Topic Assignment

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.
2. You will see a list of available topics.

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment .
2. Select the topic you want to deselect. If you can see the Deselect button, this means you can undo your selection by clicking on it.

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.
2. Click on the name of the topic for which you want to submit a solution.

3. Depending on the configuration, you have the following options:

• Create a solution file in the course view (option 1)
• Upload a solution file (option 2)  

Decide on one of the two options.  

Option 1:

• Click on Create.
• Enter a file name and content in the appropriate text fields.
• Optionally, add a licence.
• Click on Create to complete the creation process.
• The created document will then be listed under Submit solution.

Option 2:

• Click on Upload.
• Upload the desired file by clicking the Select files button.
• Optionally, add a licence.
• Confirm the process with Upload.
• The uploaded document will then be listed under Submit solution .

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.
2. Click on the name of your topic.

3. Once the course author has returned a document, it will appear in the Return documents section.

Open the course you want to edit.

Use the pencil icon at the top of the page to open the editing mode.

Select a course element from the menu on the right.

In the new window, you can define the position of the new course element within your course structure (left navigation pane). The available positions are marked with an insert icon.

To insert the new course element into an existing substructure, you need to open the substructure by clicking on the small triangle symbol next to its title. The area will open and you will again see insert icons at the positions which are available.

Click on the insert icon at the desired position within the structure. The selected area will be highlighted.

Confirm your choice with Insert course element.

The element will be inserted into the course structure at the selected position.

Depending on the course element, you have to make additional configurations or add content in order to complete the configuration.

For these changes to take effect, you must publish the course. The course element will then also become available in the course view.

Export

Import user list

Use this function to register several users as topic authors. A wizard opens to guide you through the process.

Add user(s)

Remove user(s)

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.
2. Click on Create topic in the header area of the list of topics.

3. Enter the title of the new topic in the appropriate text field and provide further information on the topic:

• Optionally, add a description of the topic.
• Specify the number of places available.
• If necessary, determine a submission period.
• You can also upload file as an attachment to the topic using the button Select file.
• In addition, you have the option to send an email notification. If this checkbox is selected, an email will be sent to all topic authors as participants select or deselect this topic or submit a solution.

4. Click on Save to complete the creation process. The newly created topic will then appear in the list of the topic overview.

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.
2. Select the topic you want to copy by ticking the checkbox next to it.
3. Then click on Copy in the table header.

4. The copied topic will be displayed in the topic overview.

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.

2. Select the topic you want to delete by ticking the checkbox next to it.

3. Then click on Delete in the table header.

4. Confirm the deletion process with Delete topics .

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.
2. Click on the name of the topic you want to edit.

3. Make your desired changes in the tab Edit topic and confirm your changes with Save.

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.
2. Click on the name of the topic for which you want to view the submitted solutions.

3. Switch to the tab Solutions and click on the name of the user whose solutions you would like to view.

4. Under Submitted solutions, an overview of all existing solution documents uploaded or created by the user appears.

5. If a return box has been configured, you will also see the area Documents for the participant where you can create or upload documents to the user's return box. To do this, use the appropriate button (Create or Upload).

1. Open the course element Topic Assignment.

2. Click on the name of the topic.

3. Switch to the tab Participants and supervisors. Now you have the following options:

• Remove user: Select the checkbox next to the participant you want to remove and click on Remove user.
• Accept as participant: Select the checkbox next to the user you want to add and click on Accept as participant. Note that this function is only available in the Candidates table if you have enabled the option Topic authors have to accept participants in the course editor.
• Add users directly as participants or topic authors: Use this field to add individual users of your institution to a topic. Enter at least three letters for the first or last name of the person in the text field. You can add all users displayed within the pop-up selection list, based on your user rights. Click on the desired name and the user will be added to the list.