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Managing Course resources

Add, view, edit, and delete supplemental files such as syllabi that are attached to a course but not graded.

You can associate resources with a course. Resources do not correspond to the completion of the course. They are not graded and their completion is not tracked. Resources could include a document with assignment descriptions, a course syllabus, or any other supplemental information course participants should obtain. Add resources, view their details, and delete them when necessary.

Before you begin

  • Be sure the file format is accessible by the applications on the users' devices.
  • Resources can also be added at the organizational level. See Managing organization resources.

Find a course and open its resources

These steps apply to every task below.

  1. Open the Curriculums/Courses side-tab and click Manage Courses. Manage Courses opens.
  2. Use the fields in the search window above the results table to filter the list of courses:
    • Org ID – Org ID under which the course is registered.
    • Course ID – Enter any combination of letters and numbers to search for any courses that contain that combination in the Course ID.
    • Title – Enter any combination of letters and numbers to search for any courses that contain that combination in the title.
    • Description – Enter any combination of letters and numbers to search for any courses that contain that combination in the description.
    • Course Type – Use the list to select the type upon which to search.
    • Price – Enter any combination of numbers to search for any courses that contain that combination in the price.
    • Include Inactive – Enable this check box to include inactive courses in the results.
  3. Select the course ID of the course and click Content. Alternatively, select the course ID, right-click on the table and select Content. The Content dialog box opens.
  4. Click Resources. The Course Resources dialog box opens.

View the list of course resources

Course resources can include SCORM/AICC content, creation or additional non-SCORM/AICC content, or posting of course-related files (resources).

  1. Follow the steps in "Find a course and open its resources."
  2. In the Course Resources dialog box, review the list of course resources. Click a column to re-sort the table.

Add a course resource

  1. Follow the steps in "Find a course and open its resources."
  2. In the Course Resources dialog box, click Add. The Add Resource window opens.
  3. Complete the fields described below.

The resource is added to the course.

Add Resource fields

  • Course ID – The ID for the course.
  • Resource ID – An ID associated with the resource. This field cannot be updated.
  • Description – A short description of the resource.
  • Version – The version number of the resource.
  • Allow Student Access – When selected, students are allowed access to the resource.
  • Resource to Add – Specifies the file name of the resource. Click Browse to locate and select the resource file. The resource file cannot be larger than 500mg in size.

Note: If a student has not opened (viewed) a resource from within the course on the My Courses tab, a New icon displays to the right of the resource, stating that it is new, and stays there until the document is actually read. If a resource was updated since the last time the user opened (viewed) it, an Updated icon displays to the right of the resource.

Tip: You can attach the zipped file of your course so you always have access to the actual course program code. Be sure to clear Allow Student Access.

View and edit the details of a course resource

You can update the description or replace the resource file, for example.

  1. Follow the steps in "Find a course and open its resources."
  2. Select the resource from the list and click View/Edit Details. The Resource dialog box opens.
  3. Update the fields in the Course Resource dialog box. The fields are the same as in Add Resource, except that Resource to Replace replaces Resource to Add:
    • Course ID – The ID for the course.
    • Resource ID – An ID associated with the resource. This field cannot be updated.
    • Description – A short description of the resource.
    • Version – The version number of the resource.
    • Allow Student Access – When selected, students are allowed access to the resource.
    • Resource to Replace – Specifies the file name of the resource. Click Browse to locate and select the new resource file.

The course resource details are updated.

Delete a course resource

  1. Follow the steps in "Find a course and open its resources."
  2. Select the resource from the list and click Delete.

The course resource is deleted.

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