
The teacher can allow only posts within a certain date range to be rated. This is useful if the teacher wants to keep students focused on the most recent content and maintain a specific pace within the forum or course.<br />
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==Post threshold for blocking==<br />
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===Post threshold for warning===<br />
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Students (only) will be blocked from posting after a specified number of posts in a given period - this option is for setting the number of posts a Student may make before receiving a warning. Set to 0 to disable warnings.<br />
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===Post threshold for blocking===<br />
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This option is for setting the number of posts a Student may make in the period defined below. Set to 0 to disable blocking. If blocking is disabled, warnings will automatically be disabled.<br />
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===Time period for blocking===<br />
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Earlier version of Moodle had an this option. See "Restrict ratings to posts with dates in this range" above.<br />
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==Common module settings==<br />
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===Group mode===<br />
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The [[Groups|group]] mode setting has three options:<br />
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# No groups<br />
# Separate groups - each group can only see their own group, others are invisible<br />
# Visible groups - each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups<br />
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If the group mode is set to separate groups:<br />
[[Image:Forum set to separate groups.png|thumb|Adding a new discussion topic to a forum set to separate groups]]<br />
* Teachers are given the option of adding a new discussion topic for all participants or for a selected group. If a teacher adds a new discussion topic for a selected group, then only group members can reply to it. If a teacher adds a new discussion topic for all participants, then students can't reply to it. (This is to ensure that groups are kept separate.)<br />
* Students can only start discussions for their own group.<br />
* Students can only reply to discussions started by other group members or discussions for their own group started by a teacher.<br />
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If the group mode is set to visible groups:<br />
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* Teachers are given the option of adding a new discussion topic for all participants or for a selected group. If a teacher adds a new discussion topic for a selected group, then only group members can reply to it.<br />
* Students can only start discussions for their own group.<br />
* Students can only reply to discussions started by other group members or teachers.<br />
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Teachers, and other users with the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/site:accessallgroups|moodle/site:accessallgroups]] set to allow, can view and post in all forum discussions, regardless of the group mode setting.<br />
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:''Note'': Single simple discussions cannot be set to separate groups (as this feature is not implemented). Instead, a standard forum should be used, with the teacher copying and pasting the same discussion topic for each separate group. If required, a permissions override may be set to prevent students from starting new discussions.<br />
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===Visible to students===<br />
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You can hide the activity from students by selecting "Hide" here. It is useful if you wouldn't like to make the activity available immediately.<br />
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===ID number===<br />
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Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the forum for grade calculation purposes. If the activity is not included in any grade calculation then the ID number field can be left blank.<br />
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==Pre-Moodle 1.7 settings==<br />
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Note: From Moodle 1.7 onwards, forum permissions may be accessed via the Roles tab on the update/edit forum page and the override roles link.<br />
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===Can a student post to this forum?===<br />
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This option allows you to restrict students from posting new content in this forum. There are three options to choose from:<br />
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#'''Discussions and replies are allowed''' - This option leaves students unrestricted, which is the case for most forums. Thus, you choose to allow them to start new discussion topics (threads), and also to post replies within those threads.<br />
#'''No discussions, but replies are allowed''' - This option should be chosen if only teachers are to be allowed to start new discussions. Students will still be allowed to reply within those threads (for example within the news forum on the site home page). <br />
#'''No discussions, no replies''' - Choosing this option bars students from starting new discussion topics and replying within those threads. This is useful for the News forum when you only want teachers to post new items that appear on the course main page.<br />
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===Use ratings===<br />
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If you decide to rate posts on the forum, you will have to define settings of the three following aspects: <br />
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*Users - If you want everybody to rate posts, choose 'Everyone can rate posts'. Otherwise, pick 'Only teachers can rate posts'. <br />
*View - If you want to keep the grades known only to the individual students graded, you should choose the option 'Students can only see their own ratings'. If there is no such a need, opt for 'Students can see everyone's ratings'.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Forum permissions]]<br />
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=65162 No discussions, no replies?] forum discussion<br />
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=86487 Forum Ratings - Some Students Cannot Be Rated] forum discussion<br />
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[[de:Forum anlegen]]</div>Tbradford60https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/index.php?title=Import_course_data&diff=73864Import course data2010-07-12T21:01:13Z<p>Tbradford60: /* How to use import course data */</p>
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<div>{{Course admin}}Course data may be imported from any other course for which the teacher has editing rights. This will allow teachers to re-use instead of re-creating one or more [[Adding resources and activities|activities and resources]](objects). <br />
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This feature will not import student or teacher data, such as forum posts and discussions. It will only import the structure of such activities.<br />
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==How to use import course data==<br />
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# Select the Import option from the [[Course administration block]] (see below). <br />
# Next, select the course you wish to import from and click the ''Use this course'' button.<br />
# You will be presented with a check box list from which you can select the type of activities or resources you wish to import (see below). <br />
# Finally, click ''Continue'' when done to import that data. <br />
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[[Image:Import.jpg|frame|center|Course Administration block]]<br />
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==Examples and tips==<br />
[[Image:Course Import Data 1.jpg|frame|center|Here we have not selected chats nor a couple of assignments but everything else]]<br />
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:''Tip:'' Selecting forums, for example, will import all forums from that course in Moodle 1.6. Since Moodle 1.7, you can import individual items within a module type.<br />
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:''Tip:'' Groups can also be imported as a batch from a file.<br />
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:''Tip:'' Backups, especially since 1.6, offer other creative ways to bring in course material along with an option for student data. See [[Course_backup]].<br />
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[[de:Kursdaten importieren]]</div>Tbradford60https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/index.php?title=Course_settings&diff=73863Course settings2010-07-12T20:45:01Z<p>Tbradford60: /* Role renaming */</p>
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<div>{{Course admin}}<br />
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[[Image:Settings.gif]]'''Course settings''' control how the things appear to the participants in a course. It is the first page viewed after creating a course. It can be edited through the '''Settings''' link in the [[Course administration block]] menu. This page has links to other pages that may describe a setting in more detail. Different versions of Moodle may not have all the settings listed below.<br />
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==General==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings1.gif|thumb|General settings]]<br />
===Category===<br />
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The site administrator may have created course categories to help teachers and students find their courses easily.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changecategory|moodle/course:changecategory]] controls whether a user can edit the course category.<br />
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===Short name===<br />
Many institutions have a shorthand way of referring to a course, such as BP102 or COMMS. Even if you do not already have such a name for your course, make one up here. It will be used in several places where the long name is not appropriate. The most common use is in the navigation bar that is at the top of most pages and this provides an active link to the course home page.<br />
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[[Image:Assignment nav trail.jpg|Point to Assignment, part of the Features course, in a site called Moodle]]<br />
