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4 This guide shows you step by step how to **create a** **new course **and **make documents available** to your learners.
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6 You will create and publish a new course with the course creation wizard. This course will contain a course element **//Folder//** that you can fill with documents. In addition, you will restrict the access to the course to your liking.
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13 **Related topics**
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15 * [[Create course>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kurs.WebHome||anchor="Kurserstellen"]]
16 * [[Course element folder>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kursbausteine.Ordner.WebHome]]
17 * [[Visibility and Access: Access rights in the expert mode>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kurs.Freigabe von Kursen und Kursinhalten.WebHome]]
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24 == Create a course for your lecture or seminar ==
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26 To provide learners with files, you first need to create a course. Proceed as follows:
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28 1. Open the tab **//Teach & Learn //**and click on**// Create course//**.
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30 1. Enter a descriptive **title// //**in the dialogue and select the appropriate **semester**. Optionally, you can also add a **description**.
31 1. Then click on **//Save//**. As a next step, you can upload an image to the resource and add **metadata// //**to your course (second tab).
32 1. Click on **//Finish //**to complete the first part of the creation process.
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35 1. Now select the option **//Create a plain course with a wizard (for beginners)//**.
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37 1. The wizard will guide you through the following steps: In **//Step 1//**, the option **//Create new course //**has already been selected. Click on **//Step 2//**.
38 1. Select at least the course element **//Folder//**. We also recommend adding a course element **//Enrolment//**. This element will allow you to make content only available to selected users or user groups (e.g. registered users).
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40 [[image:attach:Kursrun - Assistent_en.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
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42 1. In **//Step 3//**, you can optionally configure access and layout settings.
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44 1. Click on **//Finish//** to complete the wizard.
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48 * The learning platform automatically sends you an email confirming the successful creation of the course. In addition, you will be given further information on the use and development of the course.
49 * Detailed instructions on how to create courses can be found in the [[help section of the course>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kurs.WebHome||shape="rect"]]. The [[creation of courses using the wizard>>doc:LMS._Include Library.Include Pages - User Profile, News and Settings.Automatische Einschreibung konfigurieren.WebHome]] is also detailed in this section.
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52 {{tip title="Automatic enrolment"}}
53 Alternatively, users entering a course for the first time can also be automatically enrolled in a group. For more information, see the [[instructions for>>url:https://www.bps-system.de/help/display/LMSintern/.Kurs+v3.7||shape="rect"]] [[automatic enrolment.>>url:https://www.bps-system.de/help/display/LMSintern/.Kurs+v3.7||shape="rect"]]
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57 == Add documents ==
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59 1. Click on the course element **//Folder//** in the course structure on the left.
60 1. The menu above the table provides options for **//creating folders and files //**as well as for **//uploading files//**.
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62 1. To add documents from your computer or mobile device, use the button // **Upload file**//[[image:attach:Ordner - Icon Datei hochladen.PNG]](% style="color:#333333" %).(%%)
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66 Detailed instructions on how to **create and upload files **can be found in the [[manual for the course element folder>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kursbausteine.Ordner.WebHome||shape="rect"]].
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69 == Restrict access to your content ==
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71 If you have created your course with the course wizard, both the course and its content will be **visible to all registered users **(release BAR-). Now you can restrict access to the course as well as to individual course elements. Here are some examples:
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73 === Protect your course with a password ===
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75 Child content of courses and structural elements can be protected with a password. Only when the user has entered the correct password, they will be able to access the content.
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77 To protect your course with a password, proceed as follows:
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79 1. Open the course editor and select the course title from the course navigation.
80 1. Navigate to the tab **//Access//**.
81 1. Select the option **//Password//** and enter a password for your course. Please note that your password must not contain double quotes (") and backslashes (\).
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83 1. **//Publish //**your course to activate the new setting.
84 1. Before a user can access this course, they must enter the correct password in the text field **//Password//**.
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87 === Share content only with members of your university ===
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89 You have the option to release the entire course or individual course elements specifically for members of a selected institution. Proceed as follows:
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91 1. Open the course editor and select the desired course element.
92 1. Navigate to the tab **//Access//**.
93 1. Select the option **//Depending on attribute//**.
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95 To release the course or course element only for a selected university, select the attribute **//Institution//**, the operator **//contains the value//**, and the desired university under **//Value//**, e.g. **//TU Chemnitz//**.
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99 1. **//Publish //**your course to activate the new settings.
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101 A user can only enter this course or course element if they meet the condition **//Institution//**.
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104 === Share content only with individually selected users ===
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106 You can release your course or content in your course specifically for individual users. To do this, you will for example need the email address, user name, or the matriculation number of the users. To release a folder for a user with a specific email address, proceed as follows:
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108 1. Open the course editor and select the desired course element.
109 1. Navigate to the tab **//Access//**.
110 1. Select the option **//Depending on attribute//**.
111 1. To release the course element only for a specific learner by using their email address, select the attribute **//E-mail address//**, the operator **//contains the value//**, and enter the email address of the user under **//Value//**.
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113 1. If you want to allow multiple users access to the element, you can use the **//+ //icon// //**to**// //**add more rows.
114 In addition, you may need to change the setting for combining the individual rules. For this example, select **//OR//** under **//Rules connected with//**.
115 1. **//Publish //**your course to activate the new settings.
116 1. A user can only enter this course or course element if they meet the condition **//E-Mail address//**.
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118 === Share content only with registered course participants ===
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120 To release course elements only for users registered in your course, proceed as follows:
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122 1. Open the course editor.
123 1. If you have not yet added a course element **//Enrolment// **to your course, click on the entry **//Enrolment//** on the right. In the dialogue, you add the element to your course structure and configure it.
124 For detailed instructions on how to configure a course element, refer to the [[manual for the CE enrolment>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kursbausteine.Einschreibung.WebHome]].
125 1. Select the course element you want to make accessible only for registered users.
126 1. In the tab **//Access//**,**// //**mark the option **//Depending on group//**.
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128 1. Click on the **add icon// [[image:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Icons.WebHome@Icon_Gruppe auswählen.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] //**at the end of the input field and select the group(s) you already used for the course element **//Enrolment//**.
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130 1. Confirm the selection of the group with **//Finish//**.
131 1. **//Publish //**your course to activate the new settings.
132 1. A user can now enter this course element only if they are enrolled in one of the selected groups.
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136 Note that you need to [[**publish**>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kurs.Freigabe von Kursen und Kursinhalten.WebHome||shape="rect"]] all changes made in the course editor for the content and settings changes to take effect.
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140 == Embed your course in the catalogue ==
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142 To help users find your course, add it to the catalogue (course offerings). Note that your course must be published at least for **all registered users **(release **//BAR-//**). For more information, refer to the instructions on how to [[add a course to the catalogue>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kurs.Kurseinstellungen.Kurs in Katalog einfuegen.WebHome]].
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