Home Page: Manage Courses Page
The Courses Module homepage is the Manage Courses Page and is only visible to users with course-management permissions. System users do not have access to this module.
KAStrack uses Certifications within the People Module to assign a course to users. Before a certification with a required activity is set up, a user will not be able to take a course.
How To: Set Up a Course as a Certification
In order for a user to access a course, the course must be set as a required activity in a certification after the course is created in the People Module. This certification must then be assigned to the user.
To do so, select the Certifications page in the People Module. Click the plus-sign (+) button to the right of the Certification header which opens the Add Certification page.
There are five data categories that allow a user to customize preferences: General, Tracking Settings, Activities, Privacy, and Advanced Settings. Detailed information about each can be found in the People Module.
Set up a course as a certification, select “Course – KAStrack” as the Required Activity for the certification from the dropdown menu.
Any courses that have been created in KAStrack show on the Choose a Course dropdown menu. Select the course you want to assign.
Courses are taken as part of a certification. To setup a certification with a course as a required activity, you must create a Certification in the People module with Required Activity set to "Course - KAStrack".
Course Context Menu Item Explanations
The three dot icon to the right of a course title opens the Course Context Menu with links for quick actions. An explanation of each is included below.
Course Context Menu Option Explanations | |
Options | Explanation |
Edit Course Properties | “Edit Course Properties” opens the “Edit Course” popup screen for editing, allowing the user to edit the original parameters that were selected when the course was created, re-opening the modal to change the course name, tags, settings for grading, and post course review. How To: Edit Course Page PropertiesTo edit a course, open the Courses Module Home Page from the Main Menu and select the three-dot (…) icon to the right of the course you wish to edit opening the Course Context Menu.
Selecting “Course Properties” from the context menu opens the Course Properties Modal which allows a user to edit the original parameters that were selected when the course was created.
The Course Properties Modal displays the same options as in the New Course Modal which are explained in more details on the How To Create a New Course below. How To: Create a New CourseTo create a new course, open the Courses Module Home Page from the Main Menu. The Courses Module is for the creation and management of courses only. For a user to access a course, create a Certification in the People Module with a required activity set to "Course - KAStrack".
Click the “New Course” button beneath the Manage Courses header opening the New Course modal.
Input the desired course title and add tags for desired permissive/restrictive filters. Input the maximum number of attempts an individual can take the course. Leave this field blank to allow for unlimited attempts. A course that is not graded is the equivalent of needing a passing grade of 0%. Thus, options to mark a question or question group as counting towards the passing grade and showing non-graded questions during review can be ignored. If the new course is to be graded, select the "This course is graded" checkbox. The modal will expand requiring you to input a grade that will qualify as passing the course.
A passing grade can be calculated as the percentage or an absolute number of correctly answered eligible questions or question groups. Each question group has its own passing grade, and can be set to be part of the passing grade. Select the “Allow the student to navigate freely” checkbox to give permission to navigate the entire course freely. If you do not select this checkbox, you will have the ability to customize navigation options on each individual page in the course. Click “Save” at the bottom of the modal to create the new course. The new course is now added to the table on the Course homepage. |
Pages | “Pages” opens the individual pages that have been created for the course. |
Test Course | “Test Course” opens a trial run of the course with quiz questions. Testing the course will not impact course stats. |
Course Stats | “Course Stats” opens a page entitled “Stats for (title of course)” which displays records of test taking attempts and access to an individual’s selected answers. |
Delete Course | “Delete Course” will eliminate the course. When deleting a course, a warning will notify the user that deletion will “remove all pages and history of people taking the course.” Confirmation that deletion is desired is required. If the course is a required activity for a certification, it will not be deleted unless certification course requirement is removed from the certificate. How To: Delete a CourseTo delete a course, go to the Courses Module Home Page on the Main Menu. All courses are listed alphabetically in the Courses Table underneath the “New Course” button according to title.
Click the three-dot icon to the right of the course title opening the Course Context Menu and select Delete Course.
This opens the Delete Course Confirmation Module that states, "Are you sure you want to delete [Course Name]? This will remove all pages and history of people taking the course." Select "Delete" to delete the course. Deleting a course deletes the pages of the course and the course stats associated with it. If the course is a required activity for a certification, it will not be deleted unless certification course requirement is removed from the certificate. |