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The above example has the short course name, "Features", in the navigation links (breadcrumb). The short name also appears in the subject line of email messages that are part of the course.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeshortname|moodle/course:changeshortname]] controls whether a user can edit the short name field.<br />
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===ID number===<br />
The ID number is an alphanumeric field. It has several potential uses. Generally, it is not displayed to students. However, it can be used to match this course against an external system's ID, as your course catalog ID or can be used in the certificate module as a printed field.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeidnumber|moodle/course:changeidnumber]] controls whether a user can edit the ID number.<br />
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===Summary===<br />
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The summary appears on the course listings page.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changesummary|moodle/course:changesummary]] controls whether a user can edit the course summary.<br />
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===Format===<br />
[[Image:generalsettings3.gif|thumb|Format section in course settings]]<br />
See [[Course formats]]<br />
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===Number of weeks/topics===<br />
This setting is only used by the 'weekly' and 'topics' course formats. In the 'weekly' format, it specifies the number of weeks that the course will run for, starting from the course starting date. In the 'topics' format, it specifies the number of topics in the course. Both of these translate to the number of "boxes" down the middle of the course page.<br />
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===Course start date===<br />
This is where you specify the starting time of the course (in your own time zone). The first week will start on the date you set here when you use the "Weekly" course format.<br />
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This setting will not affect courses using the 'social' or 'topics' formats.<br />
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However, this setting will have an effect on the display of logs, which use this date as the earliest possible date you can display. It can also make your course not visible to students even if when the course is available to students (see below). <br />
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:''TIP:'' If your institution runs on a weekly schedule, you may want to consider setting the start date for courses on the first day of the week, like a Monday.<br />
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:''TIP:'' In general, if your course does not have a real starting date then set the date to yesterday and use the availability setting to reveal the course to students.<br />
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===Hidden sections===<br />
This option allows you to decide how the hidden sections in your course are displayed to students. By default, a small area is shown (in collapsed form, usually gray) to indicate where the hidden section is, though they still cannot actually see the hidden activities and texts. This is particularly useful in the Weekly format, so that non-class weeks are clear, or if you have quizes you don't want your students to see.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you choose, these non-available items can be completely hidden, so that students do not even know that sections or an activity in the course are hidden.<br />
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===Show grades===<br />
Many of the activities allow [[Grades|grades]] to be set. By default, the results of all grades within the course can be seen in the Grades page, available from the main course page for students and teachers.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If a teacher is not interested in using grades in a course, or just wants to hide grades from students, then they can disable the display of grades with this option. This does not prevent the teacher using or setting grades for an individual activities, it just disables the results from being displayed to students.<br />
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===Show activity reports===<br />
[[Activity_report#Individual_Activity_Report|Activity reports]] are available to each student. These reports or logs show their activity and contributions in the current course. These reports include their detailed access log.<br />
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Student access to their own reports is controlled by the teacher via this course setting. For some courses, these reports can be a useful tool for a student to reflect on their involvement and appearance within the online environment, but for some courses, this may not be necessary.<br />
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Teachers always have access to these reports. Teachers can use the button or tab visible on each person’s profile page or use the [[Reports]] link in the course administration block.<br />
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Your site administrator may ask you to turn this feature off. Showing activity reports can place a load on the server, slowing it down at times. For large or long classes it may be more efficient to keep it off.<br />
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===Maximum upload size===<br />
[[Image:Changeupload.jpg|thumb|Maximum upload size setting]]<br />
This setting defines the largest size of file that can be uploaded by students in this course. The site administrator can determine [[Site_policies#Maximum_uploaded_file_sizefile |sizes available]] for the teacher to select. Teachers should be aware of a course's [[Files|file structure]].<br />
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It is possible to further restrict this size through settings within each activity module.<br />
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===Force theme===<br />
If the site administrator has allowed the teacher to set a course [[Themes|theme]], this pull down menu will appear with a list of themes on the site.<br />
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===Is this a meta course?===<br />
A [[Metacourses|metacourse]] only gets its enrollments from one or more other courses. Many metacourses can get their enrollment from the same course. A metacourse can get its enrollment information from many other courses. <br />
''TIP:'' Turning this on prematurely before the meta courses are properly setup will cause Moodle to return 'This course does not allow public access' when users would ordinarily be able to access through internal enrollment. Verify that the linked course(s) exists. Remember a meta course ONLY gets its enrollment from other courses.<br />
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==Enrolments==<br />
[[Image:generalsetting4.gif|thumb|Enrolment settings]]<br />
===Enrolment plugins===<br />
This setting allows you to choose an interactive [[Enrolment plugins|enrolment plugin]], such as [[Internal enrolment|internal enrolment]] or [[Paypal]]. If you use a non-interactive enrolment plugin, this setting has no effect.<br />
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===Default role===<br />
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From Moodle 1.7 onwards, a default course role, such as student, may be set.<br />
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===Course enrollable===<br />
This setting only affects interactive enrolment plugins, such as [[Internal enrolment|internal enrolment]] and [[Paypal]]. It has no affect at all on non-interactive plugins (e.g. External Database, LDAP). Setting it to "no" or if it is outside the specified date range will result in the student being told the course is "Not enrollable" and being returned to the front page, if they are attempting to enroll using an interactive plugin.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you are using Internal enrolment and you have not set an enrolment key, you should seriously consider setting this to ''No'' otherwise any user can enrol on your course.<br />
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===Enrolment duration===<br />
This setting specifies the number of days a student can be enrolled in this course (starting from the moment they enroll). Set this value with care - setting it when not required is a common origin of the complaint, "my students keep disappearing after n days".<br />
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:''TIP:'' This is useful for rolling courses without a specific start or end time. Students are automatically unenrolled after the number of days has expired in this setting.<br />
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:''TIP:'' This setting can be used as an alternative to a manually unenrolling students or using a clean-up function to remove defunct students at some future time.<br />
:''TIP:'' If this course is a metacourse, the enrolment period will not be used.<br />
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==Enrolment expiry notification==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings5.gif|thumb|Enrolment expiry notification settings]]<br />
These settings determine whether teachers and/or students are notified that their enrolment is about to expire and how much notice they should be given.<br />
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==Groups==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings6.gif|thumb|Groups settings]]<br />
===Group mode===<br />
Here you can define the [[Groups|group mode]] at the course level by a pull down menu. "[[Groups#No_groups|No groups]]", "[[Groups#Separate_groups|Separate groups]]" and "[[Groups#Visible_groups|Visible groups]]" are the choices. The selected setting will be the default group mode for all activities defined within that course. The group setting can affect what users see in the [[Participants]] list. <br />
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:''TIP:'' You may leave it set to "No groups" and still have specific activities use groups. In this case the force setting below should be set to "no". For example, the teacher can use a group setting to completely separate cohorts of students such that each group is unaware of the other in the course.<br />
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===Force===<br />
If the group mode is "forced" at a course-level, then this particular group mode will be applied to every activity in that course. This will override any activities that may have a special group setting. <br />
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:''TIP:''The force setting is useful when the teacher wants to set up a course and not have to change each activities group settings.<br />
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===Default grouping===<br />
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{{Moodle 1.9}}If [[Groupings|groupings]] are enabled (in Moodle 1.9 onwards), a default grouping for course activities and resources may be set.<br />
