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Reusing a Course

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Copy wizard for learning path courses

For learning path courses, there is a course copy wizard with which you can copy selected elements into a new course. You can find this in Course administration under Copy with wizard. Further information can be found in the OpenOlat Help on Copying with Wizard.

Course copy for courses

A course should not be reused in the original but as a copy, otherwise problems in participant management and in the notification, task, and test elements are to be expected.
When copying a course, the course ID is changed, participants are automatically removed from group(s), and subscriptions to elements are deleted. Copying also clears the new course of submitted files and test results as well as performance assessments. All course elements and their configurations, set files, and the content of HTML pages and Wiki pages are transferred to the copy. Element IDs do not change, so referenced elements within the course remain referenced.

How to proceed

  1. Open the desired course and click on Administration (top left).
  2. Select Copy.
    • The window for Copying the course opens.
  3. If necessary, change the title in the new course and click Copy.
    • For clarity, use the following routine for the course title, do not use umlauts and avoid all other special characters except (), /\, -_:
      Title_ possibly degree program _ (Your surname) Example: Informatik IMT (Spiesser)
    • The window for changing the info page opens. Here you can fill in the metadata: e.g., change the description and/or specify the learning objectives and requirements.
  4. In the Execution tab under Execution period, select the desired semester to display the currency of the course in the catalog.
  5. Save your changes at the bottom of the respective page and close the window with the red cross (top right).
    • The course view opens.
  6. Click on Course editor under Administration.
    • The course editor opens.
  7. Also change the name of the course under Short title (display in course structure on the left) and under Title (display in element center) and make changes to the course structure if necessary. Check whether all materials and course settings that you copied from the old course still apply to the new course or are still up to date.
  8. Publish the course (top right) and select the option Open under Change course access in the line Access for members of the organization (Select the option Private if the students are already participants or you want to enter them manually).
  9. If necessary, add a booking method and enter the course accordingly in the catalog.
    Click on Finish and close the course editor with the cross (top right).
    • You can now find the course in the authoring area under My entries. If this is not the case, refresh the view.
    • To restrict course access, select a booking method by selecting Bookable for access and adding a booking method in the menu that appears. Set up enrollment if you need several groups, have a participant-limited course, or want to make certain elements group-dependent.
    • If you want to simplify access to your course via synchronization with STiNE, the content of the HelpCard - Course Membership via Lecture ID will help you.
    • What possibilities you have when dealing with your old course (the copy template) can be found in HelpCard - Handling Old Courses.

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