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Course settings
- 1 Why use it?
- 2 Step 1: Edit the course settings
- 3 Step 2: Settings
- 3.1 General
- 3.1.1 Course full name
- 3.1.2 Course short name
- 3.1.3 Course category
- 3.1.4 Course visibility
- 3.1.5 Course start / end date
- 3.2 Description
- 3.2.1 Course summary
- 3.2.2 Course image
- 3.3 Course format
- 3.3.1 Format
- 3.3.2 See: Course Formats
- 3.1 General
Why use it?
A teacher, or other users with the update course settings capability, can change the settings for a course. This allows for important course details to be updated on the Moodle course page as required.
Step 1: Edit the course settings
SETTINGS in the Quick Navigation Menu
Step 2: Settings
Tip: Click on the question mark icon next to any setting to display extra help or click on Moodle Docs for this page link at the bottom of each page in Moodle for accessing context-specific documentation.
General
Course full name
Choose the name that will be displayed in the searchable course list.
Course short name
Usually the course code is used here as will be used in several places where the long course name is not appropriate, such as the Navigation block.
Course category
This is where your course is located, usually the Category is named by Department.
Course visibility
Choose to either Hide or Show your course to students. If a course is hidden, the course name will appear greyed out. The hidden course is unaccessible to students but accessible for all course editors and teachers.
Course start / end date
Choose a course start date and an end date.
Notes:
If the course end date is in the past, the course is no longer listed in the navigation block / drawer and will instead be displayed in past courses within the course overview on a students' dashboard.
Description
Course summary
Add a short course description. As best practice, do not repeat the course name but instead give a brief summary of the contents of the course and its objectives. The course description helps students to find the course as it appears on the course listings page as well as the the Course/Site description block.
Course image
This is the course image. It displays in the background when inside course.
Course format
Format
Choose the layout of your course. All courses are divided in section from which content can be added to.