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==Availability==<br />
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[[Image:generalsettings7.gif|thumb|Availability settings]]<br />
This option allows you to "hide" your course completely. It will not appear on any course listings, except to teachers of the course and administrators. Even if students try to access the course URL directly, they will not be allowed to enter. <br />
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:''TIP:'' The [[Course_settings#Course_start_date|Start Date]] of the course can also effect course visibility. <br />
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===Enrolment key===<br />
A course [[Enrolment key|enrolment key]] enables access to courses to be restricted to those who know the key. This feature is typically used on sites which encourage self enrolments or use an external database process to register students in a course. The idea is that Teachers or course administrators will supply the key to authorized people using another means like private email, snail mail, on the phone or even verbally in a face-to-face class.<br />
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When the key is left blank and [[Course_settings#Course_enrollable|self enrolment]] is allowed, then anyone who has a Moodle username on the site will be able to enrol in the course.<br />
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:''TIP:'' A student can be manually enroled in the course and will not have to supply the required key when they enter the course for the first time. <br />
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:''TIP:'' If this password "gets out" and you have unwanted people enrolling, you can unenrol them (see their user profile page or unassign them from the [[Assign roles|student role]] in the course) and change this key. Any legitimate students who have already enrolled will not be affected, but the unwanted people will not be able to get back in.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you are using a non-interactive enrolment, system (e.g., External Database, LDAP) and you do not want students who fail the initial check to be asked for an enrolment key that they will not have, set ''Course Enrolable'' to ''No''.<br />
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:''TIP:'' You can control who is displayed as providing the Key when someone is requested to supply the key. See [[Internal enrolment]]<br />
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===Guest access===<br />
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Allows any authenticated user (i.e. logged in) to access the course (as a [[Guest role|guest]]), including those who have logged in "as guest". You can choose if they need an enrolment key or may enter without one. <br />
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People can log in as guests using the "Login as a guest" button on a login screen, where that feature is enabled for the site. When the user tries to enter a course, they will see the [[Log in|login screen]]. If you only need people authenticated via your normal authentication method to access courses (as Guest or not) it is probably wise to disable "Login as a guest" for a slight improvement in site security. See [[Manage authentication]].<br />
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Guests in a course ALWAYS have "read-only" access - meaning they cannot leave any posts or otherwise mess up the course for real students. No use information is stored for a guest.<br />
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:''TIP:'' This can be handy when you want to let a colleague in to look around at your work, or to let students see a course before they have decided to enroll.<br />
:''TIP:'' You have a choice between two types of guest access: with the enrolment key or without. If you choose to allow guests who have the key, then the guest will need to provide the current enrolment key EVERY TIME they log in (unlike students who only need to do it once). This lets you restrict your guests. If you choose to allow guests without a key, then anyone can get straight into your course.<br />
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For more information see [[Guest role]].<br />
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===Cost===<br />
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If [[Paypal]] or [[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]] is set as the [[Enrolment plugins|enrolment plugin]], then the course cost can be set in the cost field.<br />
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==Language==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings8.gif|thumb|Language settings]]<br />
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If you force a language in a course, the interface of Moodle in this course will be in this particular language, even if a student has selected a different preferred language in his/her personal profile.<br />
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==Role renaming==<br />
[[Image:rolesimages.gif|thumb|Role renaming settings]]<br />
{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9 onwards, you can rename the [[Roles|roles]] used in your course. For example, you may wish to rename the [[Teacher role]] as "Facilitator", "Tutor" or "Guide". These new role names will appear within the course. For example on the [[Participants|participants]] and the override permissions pages. <br />
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Please note that the site administrator or a [[Course managers|course manager]] may have changed the names or added new roles. These names will appear and the teacher may rename them.<br />
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[[Roles FAQ]] contains information on changing the name for teacher in Moodle 1.7 and 1.8. Prior to Moodle 1.7, the words for teacher and student may be changed in the course settings.<br />
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:''Tip'': Do not worry about changing every role name. Only change the site roles which are used in your course. For example, you may want to ignore renaming roles such as the [[Administrator role]] or the [[Authenticated user role]].<br />
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:''Tip'': To include new role names in a course backup, users should be included in the backup.<br />
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==Default course settings==<br />
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An administrator can set course settings defaults in ''Administration > Courses > [[Course default settings]]'' in Moodle 1.9.5 onwards.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWOp1oq-TvI Video showing how to create a course in Moodle]<br />
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[[Category:Course]]<br />
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[[de:Kurseinstellungen]]<br />
[[es:Administración del curso]]<br />
[[eu:Ikastaroaren_ezarpenak]]<br />
[[fr:Paramètres]]<br />
[[ja:コース設定]]<br />
[[ru:course/edit]]</div>Tbradford60https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/index.php?title=Course_settings&diff=73862Course settings2010-07-12T20:41:27Z<p>Tbradford60: /* Show activity reports */</p>
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<div>{{Course admin}}<br />
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[[Image:Settings.gif]]'''Course settings''' control how the things appear to the participants in a course. It is the first page viewed after creating a course. It can be edited through the '''Settings''' link in the [[Course administration block]] menu. This page has links to other pages that may describe a setting in more detail. Different versions of Moodle may not have all the settings listed below.<br />
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==General==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings1.gif|thumb|General settings]]<br />
===Category===<br />
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The site administrator may have created course categories to help teachers and students find their courses easily.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changecategory|moodle/course:changecategory]] controls whether a user can edit the course category.<br />
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===Short name===<br />
Many institutions have a shorthand way of referring to a course, such as BP102 or COMMS. Even if you do not already have such a name for your course, make one up here. It will be used in several places where the long name is not appropriate. The most common use is in the navigation bar that is at the top of most pages and this provides an active link to the course home page.<br />
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[[Image:Assignment nav trail.jpg|Point to Assignment, part of the Features course, in a site called Moodle]]<br />
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The above example has the short course name, "Features", in the navigation links (breadcrumb). The short name also appears in the subject line of email messages that are part of the course.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeshortname|moodle/course:changeshortname]] controls whether a user can edit the short name field.<br />
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===ID number===<br />
The ID number is an alphanumeric field. It has several potential uses. Generally, it is not displayed to students. However, it can be used to match this course against an external system's ID, as your course catalog ID or can be used in the certificate module as a printed field.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeidnumber|moodle/course:changeidnumber]] controls whether a user can edit the ID number.<br />
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===Summary===<br />
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The summary appears on the course listings page.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changesummary|moodle/course:changesummary]] controls whether a user can edit the course summary.<br />
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===Format===<br />
[[Image:generalsettings3.gif|thumb|Format section in course settings]]<br />
See [[Course formats]]<br />
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===Number of weeks/topics===<br />
This setting is only used by the 'weekly' and 'topics' course formats. In the 'weekly' format, it specifies the number of weeks that the course will run for, starting from the course starting date. In the 'topics' format, it specifies the number of topics in the course. Both of these translate to the number of "boxes" down the middle of the course page.<br />
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===Course start date===<br />
This is where you specify the starting time of the course (in your own time zone). The first week will start on the date you set here when you use the "Weekly" course format.<br />
