Coordinator Faq

1. Course creation

1. Go to the relevant category of your department (if necessary, create the category first - use the same naming style of your department https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/Course_categories#Adding_a_category )

2. You will find the "Add a new course" button below the course list. (if you can not see this button, you do not have rights in that category)

For multi-group courses, please read this guide first.

Mandatory fields  

• Full name: This is the course title - This must be a unique name on the Moodle server. You should always indicate the Year/term at the end (2021/22 Fall). For multiple groups, you should indicate this as well.
  
  
• Short name: Short title (this will show up in the “breadcrumbs” listing) If it is not unique, the system will prompt you for a different name when you try to save your settings. It is recommended to use a name you and your students will be able to easily identify.
  
  
• Category: You can select which the folder, where the course will be located. By default this will be the category where you clicked on the Create a new course button.
  
  
• SITS sync code: This code is needed to establish the connection with SITS - so all registered students and instructors will get access to their registered courses automatically when they log in to Moodle.
  
  You can find this code in SITS called Moodle sync code. The format has a strict logic, so you can always add this code if you know the course code.
  The code has 4 parts without any spaces. put together:
  - course code: ENVS2323
  - a letter indicating the group. For most courses, it is a higher case letter A, if there are multiple groups, for group 2 it is B, for group 3 it is C
  - the year 2021/22
  - the term T1 for fall, T2 for winter, T3 for spring

• Course format: Open the sub-menu to change this setting. The default is "topics" format, which means that the sections are marked with " Section 1, 2..." etc. You can select "weekly" format instead, this way the course will automatically calculate dates from the course "start date" for each section.
  NEW: The students can change between the sections with the "navigation drawer", so they do not have to scroll in long courses.
  The single activity format can be handy for special courses, when you only want one activity, like a forum to be in the course.
  
  
• Summary: A paragraph explaining the “course” (Students and Guests will be able to see this without enrolling to the course). You can copy/paste the relevant summary from your syllabus here. You can also upload “course summary” files if needed (syllabi). This can be really useful, if you would like to share some information with students without SITS registration. You can find more about this at "Possibilities outside a course".
  NEW: You can restrict CEU users for this summary. The summary info will be also displayed in the footer section of the course.
  
  

2. Changes in SITS

3. Course Summary

The course "summary" can be edited with "Couse setting link" in the course.

You can write short text into the "course summary" field, and/or upload a file into the "summary files" field. (E.g. Syllabus).

This content will be displayed for Guests and Students who does not have access (enrolled) to the course yet (by default).

You can restrict both individually to CEU users, or course participants.

This summary information and the files are available in the course footer and also for the selected group in the outside area of the course. This is the recommended method to share information and syllabus before the SITS enrollment.

4. Course list in a folder (category)

You can check the enrollment methods of courses quickly if you open the folder, and check the icons next to courses.

Students can see this information without enrollment (syllabus, summary, etc.) before they register in SITS.

Icons next to courses.

Open for CEU students (Self-enrollment): Yes - Students can enroll to the course manually (if not (yet) registered in SITS). If this is not enabled, the course will tell students “you can not enroll - you will be automatically enrolled after you register in SITS." If there is a key displayed as well on this window icon, students need to provide a key as well.

Open for External users (Guest access): Yes - (access for non-CEU users without login to the site) is enabled with a key. It the key is not displayed, just the "head" icon, the course is totally open for everyone.

The summary files are always visible, but the summary text info and the professors on the course may be checked with this icon.

• Course accessibility (Enrollment key, Hidden course, Self-enrollment)
• How to give access to readings for non-CEU users (Guests)
  

No SITS sync : You can find the 5 digit "Moodle sync code" at the course details in SITS - this will connect the two systems and students will automatically gain access to Moodle as they register in SITS. This is NOT the course code (LANG 5333 - but a longer one)

You can find this code in SITS called Moodle sync code. The format has a strict logic, so you can always add this code if you know the course code.

The code has 4 parts without any spaces. put together:

- course code: ENVS2323
- a letter indicating the group. For most courses, it is a higher case letter A, if there are multiple groups, for group 2 it is B, for group 3 it is C
- the year 2021/22
- the term T1 for fall, T2 for winter, T3 for spring

So for example a full code looks like: ENVS2323A2021/22T1
If the course is not listed in SITS, you can leave this field empty, but students, instructors need to be registered manually.
If there are changes in SITS, with the course code or term,  you need to change this code as well, otherwise the connection will be gone.

If you can not assign this code, please contact me. 

No teachers assigned to this course: No professors are on this course with teacher roles. Note: Teacher assistants and/or coordinators may have access to the course.

How to assign a co-teacher or TA?

5. External users / users not created (yet)

1. If you can not find a name as you would like to assign him to a course in Moodle, but this user has an MS username, it means that this user never logged in to Moodle.
All accounts will be created as the user logs in to Moodle. If the MS access is expired, you need to renew it (in the IT system) in order to give access.
If you would like an account to be created before this first access, please write an email to acsg@ceu.edu.

2. If someone will not get a CEU Microsoft account, we can create an external account for him in Moodle.

I. If you never done this, you need to ask for user creation rights. 

Please note, that the Compliance with data protection rules (including the applicable laws) is the responsibility of all Members of CEU Community who process personal data. Make sure, that the users you upload to the site gave consent to the storage, management and processing of their personal data. Make sure that personal data is kept only for the period that is required to fulfill the purposes it has been collected for.

The full Data Protection Policy of CEU is available here: https://documents.ceu.edu/documents/p-1805

6. Folder Summary

You can add some general information about your department which will be displayed before the Category / Course list.
This can be used to store important links, files, etc.

If you would like to store files here (Student handbook, a Collection of all Syllabus, etc.), please ask for a Repository at acsg@ceu.edu