10-070 Reusing a Course
Good to know
Copy Wizard for Learning Path Courses
For learning path courses, there is a course copy wizard that allows you to copy selected elements into a new course. You can find this in the course administration under 'Copy with Wizard.' For more information, refer to the OpenOLAT help on copying with the wizard.
Course Copy for Courses
A course should be reused not in its original form but as a copy, as otherwise, issues may arise in participant management and in the components notification, assignment, and test.
When copying a course, the course ID is changed, participants are automatically removed from the group(s), and subscriptions to components are deleted. The new course will also be cleared of submitted files, test results, and performance evaluations. All course components and their configurations, uploaded files, and the contents of HTML pages and wiki pages will be retained in the copy. Component IDs do not change, so referenced components within the course remain referenced.
Here’s what you need to do
➊ Open the desired course and click on Administration (top left).
➋ Select 'Copy'.
- The course copy window will open.
➌ If necessary, change the title in the new course and click on 'Copy'.
- For clarity, please use the following format for the course title, avoiding umlauts and any special characters except for (),/\,-_:
Title_optional study program_(Your Last Name). Example: Computer Science IMT (Spiesser). - The window for changing the info page will open. Here, you can fill in the metadata: e.g., change the description and/or specify the learning objectives and prerequisites.
➍ In the 'Conduct' tab, under 'Duration', select the desired semester to display the course's timeliness in the catalog.
➎ Save your changes at the bottom of each page and close the window with the red cross (top right).
- The course view will open.
➏ Click on 'Course Editor' under Administration.
- The Course Editor will open.
➐ Also change the name of the course under 'Short Title' (display in the course structure on the left) and under 'Title' (display in the component center), and make any necessary changes in the course structure. Check if all materials and course settings copied from the old course still apply to the new course or are still current.
➑ Publish the course (top right) and select 'Open' under 'Change Course Access' in the line for 'Access for participants of the organization' (choose 'Private' if the students are already participants or if you want to manually add them).
➒ If necessary, add a booking method and register the course accordingly in the catalog.
Click on 'Finish' and close the Course Editor with the cross (top right).
- You will now find the course in the author area under 'My Entries'. If this is not the case, refresh the view.
- To restrict access to your course, select a booking method by choosing 'Bookable' under access and adding a booking method from the menu that appears. Set up enrollment if you need multiple groups, have a participant-limited event, or want certain components to be group-dependent.
- If you want to simplify access to your course through synchronization with STiNE, the content of HelpCard 10-031 will assist you.
You can find information about the options you have for handling your old course (the copy template) in HelpCard 10-080.