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This setting will not affect courses using the 'social' or 'topics' formats.<br />
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However, this setting will have an effect on the display of logs, which use this date as the earliest possible date you can display. It can also make your course not visible to students even if when the course is available to students (see below). <br />
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:''TIP:'' If your institution runs on a weekly schedule, you may want to consider setting the start date for courses on the first day of the week, like a Monday.<br />
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:''TIP:'' In general, if your course does not have a real starting date then set the date to yesterday and use the availability setting to reveal the course to students.<br />
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===Hidden sections===<br />
This option allows you to decide how the hidden sections in your course are displayed to students. By default, a small area is shown (in collapsed form, usually gray) to indicate where the hidden section is, though they still cannot actually see the hidden activities and texts. This is particularly useful in the Weekly format, so that non-class weeks are clear, or if you have quizes you don't want your students to see.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you choose, these non-available items can be completely hidden, so that students do not even know that sections or an activity in the course are hidden.<br />
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===Show grades===<br />
Many of the activities allow [[Grades|grades]] to be set. By default, the results of all grades within the course can be seen in the Grades page, available from the main course page for students and teachers.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If a teacher is not interested in using grades in a course, or just wants to hide grades from students, then they can disable the display of grades with this option. This does not prevent the teacher using or setting grades for an individual activities, it just disables the results from being displayed to students.<br />
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===Show activity reports===<br />
[[Activity_report#Individual_Activity_Report|Activity reports]] are available to each student. These reports or logs show their activity and contributions in the current course. These reports include their detailed access log.<br />
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Student access to their own reports is controlled by the teacher via this course setting. For some courses, these reports can be a useful tool for a student to reflect on their involvement and appearance within the online environment, but for some courses, this may not be necessary.<br />
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Teachers always have access to these reports. Teachers can use the button or tab visible on each person’s profile page or use the [[Reports]] link in the course administration block.<br />
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Your site administrator may ask you to turn this feature off. Showing activity reports can place a load on the server, slowing it down at times. For large or long classes it may be more efficient to keep it off.<br />
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===Maximum upload size===<br />
[[Image:Changeupload.jpg|thumb|Maximum upload size setting]]<br />
This setting defines the largest size of file that can be uploaded by students in this course. The site administrator can determine [[Site_policies#Maximum_uploaded_file_sizefile |sizes available]] for the teacher to select. Teachers should be aware of a course's [[Files|file structure]].<br />
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It is possible to further restrict this size through settings within each activity module.<br />
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===Force theme===<br />
If the site administrator has allowed the teacher to set a course [[Themes|theme]], this pull down menu will appear with a list of themes on the site.<br />
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===Is this a meta course?===<br />
A [[Metacourses|metacourse]] only gets its enrollments from one or more other courses. Many metacourses can get their enrollment from the same course. A metacourse can get its enrollment information from many other courses. <br />
''TIP:'' Turning this on prematurely before the meta courses are properly setup will cause Moodle to return 'This course does not allow public access' when users would ordinarily be able to access through internal enrollment. Verify that the linked course(s) exists. Remember a meta course ONLY gets its enrollment from other courses.<br />
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==Enrolments==<br />
[[Image:generalsetting4.gif|thumb|Enrolment settings]]<br />
===Enrolment plugins===<br />
This setting allows you to choose an interactive [[Enrolment plugins|enrolment plugin]], such as [[Internal enrolment|internal enrolment]] or [[Paypal]]. If you use a non-interactive enrolment plugin, this setting has no effect.<br />
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===Default role===<br />
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From Moodle 1.7 onwards, a default course role, such as student, may be set.<br />
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===Course enrollable===<br />
This setting only affects interactive enrolment plugins, such as [[Internal enrolment|internal enrolment]] and [[Paypal]]. It has no affect at all on non-interactive plugins (e.g. External Database, LDAP). Setting it to "no" or if it is outside the specified date range will result in the student being told the course is "Not enrollable" and being returned to the front page, if they are attempting to enroll using an interactive plugin.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you are using Internal enrolment and you have not set an enrolment key, you should seriously consider setting this to ''No'' otherwise any user can enrol on your course.<br />
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===Enrolment duration===<br />
This setting specifies the number of days a student can be enrolled in this course (starting from the moment they enroll). Set this value with care - setting it when not required is a common origin of the complaint, "my students keep disappearing after n days".<br />
<br />
:''TIP:'' This is useful for rolling courses without a specific start or end time. Students are automatically unenrolled after the number of days has expired in this setting.<br />
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:''TIP:'' This setting can be used as an alternative to a manually unenrolling students or using a clean-up function to remove defunct students at some future time.<br />
:''TIP:'' If this course is a metacourse, the enrolment period will not be used.<br />
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==Enrolment expiry notification==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings5.gif|thumb|Enrolment expiry notification settings]]<br />
These settings determine whether teachers and/or students are notified that their enrolment is about to expire and how much notice they should be given.<br />
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==Groups==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings6.gif|thumb|Groups settings]]<br />
===Group mode===<br />
Here you can define the [[Groups|group mode]] at the course level by a pull down menu. "[[Groups#No_groups|No groups]]", "[[Groups#Separate_groups|Separate groups]]" and "[[Groups#Visible_groups|Visible groups]]" are the choices. The selected setting will be the default group mode for all activities defined within that course. The group setting can affect what users see in the [[Participants]] list. <br />
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:''TIP:'' You may leave it set to "No groups" and still have specific activities use groups. In this case the force setting below should be set to "no". For example, the teacher can use a group setting to completely separate cohorts of students such that each group is unaware of the other in the course.<br />
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===Force===<br />
If the group mode is "forced" at a course-level, then this particular group mode will be applied to every activity in that course. This will override any activities that may have a special group setting. <br />
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:''TIP:''The force setting is useful when the teacher wants to set up a course and not have to change each activities group settings.<br />
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===Default grouping===<br />
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{{Moodle 1.9}}If [[Groupings|groupings]] are enabled (in Moodle 1.9 onwards), a default grouping for course activities and resources may be set.<br />
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==Availability==<br />
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[[Image:generalsettings7.gif|thumb|Availability settings]]<br />
This option allows you to "hide" your course completely. It will not appear on any course listings, except to teachers of the course and administrators. Even if students try to access the course URL directly, they will not be allowed to enter. <br />
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:''TIP:'' The [[Course_settings#Course_start_date|Start Date]] of the course can also effect course visibility. <br />
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===Enrolment key===<br />
A course [[Enrolment key|enrolment key]] enables access to courses to be restricted to those who know the key. This feature is typically used on sites which encourage self enrolments or use an external database process to register students in a course. The idea is that Teachers or course administrators will supply the key to authorized people using another means like private email, snail mail, on the phone or even verbally in a face-to-face class.<br />
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When the key is left blank and [[Course_settings#Course_enrollable|self enrolment]] is allowed, then anyone who has a Moodle username on the site will be able to enrol in the course.<br />
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:''TIP:'' A student can be manually enroled in the course and will not have to supply the required key when they enter the course for the first time. <br />
