Copy course for reuse
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✅ | The information or content from the original is fully copied. |
💡 | The information or content from the original is copied, but it should be checked for any necessary adjustments. |
⛔ | The information is not copied and thus must be reconfigured in the copy. |
General Information
Course owners | ⛔ | Course owners are not automatically copied. They need to be manually added using the Manage course owners function. |
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Semester | ⛔ | Course copies are initially configured as “semester-overlapping”. This setting can be adjusted directly during the copying process or at any time using the Change course title and description function. |
Course image | ✅ | The stored image file is copied. 💡 Another file can be stored at any time using the Change course title and description function. |
Catalogue assignment | ⛔ | After publishing the course, you can reassign it using the Add course to catalogue function. |
Resource folder | ✅ | The reference to the resource folder is adopted in the copy. All resource folder content will be available in the course copy. |
Licences | ✅ | Issued licences are included in the course copy. Please make sure the metadata is up to date and, if necessary, check the source of the original document. |
Course metadata | ✅
| This data is copied. 💡 Please make sure the entries are up to date. |
Multilingualism | ✅
| Created translations are adopted from the original course. |
Certificate files | ✅ | Your own certificate files stored in the original course, if any, are adopted in the course copy. Course element-specific certificate configurations are also retained in the course copy. 💡 Please check the stored certificate templates’ content and topicality. |
Course progress | ✅ | The course progress configuration is adopted. |
Publication status | ⛔ | Copied resources must be published before they will be visible and accessible to users. For more information, see the help page General access to courses and resources (publication status) |
Course elements/content
The following information generally applies to all course elements:
Visibility & Access | ✅ | Visibility and access settings are adopted. 💡 Check all course elements with a lock icon in the editor to ensure they are up to date as regards any specified restrictions. Adjust the restrictions to correspond to the new purpose, or delete them. Particularly, this applies to
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Subscriptions | ⛔ | Activated subscriptions to course elements are not included in the course copy. They must be renewed by each user. 💡 Subscribe to the desired course elements in the course copy to be automatically notified of any changes via email or system message. |
Individual notes on different course element types:
Task | ✅ | Course element configurations and files stored in the task folder are adopted. |
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Assessment | ✅ | Course element configurations are adopted. |
Blog | ✅ | Course element configurations and the reference to the blog resource are adopted. This means that blog posts will be available just like in the original course. 💡 Link a new blog resource if you need a blank blog. For more information on how to replace this resource, see the help page to the Blog course element. |
Check List | ✅ | Course element configurations and created check list entries are adopted. All check list entries will be in their initial state. |
CP Learning Content | ✅
| Course element configurations and the reference to the CP resource are adopted. |
File Discussion | ⛔ | Files used as a basis for discussion must be uploaded again. |
Enrolment | ✅ | The enrolment configuration is adopted. 💡 Please check each group for restrictions. For example, if automatic moving up was activated for a specific time frame, this must be adjusted. |
✅ | Course element configurations and the reference to the recipients are adopted. | |
Single Page | ✅ | Course element configurations, including the referenced files, are adopted. |
Forum | ⛔ | The course element configuration is adopted, while content (forum posts) created in the original course is not. Therefore, the forum in the course copy will be blank. |
Survey | ✅ | Course element configurations, including the referenced survey resource, are adopted. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
Calendar | ⛔ | The course element configuration is adopted, while content (dates) created in the original course is not. Therefore, the calendar in the course copy will be blank. |
Course | ✅ | Course element configurations, including the referenced course resource, are adopted. |
Flashcard Set | ✅ | Course element configurations, including the referenced flashcard set resource, are adopted. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
Link List | ✅ | Course element configurations, including the created link entries, are adopted. |
Bibliography | ⛔ | Content of this course element type, which was created in the course, is not included in the course copy. If necessary, you can export all entries created in the original course and import them collectively to the course copy. For more information, see the help page to the Bibliography course element. |
LTI Tool | ✅ | Course element configurations are adopted. |
Media Centre | ✅ | Course element configurations, including the referenced media centre, are adopted. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
Messages | ⛔ | Content of this course element type, which was created in the course, is not included in the course copy. Therefore, the message element will be blank. |
Folder | ✅ | Course element configurations, including all uploaded content and issued licences, if any, are adopted. 👉 Metadata assigned in the original course will not be copied, just like the file status "locked". |
Podcast | ✅ | Course element configurations and the reference to the podcast resource are adopted. This means that podcast entries will be available just like in the original course. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
Portfolio Task | ✅ | Course element configurations and the stored portfolio task are adopted. 💡 If you have chosen a fixed date as the deadline for submitting the portfolio task, please adjust it accordingly. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
SCORM | ✅ | Course element configurations and the reference to the SCORM resource are adopted. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
Self-test | ✅ | The configuration and referenced test content are adopted. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
Profile | ⛔ | The configuration of the fillable profile fields is adopted. Existing user content, i. e. user-specific profiles, is not adopted. It must be created again. |
Structure | ✅ | Course element configurations are adopted. |
Assignment of Dates | ⛔
| The course element configuration is adopted, while dates created in the original course are not. Please create new dates for the course. |
Test | ✅ | The configuration and referenced test content are adopted, while assessment data is not. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
Topic Assignment | ⛔ | Basic course element configurations are adopted. However, topic entries created in the course and their configuration are not included in the course copy. Therefore, the topic assignment element will be blank. Please create the topics again in the course copy. |
Virtual Classroom |
✅ | Course element configurations are adopted. If you have created meeting appointments depending on the conference tool in your configuration, please make sure they are up to date. |
Wiki | ✅ | The configuration and referenced wiki resources are adopted. Therefore, all content will be displayed just like in the original course. 💡 Replace the linked resource if you need different content. |
Groups & Co.
Learning groups | ✅ | Course groups are copied with the same group name, but without information on their members or owners. 💡 To add new members, use the group administration or enrolment options in the course. Configured group tools will be adopted. 👉 Group restrictions, e. g. date restrictions for enrolment, moving up or withdrawing, are also copied and need to be checked. |
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Learning areas | ✅ | Learning areas are copied together with the group assignment. |
Right groups | ✅ | Are copied with the same group name and all configured rights, but without any member details. 💡 To add new members, use the rights management. |
Assessment data and user results
Assessment configurations for assessable elements are retained. However, assessment data or other user results from the original course will not be copied.