Copy course for reuse

Last modified by Carina Enke on 11.03.2024

You used a course and thought the course’s structure was appealing and suitable for your purposes. You need the same course with largely the same content for another assignment, but you want to keep the original course. With the Copy course function, you can create a duplicate of your course.

The following tables show which information is transferred from the original course to the copy, and which data from the original will not be retained.

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The information or content from the original is fully copied.

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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.

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

  • Date restrictions
  • Assessment restrictions
  • Attribute restrictions

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.

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.

Email

Course element configurations and the reference to the recipients are adopted.

If course groups have been selected as email recipients, a note on missing recipients will appear at the email element in the course view, and the element cannot be used at first. When you copy the course, the course groups are also copied with the same group title, but they will still be empty at the beginning. As soon as a user is enrolled in the group, the note will disappear, and the course element can be used.

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.

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.