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:''TIP:'' If this password "gets out" and you have unwanted people enrolling, you can unenrol them (see their user profile page or unassign them from the [[Assign roles|student role]] in the course) and change this key. Any legitimate students who have already enrolled will not be affected, but the unwanted people will not be able to get back in.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you are using a non-interactive enrolment, system (e.g., External Database, LDAP) and you do not want students who fail the initial check to be asked for an enrolment key that they will not have, set ''Course Enrolable'' to ''No''.<br />
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:''TIP:'' You can control who is displayed as providing the Key when someone is requested to supply the key. See [[Internal enrolment]]<br />
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===Guest access===<br />
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Allows any authenticated user (i.e. logged in) to access the course (as a [[Guest role|guest]]), including those who have logged in "as guest". You can choose if they need an enrolment key or may enter without one. <br />
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People can log in as guests using the "Login as a guest" button on a login screen, where that feature is enabled for the site. When the user tries to enter a course, they will see the [[Log in|login screen]]. If you only need people authenticated via your normal authentication method to access courses (as Guest or not) it is probably wise to disable "Login as a guest" for a slight improvement in site security. See [[Manage authentication]].<br />
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Guests in a course ALWAYS have "read-only" access - meaning they cannot leave any posts or otherwise mess up the course for real students. No use information is stored for a guest.<br />
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:''TIP:'' This can be handy when you want to let a colleague in to look around at your work, or to let students see a course before they have decided to enroll.<br />
:''TIP:'' You have a choice between two types of guest access: with the enrolment key or without. If you choose to allow guests who have the key, then the guest will need to provide the current enrolment key EVERY TIME they log in (unlike students who only need to do it once). This lets you restrict your guests. If you choose to allow guests without a key, then anyone can get straight into your course.<br />
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For more information see [[Guest role]].<br />
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===Cost===<br />
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If [[Paypal]] or [[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]] is set as the [[Enrolment plugins|enrolment plugin]], then the course cost can be set in the cost field.<br />
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==Language==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings8.gif|thumb|Language settings]]<br />
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If you force a language in a course, the interface of Moodle in this course will be in this particular language, even if a student has selected a different preferred language in his/her personal profile.<br />
<br />
[[#top|Top]]<br />
==Role renaming==<br />
[[Image:rolesimages.gif|thumb|Role renaming settings]]<br />
{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9 onwards, you can rename the [[Roles|roles]] used in your course. For example, you may wish to rename the [[Teacher role]] as "Facilitator", "Tutor" or "Guide". These new role names will appear within the course. For example on the [[Participants|participants]] and the override permissions pages. <br />
<br />
Please note that the site administrator or a [[Course managers|course manager]] may have changed the names or added new roles. These names will appear and the teacher may rename them.<br />
<br />
[[Roles FAQ]] contains information on changing the name for teacher in Moodle 1.7 and 1.8. Prior to Moodle 1.7, the words for teacher and student may be changed in the course settings.<br />
<br />
:''Tip'': Do not worry about changing every role name. Only change the site roles which are used in your course. For example, you may want to ignore renaming roles such as the [[Administrator role]] or the [[Authenticated user role]].<br />
<br />
:''Tip'': To include new role names in a course backup, users should be included in the backup.<br />
<br />
[[#top|Top]]<br />
==Default course settings==<br />
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An administrator can set course settings defaults in ''Administration > Courses > [[Course default settings]]'' in Moodle 1.9.5 onwards.<br />
[[#top|Top]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWOp1oq-TvI Video showing how to create a course in Moodle]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Course]]<br />
<br />
[[de:Kurseinstellungen]]<br />
[[es:Administración del curso]]<br />
[[eu:Ikastaroaren_ezarpenak]]<br />
[[fr:Paramètres]]<br />
[[ja:コース設定]]<br />
[[ru:course/edit]]</div>Tbradford60https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/index.php?title=Course_settings&diff=73861Course settings2010-07-12T20:38:53Z<p>Tbradford60: /* Hidden sections */</p>
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<div>{{Course admin}}<br />
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[[Image:Settings.gif]]'''Course settings''' control how the things appear to the participants in a course. It is the first page viewed after creating a course. It can be edited through the '''Settings''' link in the [[Course administration block]] menu. This page has links to other pages that may describe a setting in more detail. Different versions of Moodle may not have all the settings listed below.<br />
<br />
<br />
==General==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings1.gif|thumb|General settings]]<br />
===Category===<br />
<br />
The site administrator may have created course categories to help teachers and students find their courses easily.<br />
<br />
The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changecategory|moodle/course:changecategory]] controls whether a user can edit the course category.<br />
<br />
===Short name===<br />
Many institutions have a shorthand way of referring to a course, such as BP102 or COMMS. Even if you do not already have such a name for your course, make one up here. It will be used in several places where the long name is not appropriate. The most common use is in the navigation bar that is at the top of most pages and this provides an active link to the course home page.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Assignment nav trail.jpg|Point to Assignment, part of the Features course, in a site called Moodle]]<br />
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The above example has the short course name, "Features", in the navigation links (breadcrumb). The short name also appears in the subject line of email messages that are part of the course.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeshortname|moodle/course:changeshortname]] controls whether a user can edit the short name field.<br />
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===ID number===<br />
The ID number is an alphanumeric field. It has several potential uses. Generally, it is not displayed to students. However, it can be used to match this course against an external system's ID, as your course catalog ID or can be used in the certificate module as a printed field.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeidnumber|moodle/course:changeidnumber]] controls whether a user can edit the ID number.<br />
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===Summary===<br />
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The summary appears on the course listings page.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changesummary|moodle/course:changesummary]] controls whether a user can edit the course summary.<br />
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===Format===<br />
[[Image:generalsettings3.gif|thumb|Format section in course settings]]<br />
See [[Course formats]]<br />
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===Number of weeks/topics===<br />
This setting is only used by the 'weekly' and 'topics' course formats. In the 'weekly' format, it specifies the number of weeks that the course will run for, starting from the course starting date. In the 'topics' format, it specifies the number of topics in the course. Both of these translate to the number of "boxes" down the middle of the course page.<br />
<br />
[[#top|Top]]<br />
===Course start date===<br />
This is where you specify the starting time of the course (in your own time zone). The first week will start on the date you set here when you use the "Weekly" course format.<br />
<br />
This setting will not affect courses using the 'social' or 'topics' formats.<br />
<br />
However, this setting will have an effect on the display of logs, which use this date as the earliest possible date you can display. It can also make your course not visible to students even if when the course is available to students (see below). <br />
<br />
:''TIP:'' If your institution runs on a weekly schedule, you may want to consider setting the start date for courses on the first day of the week, like a Monday.<br />
<br />
:''TIP:'' In general, if your course does not have a real starting date then set the date to yesterday and use the availability setting to reveal the course to students.<br />
<br />
===Hidden sections===<br />
This option allows you to decide how the hidden sections in your course are displayed to students. By default, a small area is shown (in collapsed form, usually gray) to indicate where the hidden section is, though they still cannot actually see the hidden activities and texts. This is particularly useful in the Weekly format, so that non-class weeks are clear, or if you have quizes you don't want your students to see.<br />
<br />
:''TIP:'' If you choose, these non-available items can be completely hidden, so that students do not even know that sections or an activity in the course are hidden.<br />
<br />
[[#top|Top]]<br />
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===Show grades===<br />
Many of the activities allow [[Grades|grades]] to be set. By default, the results of all grades within the course can be seen in the Grades page, available from the main course page for students and teachers.<br />
<br />
:''TIP:'' If a teacher is not interested in using grades in a course, or just wants to hide grades from students, then they can disable the display of grades with this option. This does not prevent the teacher using or setting grades for an individual activities, it just disables the results from being displayed to students.<br />
<br />
===Show activity reports===<br />
[[Activity_report#Individual_Activity_Report|Activity reports]] are available to each student. These reports or logs show their activity and contributions in the current course. These reports include their detailed access log.<br />
<br />
