Courses Module How Tos

Existing courses are listed alphabetically in the table underneath the “New Course” button according to title.

To manage a pre-existing course, select the three dot (…) icon to the right of the title and make a selection from the context menu.

“Course Stats” opens a page titled Stats for Name of Course that displays the records of every user’s test taking attempts.

Existing courses are listed alphabetically in the table underneath the “New Course” button according to title.

To manage a pre-existing course, select the three dot (…) icon to the right of the title and make a selection from the context menu.

Selecting “Pages” allows the course creator to see and modify the content of the course.

“Pages” brings the course creator to the course homepage, titled Pages for (Name of Course). The three dot (…) to the right of the header and at the bottom of the page are identical and permit the same selections.

The “Add Question” popup allows a course creator to select from three question types:
True/False, Multiple Choice, or Free Text.

For multiple choice questions, the user can select to randomize the order of the answers.

A question can have multiple correct answers. If a question has multiple correct answers, all must be selected in order to receive full credit. The phrases “All of the above” and “none of the above” can be used as answers.

Both “All of the above” and “None of the above” can be used as an answer choice. If those two answer choices are written exactly as shown (without quotations), KAStrack will not randomize their placement. They will always be shown as the final multiple-choice answer options.

Answer Notes can be used to include extra information about an answer is correct or why certain answers are wrong. They are shown to users in the Course Review.

Starting from the Manage Course Page, select “Pages” from the dropdown menu.

This opens the Course Overview Page Pages for Course Name Page. Selecting the three dot (…) icon to the right of the page header open a context menu. Selecting “Add Page” open the New Page modal.

Add a Title for the new page and select the desired navigation options.

If the course properties allow the user to navigate the course freely, in place of the checkbox options you will see “This course allows the user to navigate freely, so there are no per-page navigation options.” Select the “Save” button.

Selecting the three dot (…) icon displays a context menu that can be used to design the course.

On the Course Overview Page, all pages of the course are displayed with previews of their page elements. Use the dropdown menu to add a question group / question to the course.

“Add Question Group” opens the Add Question Group modal and allows the user to user to create a custom group of questions to be used for assessment purposes

The user can choose for all questions in the Question Group to be asked or for a specific number of questions from the question group to be randomly generated in the course. (Leave this blank to show all questions.)

A dropdown menu allows the user to select if the questions in the question group 1) count toward the passing grade as a single entry, 2) count toward the individual grade as individual questions, or 3) do not count toward the passing grade.

“Save” opens the Edit Question Group modal, allowing users to add questions.

Once a question group has been created, it will appear as a slide on the page being created. The slide can be dragged and dropped by clicking the multi-dimensional arrow that appears at the upper left-hand corner.

After the question group has been saved, you can continue to add questions to it. If you chose not to show all the questions in a question group, the questions shown are randomly selected.

Clicking the “+” to the right of Questions opens the “Add Question” modal, which can also be accessed directly on the New Page dropdown menu.

Select “Home” under the Courses heading on the Main Menu, which takes the user to the Manage Courses Page. Courses will be listed alphabetically by title in the table.

Select the green “New Course” button underneath the header to create a new course, opening the New Course modal.

Input the desired course title.

Adding tags is an advanced feature that gives course creators the ability to use additional restrictive or permissive filters.

Input the maximum number of times a user can take the course. Leave this blank to allow for unlimited attempts.

If this course is being graded, indicate the value that will be considered passing here. A passing grade can be calculated as a percentage (%) or number (#) of correctly answered questions. Each question/question group has its own passing grade and can be set to be part of the total passing grade.  (Ex: 70% or 7/10)

If the course is not being graded, input 0 for the passing grade.

Select the “Allow the student to navigate freely” checkbox to give permission to navigate the course freely (allowing users to skip ahead in the course). If this box is not selected, users will be forced to progress to the next page, but may still return to the previous pages

The course creator can customize review options for the users.  Select “Only When Passed,” “Always,” or “Never” from the drop-down list to indicate your preference.

Selecting the “Show non-graded questions in the review” checkbox will include any non-graded questions in the post test review.

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.

Selecting “New Module Level” on the Manage Module Levels page opens the New Module Level modal. Input the name of the customized model level and select “Save.” Module levels will be listed alphabetically.

Users have administrative controls for customized module levels. Select Permissions (the bullet point list icon to the right of the eye) in order to identify the permissions the newly created Module Level would have within the Courses Module.

Access levels for all modules can also be managed in the Site Settings Module under Access Levels.

Existing courses are listed alphabetically in the table underneath the “New Course” button according to title.

To manage a pre-existing course, select the three dot (…) icon to the right of the title and make a selection from the context menu.

If “Delete Course” is selected, the Delete Course modal requires the user to confirm that they wish 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.

Existing courses are listed alphabetically in the table underneath the “New Course” button according to title.

To manage a pre-existing course, select the three dot (…) icon to the right of the title and make a selection from the context menu.

“Edit Course Properties” allows the user to edit the original parameters that were selected when the course was created.

This selection re-opens the same options as in the “New Course” modal to change the course name, tags, settings for grading, and post course review.

On the Course Overview Page, all pages of the course are displayed with previews of their page elements.

Click and drag the handle in the top left to move the page, click the trashcan on the top right to delete the page, or click the page and pencil icon to edit.

To edit a slide after it is created, simply click on the slide, and the “Edit Custom Content” page will re-open to permit this.

“Preview Page (opens in new tab)” allows the user to visually see how a specific page in the course will reappear.

“< Previous Page” and “Next Page >” allows the user to navigate between the pages of the course.

“Close This Page and Add New Page” closes the current page and opens the “New Page” modal to create a new page.

“Test Course (opens in new window)” allows the course creator to go through the course without it being attached to a certification and without impacting their course stats.

“Back to Course Overview” consolidates slides onto pages and redirects the user to the course homepage. 

Click “Close This Page and Add New Page” will activate the “New Page” modal.

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.

Existing courses are listed alphabetically in the table underneath the “New Course” button according to title.

To manage a pre-existing course, select the three dot (…) icon to the right of the title and make a selection from the context menu.

Select “Test Course (opens in new window)” to work through the course.

This will open the course in a new window, displaying the course from the user perspective.

When taking the course in Test Mode, results will not be recorded and will not impact course stats.

Starting from the Manage Course Page, select “Pages” from the dropdown menu.

This opens the Course Overview Page Pages for Course Name Page. Selecting the three dot (…) icon to the right of the page header open a context menu.

“Add Document/Video” opens the Add Document/Video modal that allows the user to select a previously uploaded document or video from a dropdown list. Any documents or videos in the Documents Module that the user has access to will show in the dropdown list.

The checkbox allows the user to designate whether they wish to use the latest approved revision of the item selected. Click “Save” and the selection will appear as a slide on the course homepage.

 “Upload Document/Video” will open an Upload File modal.

Title the file (required).

The user has the option to indicate which revision is being uploaded and a revision date (defaults to the date of upload).

Leave “Document is public” unchecked.

Document owners can be designated via a drop-down list of users. In the Courses Module, identifying someone as a document owner allows users to see who is connected to a document. Document ownership does not have any other functional purposes for Courses.