How do I set details for a course?

In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

Click the Course Details tab.

The first section of Course Details shows you an overview of your course, including the course name [1] and course code [2]. Depending on your institution, you may not be able to change your course name and code.

To change your course time zone, use the Time Zone drop-down menu [3].

You can view the SIS ID, if any, and the subaccount for your course [4], as well as the assigned term [5]. Only admins can manage these options.

As long as your course is assigned to a term, your course will be available within those term dates. However, you can choose to set specific start and end dates for your course [6].

You can set a specific language for your course [7]. By default the language is set to Not set, English (US). Selecting a language for your course will override user language preferences and is only recommended for foreign language courses.

The Course Details page also shows the status of the course [8].

You can view the storage file size allowed in your course. File storage consists of all files in course files and assignment submissions. Administrators at your institution set the file storage quota for each course.

You can enable a grading scheme for your course. A grading scheme is a set of criteria that measures varying levels of achievement in a course. You can also view the current existing grading scheme, if any.

You can view the license for your course. By default all content is considered private and copyrighted, but you can also release your content to the public domain or choose a Creative Commons license. When making your course public, you will most likely want to set a license for your course.

You can view any visibility settings for your course. Each visibility option is independent of the others. You can customize course visibility, customize content visibility, and include the course in the public course index.

You may also be able to change student access settings to allow or restrict students from viewing your course before the start or end date.

You can set the format for your course in the Format menu [1]. This setting specifies the intended format of the course. To change the course format, click the format drop-down menu.

You can also allow users to download your course for offline viewing using one of two options.

• If ePub Exporting is enabled in your course, you can view the ePub Export check box [2] and change the ePub format.
• If your course displays an Offline Course check box [3], your institution has enabled course content to be viewed offline as an HTML file. By default, this check box will be selected. However, you can manage offline course access by deselecting the check box at any time.

If your course is part of the public course index, you can include a description for your course in the description field.

You can change more options in your course by clicking the More Options link [1].

You can grant additional course privileges for students by selecting the appropriate checkbox [2]:

• Allow students to self-enroll by clicking the Let students self-enroll by sharing with them a secret URL or code checkbox.
• Show recent announcements on the course home page by clicking the Show recent announcements on course home page checkbox.
• Allow students to attach files to discussion replies by clicking the Let students attach files to Discussions checkbox.*
• Allow students to create new discussion topics by clicking the Let students create Discussion Topics checkbox.*
• Allow students to edit or delete their own discussion posts by clicking the Let students edit or delete their own discussion posts checkbox.*
• Allow students to create their own student groups by clicking the Let students organize their own groups checkbox.
• Hide student grade totals in the grades page by clicking the Hide totals in student grades summary checkbox.
• Hide the grade distribution graphs in the grades page by clicking the Hide grade distribution graphs from students checkbox.
• Disable comments on announcements by clicking the Disable comments on announcements checkbox.* (Depending on your institution's preference, this option may already be selected for you.)
• Allow students to edit course pages by default by selecting the Edit course pages drop-down menu.*

* These options can also be selected from the feature's index page.