Student access to their own reports is controlled by the teacher via this course setting. For some courses, these reports can be a useful tool for a student to reflect on their involvement and appearance within the online environment, but for some courses, this may not be necessary.<br />
<br />
Teachers always have access to these reports. Teachers can use the button or tab visible on each person’s profile page or use the [[Reports]] link in the course administration block.<br />
<br />
Your site administrator may ask you to turn this feature off. Showing activity reports can place a load on the server, slowing it down at times. For large or long classes it may be more efficient to keep it off.<br />
<br />
[[#top|Top]]<br />
===Maximum upload size===<br />
[[Image:Changeupload.jpg|thumb|Maximum upload size setting]]<br />
This setting defines the largest size of file that can be uploaded by students in this course. The site administrator can determine [[Site_policies#Maximum_uploaded_file_sizefile |sizes available]] for the teacher to select. Teachers should be aware of a course's [[Files|file structure]].<br />
<br />
It is possible to further restrict this size through settings within each activity module.<br />
<br />
===Force theme===<br />
If the site administrator has allowed the teacher to set a course [[Themes|theme]], this pull down menu will appear with a list of themes on the site.<br />
<br />
===Is this a meta course?===<br />
A [[Metacourses|metacourse]] only gets its enrollments from one or more other courses. Many metacourses can get their enrollment from the same course. A metacourse can get its enrollment information from many other courses. <br />
''TIP:'' Turning this on prematurely before the meta courses are properly setup will cause Moodle to return 'This course does not allow public access' when users would ordinarily be able to access through internal enrollment. Verify that the linked course(s) exists. Remember a meta course ONLY gets its enrollment from other courses.<br />
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[[#top|Top]]<br />
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==Enrolments==<br />
[[Image:generalsetting4.gif|thumb|Enrolment settings]]<br />
===Enrolment plugins===<br />
This setting allows you to choose an interactive [[Enrolment plugins|enrolment plugin]], such as [[Internal enrolment|internal enrolment]] or [[Paypal]]. If you use a non-interactive enrolment plugin, this setting has no effect.<br />
<br />
===Default role===<br />
<br />
From Moodle 1.7 onwards, a default course role, such as student, may be set.<br />
<br />
===Course enrollable===<br />
This setting only affects interactive enrolment plugins, such as [[Internal enrolment|internal enrolment]] and [[Paypal]]. It has no affect at all on non-interactive plugins (e.g. External Database, LDAP). Setting it to "no" or if it is outside the specified date range will result in the student being told the course is "Not enrollable" and being returned to the front page, if they are attempting to enroll using an interactive plugin.<br />
<br />
:''TIP:'' If you are using Internal enrolment and you have not set an enrolment key, you should seriously consider setting this to ''No'' otherwise any user can enrol on your course.<br />
<br />
[[#top|Top]]<br />
===Enrolment duration===<br />
This setting specifies the number of days a student can be enrolled in this course (starting from the moment they enroll). Set this value with care - setting it when not required is a common origin of the complaint, "my students keep disappearing after n days".<br />
<br />
:''TIP:'' This is useful for rolling courses without a specific start or end time. Students are automatically unenrolled after the number of days has expired in this setting.<br />
<br />
:''TIP:'' This setting can be used as an alternative to a manually unenrolling students or using a clean-up function to remove defunct students at some future time.<br />
:''TIP:'' If this course is a metacourse, the enrolment period will not be used.<br />
<br />
==Enrolment expiry notification==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings5.gif|thumb|Enrolment expiry notification settings]]<br />
These settings determine whether teachers and/or students are notified that their enrolment is about to expire and how much notice they should be given.<br />
<br />
[[#top|Top]]<br />
==Groups==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings6.gif|thumb|Groups settings]]<br />
===Group mode===<br />
Here you can define the [[Groups|group mode]] at the course level by a pull down menu. "[[Groups#No_groups|No groups]]", "[[Groups#Separate_groups|Separate groups]]" and "[[Groups#Visible_groups|Visible groups]]" are the choices. The selected setting will be the default group mode for all activities defined within that course. The group setting can affect what users see in the [[Participants]] list. <br />
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:''TIP:'' You may leave it set to "No groups" and still have specific activities use groups. In this case the force setting below should be set to "no". For example, the teacher can use a group setting to completely separate cohorts of students such that each group is unaware of the other in the course.<br />
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===Force===<br />
If the group mode is "forced" at a course-level, then this particular group mode will be applied to every activity in that course. This will override any activities that may have a special group setting. <br />
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:''TIP:''The force setting is useful when the teacher wants to set up a course and not have to change each activities group settings.<br />
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===Default grouping===<br />
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{{Moodle 1.9}}If [[Groupings|groupings]] are enabled (in Moodle 1.9 onwards), a default grouping for course activities and resources may be set.<br />
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==Availability==<br />
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[[Image:generalsettings7.gif|thumb|Availability settings]]<br />
This option allows you to "hide" your course completely. It will not appear on any course listings, except to teachers of the course and administrators. Even if students try to access the course URL directly, they will not be allowed to enter. <br />
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:''TIP:'' The [[Course_settings#Course_start_date|Start Date]] of the course can also effect course visibility. <br />
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===Enrolment key===<br />
A course [[Enrolment key|enrolment key]] enables access to courses to be restricted to those who know the key. This feature is typically used on sites which encourage self enrolments or use an external database process to register students in a course. The idea is that Teachers or course administrators will supply the key to authorized people using another means like private email, snail mail, on the phone or even verbally in a face-to-face class.<br />
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When the key is left blank and [[Course_settings#Course_enrollable|self enrolment]] is allowed, then anyone who has a Moodle username on the site will be able to enrol in the course.<br />
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:''TIP:'' A student can be manually enroled in the course and will not have to supply the required key when they enter the course for the first time. <br />
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:''TIP:'' If this password "gets out" and you have unwanted people enrolling, you can unenrol them (see their user profile page or unassign them from the [[Assign roles|student role]] in the course) and change this key. Any legitimate students who have already enrolled will not be affected, but the unwanted people will not be able to get back in.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you are using a non-interactive enrolment, system (e.g., External Database, LDAP) and you do not want students who fail the initial check to be asked for an enrolment key that they will not have, set ''Course Enrolable'' to ''No''.<br />
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:''TIP:'' You can control who is displayed as providing the Key when someone is requested to supply the key. See [[Internal enrolment]]<br />
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===Guest access===<br />
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Allows any authenticated user (i.e. logged in) to access the course (as a [[Guest role|guest]]), including those who have logged in "as guest". You can choose if they need an enrolment key or may enter without one. <br />
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People can log in as guests using the "Login as a guest" button on a login screen, where that feature is enabled for the site. When the user tries to enter a course, they will see the [[Log in|login screen]]. If you only need people authenticated via your normal authentication method to access courses (as Guest or not) it is probably wise to disable "Login as a guest" for a slight improvement in site security. See [[Manage authentication]].<br />
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Guests in a course ALWAYS have "read-only" access - meaning they cannot leave any posts or otherwise mess up the course for real students. No use information is stored for a guest.<br />
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:''TIP:'' This can be handy when you want to let a colleague in to look around at your work, or to let students see a course before they have decided to enroll.<br />
:''TIP:'' You have a choice between two types of guest access: with the enrolment key or without. If you choose to allow guests who have the key, then the guest will need to provide the current enrolment key EVERY TIME they log in (unlike students who only need to do it once). This lets you restrict your guests. If you choose to allow guests without a key, then anyone can get straight into your course.<br />
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For more information see [[Guest role]].<br />
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===Cost===<br />
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If [[Paypal]] or [[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]] is set as the [[Enrolment plugins|enrolment plugin]], then the course cost can be set in the cost field.<br />
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==Language==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings8.gif|thumb|Language settings]]<br />
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If you force a language in a course, the interface of Moodle in this course will be in this particular language, even if a student has selected a different preferred language in his/her personal profile.<br />
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==Role renaming==<br />
