Administrators create course Web sites from the Create Course page. If an Administrator disabled the Create Course function for Instructors or requires Instructors to submit email requests for course creation, this is the only way new courses can be created.
Note: Administrators can assign the Administrative User Role of Course Creator to certain users. Users with these privileges can access the Create Course function on the System Control Panel. This is helpful if Instructors are not allowed to create courses and the Administrator cannot respond quickly to requests for new courses.
Click Create Course from the Courses section of the System Control Panel.
The table below details the entry fields on the Create Course page.
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Course Name: |
Enter a name for the course. |
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Course ID: |
Enter a Course ID. The Course ID should not have any spaces or characters other than numbers and letters, dash (-), underscore (_), and period (.). Do not use special characters. Special characters include: %&#<>=+ as well as spaces. When creating attributes a good rule to follow is only use alphanumeric characters, underscores, dots, and dashes.
The Course ID must be unique and remain static. It cannot be modified. |
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Description: |
Enter a description of the course. The description will appear in the listing with the course name and ID. A summary and enrollment instructions should be included in the description. |
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Course Design |
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Select background color for navigation: |
Click Pick to select a color from the palette. The color selected will appear as the background to the Course Menu. |
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Select highlight color for navigation: |
Click Pick to select a color from the palette. The color selected will appear as the text color in the Course Menu. |
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Course Options |
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Guest Access: |
Click one of the options to determine course availability to guests. | |
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Available: |
Click Yes or No to control the course availability. If the course is not immediately available, the Administrator can make the course available at a later date through the Properties: Course page. Also, the Instructor can set the course to available from the Course Control Panel. | |
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Select Course Catalog Category: |
Select a Course Catalog category for the course. The course will be listed under the selected category. | |
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Course Cartridge: |
Enter a valid Access Key to download course materials from a Course Cartridge to the new course Web site.
Warning: Protected Course Cartridge content cannot be exported or copied. You must reenter the publisher’s access key to download the content again. Open Access cartridges may be exported and copied. | |
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Instructor: |
Enter the name of the Instructor for this course. The Instructor named will be able to customize the course Web site through the Course Control Panel. Clicking New Instructor will bring up the Create New User page after clicking Submit at the bottom of the page. | |
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If the course is set to unavailable, access is determined by Course Role:
· Students: Courses set to Unavailable will not appear at all in the Student’s My Courses module on the My Institution tab, or in the Student’s Course List on the Courses common area. Students may not access a course Web site that is set to unavailable.
· Instructors: Courses set to Unavailable will appear in the My Courses module and in the Course List on the Courses common area. The course will be indicated as Unavailable, but will still be accessible by the Instructor.
· Course Builders and Teaching Assistants: Courses set to Unavailable will appear in the My Courses module and in the Course List on the Courses common area. The course will be indicated as Unavailable. The course is still accessible by course builders and teaching assistants.
· Graders: Courses set to Unavailable will appear in the Courses in which you are participating: section of the My Courses module and in the Course List on the Courses tab. The course will be indicated as Unavailable to others but is accessible by Graders.