[[Image:rolesimages.gif|thumb|Role renaming settings]]<br />
{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9 onwards, you can rename the [[Roles|roles]] used in your course. For example, you may wish to rename the [[Teacher role]] as "Facilitator", "Tutor" or "Guide". These new role names will appear within the course. For example on the [[Participants|participants]] and the override permissions pages. <br />
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Please note that the site administrator or a [[Course managers|course manager]] may have changed the names or added new roles. These names will appear and the teacher may rename them.<br />
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[[Roles FAQ]] contains information on changing the name for teacher in Moodle 1.7 and 1.8. Prior to Moodle 1.7, the words for teacher and student may be changed in the course settings.<br />
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:''Tip'': Do not worry about changing every role name. Only change the site roles which are used in your course. For example, you may want to ignore renaming roles such as the [[Administrator role]] or the [[Authenticated user role]].<br />
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:''Tip'': To include new role names in a course backup, users should be included in the backup.<br />
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==Default course settings==<br />
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An administrator can set course settings defaults in ''Administration > Courses > [[Course default settings]]'' in Moodle 1.9.5 onwards.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWOp1oq-TvI Video showing how to create a course in Moodle]<br />
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[[Category:Course]]<br />
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[[de:Kurseinstellungen]]<br />
[[es:Administración del curso]]<br />
[[eu:Ikastaroaren_ezarpenak]]<br />
[[fr:Paramètres]]<br />
[[ja:コース設定]]<br />
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<div>{{Course admin}}<br />
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[[Image:Settings.gif]]'''Course settings''' control how the things appear to the participants in a course. It is the first page viewed after creating a course. It can be edited through the '''Settings''' link in the [[Course administration block]] menu. This page has links to other pages that may describe a setting in more detail. Different versions of Moodle may not have all the settings listed below.<br />
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==General==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings1.gif|thumb|General settings]]<br />
===Category===<br />
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The site administrator may have created course categories to help teachers and students find their courses easily.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changecategory|moodle/course:changecategory]] controls whether a user can edit the course category.<br />
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===Short name===<br />
Many institutions have a shorthand way of referring to a course, such as BP102 or COMMS. Even if you do not already have such a name for your course, make one up here. It will be used in several places where the long name is not appropriate. The most common use is in the navigation bar that is at the top of most pages and this provides an active link to the course home page.<br />
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[[Image:Assignment nav trail.jpg|Point to Assignment, part of the Features course, in a site called Moodle]]<br />
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The above example has the short course name, "Features", in the navigation links (breadcrumb). The short name also appears in the subject line of email messages that are part of the course.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeshortname|moodle/course:changeshortname]] controls whether a user can edit the short name field.<br />
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===ID number===<br />
The ID number is an alphanumeric field. It has several potential uses. Generally, it is not displayed to students. However, it can be used to match this course against an external system's ID, as your course catalog ID or can be used in the certificate module as a printed field.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeidnumber|moodle/course:changeidnumber]] controls whether a user can edit the ID number.<br />
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===Summary===<br />
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The summary appears on the course listings page.<br />
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The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changesummary|moodle/course:changesummary]] controls whether a user can edit the course summary.<br />
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===Format===<br />
[[Image:generalsettings3.gif|thumb|Format section in course settings]]<br />
See [[Course formats]]<br />
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===Number of weeks/topics===<br />
This setting is only used by the 'weekly' and 'topics' course formats. In the 'weekly' format, it specifies the number of weeks that the course will run for, starting from the course starting date. In the 'topics' format, it specifies the number of topics in the course. Both of these translate to the number of "boxes" down the middle of the course page.<br />
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===Course start date===<br />
This is where you specify the starting time of the course (in your own time zone). The first week will start on the date you set here when you use the "Weekly" course format.<br />
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This setting will not affect courses using the 'social' or 'topics' formats.<br />
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However, this setting will have an effect on the display of logs, which use this date as the earliest possible date you can display. It can also make your course not visible to students even if when the course is available to students (see below). <br />
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:''TIP:'' If your institution runs on a weekly schedule, you may want to consider setting the start date for courses on the first day of the week, like a Monday.<br />
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:''TIP:'' In general, if your course does not have a real starting date then set the date to yesterday and use the availability setting to reveal the course to students.<br />
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===Hidden sections===<br />
This option allows you to decide how the hidden sections in your course are displayed to students. By default, a small area is shown (in collapsed form, usually gray) to indicate where the hidden section is, though they still cannot actually see the hidden activities and texts. This is particularly useful in the Weekly format, so that non-class weeks are clear, or if you have quizes you don't want your students to see.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you choose, these non-available items can be completely hidden, so that students do not even know that sections or an activity in the course are hidden.<br />
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===Show grades===<br />
Many of the activities allow [[Grades|grades]] to be set. By default, the results of all grades within the course can be seen in the Grades page, available from the main course page for students and teachers.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If a teacher is not interested in using grades in a course, or just wants to hide grades from students, then they can disable the display of grades with this option. This does not prevent the teacher using or setting grades for an individual activities, it just disables the results from being displayed to students.<br />
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===Show activity reports===<br />
[[Activity_report#Individual_Activity_Report|Activity reports]] are available to each student. These reports or logs show their activity and contributions in the current course. These reports include their detailed access log.<br />
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Student access to their own reports is controlled by the teacher via this course setting. For some courses, these reports can be a useful tool for a student to reflect on their involvement and appearance within the online environment, but for some courses, this may not be necessary.<br />
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Teachers always have access to these reports. Teachers can use the button or tab visible on each person’s profile page or use the [[Reports]] link in the course administration block.<br />
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Your site administrator may ask you to turn this feature off. Showing activity reports can place a load on the server, slowing it down at times. For large or long classes it may be more efficient to keep it off.<br />
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===Maximum upload size===<br />
[[Image:Changeupload.jpg|thumb|Maximum upload size setting]]<br />
This setting defines the largest size of file that can be uploaded by students in this course. The site administrator can determine [[Site_policies#Maximum_uploaded_file_sizefile |sizes available]] for the teacher to select. Teachers should be aware of a course's [[Files|file structure]].<br />
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It is possible to further restrict this size through settings within each activity module.<br />
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===Force theme===<br />
If the site administrator has allowed the teacher to set a course [[Themes|theme]], this pull down menu will appear with a list of themes on the site.<br />
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===Is this a meta course?===<br />
A [[Metacourses|metacourse]] only gets its enrollments from one or more other courses. Many metacourses can get their enrollment from the same course. A metacourse can get its enrollment information from many other courses. <br />
''TIP:'' Turning this on prematurely before the meta courses are properly setup will cause Moodle to return 'This course does not allow public access' when users would ordinarily be able to access through internal enrollment. Verify that the linked course(s) exists. Remember a meta course ONLY gets its enrollment from other courses.<br />
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==Enrolments==<br />
[[Image:generalsetting4.gif|thumb|Enrolment settings]]<br />
===Enrolment plugins===<br />
This setting allows you to choose an interactive [[Enrolment plugins|enrolment plugin]], such as [[Internal enrolment|internal enrolment]] or [[Paypal]]. If you use a non-interactive enrolment plugin, this setting has no effect.<br />
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===Default role===<br />
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From Moodle 1.7 onwards, a default course role, such as student, may be set.<br />
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===Course enrollable===<br />
This setting only affects interactive enrolment plugins, such as [[Internal enrolment|internal enrolment]] and [[Paypal]]. It has no affect at all on non-interactive plugins (e.g. External Database, LDAP). Setting it to "no" or if it is outside the specified date range will result in the student being told the course is "Not enrollable" and being returned to the front page, if they are attempting to enroll using an interactive plugin.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you are using Internal enrolment and you have not set an enrolment key, you should seriously consider setting this to ''No'' otherwise any user can enrol on your course.<br />
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===Enrolment duration===<br />
This setting specifies the number of days a student can be enrolled in this course (starting from the moment they enroll). Set this value with care - setting it when not required is a common origin of the complaint, "my students keep disappearing after n days".<br />
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:''TIP:'' This is useful for rolling courses without a specific start or end time. Students are automatically unenrolled after the number of days has expired in this setting.<br />
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:''TIP:'' This setting can be used as an alternative to a manually unenrolling students or using a clean-up function to remove defunct students at some future time.<br />
:''TIP:'' If this course is a metacourse, the enrolment period will not be used.<br />
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==Enrolment expiry notification==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings5.gif|thumb|Enrolment expiry notification settings]]<br />
These settings determine whether teachers and/or students are notified that their enrolment is about to expire and how much notice they should be given.<br />
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==Groups==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings6.gif|thumb|Groups settings]]<br />
===Group mode===<br />
Here you can define the [[Groups|group mode]] at the course level by a pull down menu. "[[Groups#No_groups|No groups]]", "[[Groups#Separate_groups|Separate groups]]" and "[[Groups#Visible_groups|Visible groups]]" are the choices. The selected setting will be the default group mode for all activities defined within that course. The group setting can affect what users see in the [[Participants]] list. <br />
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:''TIP:'' You may leave it set to "No groups" and still have specific activities use groups. In this case the force setting below should be set to "no". For example, the teacher can use a group setting to completely separate cohorts of students such that each group is unaware of the other in the course.<br />
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===Force===<br />
If the group mode is "forced" at a course-level, then this particular group mode will be applied to every activity in that course. This will override any activities that may have a special group setting. <br />
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:''TIP:''The force setting is useful when the teacher wants to set up a course and not have to change each activities group settings.<br />
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===Default grouping===<br />
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{{Moodle 1.9}}If [[Groupings|groupings]] are enabled (in Moodle 1.9 onwards), a default grouping for course activities and resources may be set.<br />
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==Availability==<br />
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[[Image:generalsettings7.gif|thumb|Availability settings]]<br />
This option allows you to "hide" your course completely. It will not appear on any course listings, except to teachers of the course and administrators. Even if students try to access the course URL directly, they will not be allowed to enter. <br />
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:''TIP:'' The [[Course_settings#Course_start_date|Start Date]] of the course can also effect course visibility. <br />
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===Enrolment key===<br />
A course [[Enrolment key|enrolment key]] enables access to courses to be restricted to those who know the key. This feature is typically used on sites which encourage self enrolments or use an external database process to register students in a course. The idea is that Teachers or course administrators will supply the key to authorized people using another means like private email, snail mail, on the phone or even verbally in a face-to-face class.<br />
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When the key is left blank and [[Course_settings#Course_enrollable|self enrolment]] is allowed, then anyone who has a Moodle username on the site will be able to enrol in the course.<br />
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:''TIP:'' A student can be manually enroled in the course and will not have to supply the required key when they enter the course for the first time. <br />
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:''TIP:'' If this password "gets out" and you have unwanted people enrolling, you can unenrol them (see their user profile page or unassign them from the [[Assign roles|student role]] in the course) and change this key. Any legitimate students who have already enrolled will not be affected, but the unwanted people will not be able to get back in.<br />
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:''TIP:'' If you are using a non-interactive enrolment, system (e.g., External Database, LDAP) and you do not want students who fail the initial check to be asked for an enrolment key that they will not have, set ''Course Enrolable'' to ''No''.<br />
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:''TIP:'' You can control who is displayed as providing the Key when someone is requested to supply the key. See [[Internal enrolment]]<br />
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===Guest access===<br />
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Allows any authenticated user (i.e. logged in) to access the course (as a [[Guest role|guest]]), including those who have logged in "as guest". You can choose if they need an enrolment key or may enter without one. <br />
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People can log in as guests using the "Login as a guest" button on a login screen, where that feature is enabled for the site. When the user tries to enter a course, they will see the [[Log in|login screen]]. If you only need people authenticated via your normal authentication method to access courses (as Guest or not) it is probably wise to disable "Login as a guest" for a slight improvement in site security. See [[Manage authentication]].<br />
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Guests in a course ALWAYS have "read-only" access - meaning they cannot leave any posts or otherwise mess up the course for real students. No use information is stored for a guest.<br />
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:''TIP:'' This can be handy when you want to let a colleague in to look around at your work, or to let students see a course before they have decided to enroll.<br />
:''TIP:'' You have a choice between two types of guest access: with the enrolment key or without. If you choose to allow guests who have the key, then the guest will need to provide the current enrolment key EVERY TIME they log in (unlike students who only need to do it once). This lets you restrict your guests. If you choose to allow guests without a key, then anyone can get straight into your course.<br />
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For more information see [[Guest role]].<br />
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===Cost===<br />
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If [[Paypal]] or [[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]] is set as the [[Enrolment plugins|enrolment plugin]], then the course cost can be set in the cost field.<br />
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==Language==<br />
[[Image:generalsettings8.gif|thumb|Language settings]]<br />
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If you force a language in a course, the interface of Moodle in this course will be in this particular language, even if a student has selected a different preferred language in his/her personal profile.<br />
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==Role renaming==<br />
[[Image:rolesimages.gif|thumb|Role renaming settings]]<br />
{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9 onwards, you can rename the [[Roles|roles]] used in your course. For example, you may wish to rename the [[Teacher role]] as "Facilitator", "Tutor" or "Guide". These new role names will appear within the course. For example on the [[Participants|participants]] and the override permissions pages. <br />
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Please note that the site administrator or a [[Course managers|course manager]] may have changed the names or added new roles. These names will appear and the teacher may rename them.<br />
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[[Roles FAQ]] contains information on changing the name for teacher in Moodle 1.7 and 1.8. Prior to Moodle 1.7, the words for teacher and student may be changed in the course settings.<br />
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:''Tip'': Do not worry about changing every role name. Only change the site roles which are used in your course. For example, you may want to ignore renaming roles such as the [[Administrator role]] or the [[Authenticated user role]].<br />
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:''Tip'': To include new role names in a course backup, users should be included in the backup.<br />
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==Default course settings==<br />
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An administrator can set course settings defaults in ''Administration > Courses > [[Course default settings]]'' in Moodle 1.9.5 onwards.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWOp1oq-TvI Video showing how to create a course in Moodle]<br />
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[[Category:Course]]<br />
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[[de:Kurseinstellungen]]<br />
[[es:Administración del curso]]<br />
[[eu:Ikastaroaren_ezarpenak]]<br />
[[fr:Paramètres]]<br />
[[ja:コース設定]]<br />
[[ru:course/edit]]</div>Tbradford60