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Title of the script: Moodle 4.5 – Courses in Moodle

Author: Nancy Varkey

Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, create courses, course management, edit course settings, duplicate courses, course visibility, course list

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| Slide: Title: Moodle 4.5 - Courses in Moodle
| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on '''Moodle 4.5 – Courses in Moodle.'''

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| Slide: Learning Objectives
| In this tutorial, we will learn:
* How to create a '''course'''
* How to perform various actions on '''courses'''

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| Slide: Target Audience
| This tutorial is for '''Moodle Administrators''' who manage '''courses''' on Moodle installations.

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| Slide: System Requirements

This tutorial is recorded using:
* Ubuntu Linux OS version 22.04
* Moodle version 4.5
* Firefox browser

You can use any OS or web browser of your choice.
| Recorded with '''Ubuntu, Moodle 4.5,''' and '''Firefox.'''

Use any '''OS''' or '''web browser''' of your choice.

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| Slide: Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, ensure you have:
* Moodle 4.5 installed and
* Admin access to your Moodle site
| Here are the prerequisites to learn this video.

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| Login as admin
| We are '''logged in''' as the '''Admin user.'''

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| Screen: Site Administration >> Courses >> Manage courses and categories
| Let us begin with creating a '''course'''.

Most institutions organize '''courses''' by campus or department.

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| Click on Create new course Course name: type Calculus.
| On the right side, click on '''Create new course'''.

In the '''Course name''' field, type '''Calculus'''.

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| Short name: Math-101
| You can add the '''Course short name'''.

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| Change the Course category to 1st year Maths.
| Change the '''Course category''' to '''1st year Maths.'''

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| Course Start date >> 15 June 2025

Uncheck "Course end date" box
| Then define the '''Course start date'''.

Uncheck the box to disable '''Course end date.'''

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| Screen: Course summary >> type: "Topics covered in this Calculus course are: Limits, Graph of a function, Factorial."
| In the '''Course Summary''' box, type a description for the '''course'''.

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| Screen: Save and return
| Scroll down and click '''Save and return'''.

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| Screen: Course list page
| The newly created '''Calculus course''' appears in the list.

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| Screen: Edit options for Calculus course
| To '''edit''', click the pencil icon next to the '''course''' name '''Calculus'''.
You can update '''course settings''' here.

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| Click Home >> Scroll to the course >> Highlight Course summary
| Please note: The '''course summary''' is also shown along with the '''course list''' on the '''Home page.'''

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| Back to My courses >> Manage courses >> Hide a course
| To hide a '''course''', click the eye icon '''Hide'''.

This makes the '''course''' invisible to students.

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| Screen: Unhide the course >> click Show
| To '''unhide''', click the eye icon '''Show'''.

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| Screen: Copy course >> click Copy course >> select settings >> add content >> click Copy and return
| To make a copy of the '''course''', click '''Copy course'''.

This opens a pop-up box to copy the '''course.'''

Select the settings, add content and click on '''Copy and return'''.

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| Please note: The copied course may take a few minutes to appear on the '''Moodle interface.'''

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| Screen: Reorder courses >> Move Duplicate course above Calculus
| Use the '''move icon''' to change the order of the '''courses''' within the list.

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| Screen: Duplicate course >> point to Delete icon and click
| To delete a '''course''', click the '''Delete''' icon.

⚠️ Deleting a '''course''' will remove all its materials, '''question banks, quizzes, users''', and '''submissions'''.

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|
| So, that’s the quick demo of adding and managing a '''course''' in '''Moodle'''.

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| Slide: Summary

To summarise, we learnt how to:
* Create a course
* Edit, hide, unhide, duplicate, reorder, and delete a course
* Add summaries and organize courses properly

| Here is the summary of this tutorial.

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| Slide: Assignment

"Assignment 1":
* Create a new course: "Linear Algebra" under the "1st year Maths" subcategory.
* Add this Summary: "Linear equations, Matrices, and Vectors".
* Hide this course.

"Assignment 2":
* Add two new courses under "2nd Year Maths" subcategory: "Multivariable Calculus" and "Advanced Algebra".
* Set the start date of both to "15th June".
| Now it's your turn to do this assignment.

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| Slide: Acknowledgement

This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay.
To learn more, visit [spoken-tutorial.org](http://spoken-tutorial.org/).
| Thank you for watching!

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 Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay. '''
+|This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay. '''
 Thank you for watching!
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 This opens a pop-up box to copy the '''course.'''
-Add a new '''Course short name'''.
+Add content, select the settings, and click on '''Copy and return'''.
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-Select the settings, and click on '''Copy and return'''.
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 | Slide: Title: Moodle 4.5 - Courses in Moodle
-| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on '''Moodle 4.5 – Courses in Moodle.'''
+| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on '''Moodle 4.5 – Courses in Moodle'''.
 |-
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 | Login as admin
-| We are '''logged in''' as the '''Admin user.'''
+| We are '''logged in''' as the '''Admin user'''.
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 | Then define the '''Course start date'''.
-Uncheck the box to disable '''Course end date.'''
+Uncheck the box to disable '''Course end date'''.
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 | Screen: Edit options for Calculus course
 | To '''edit''', click the '''pencil icon''' next to the '''course''' name '''Calculus'''.
 You can update '''course settings''' here.
 |-
-| Click Home >> Scroll to the course >> Highlight Course summary
+| Click Home >> Scroll to the course >> Highlight Course summary.
 | Please note: The '''course summary''' is also shown along with the '''course list''' on the '''Home page.'''
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+|Point to Duplicate course demo.
 | Please note: The copied '''course''' may take a few minutes to appear on the '''Moodle interface.'''
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 Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-|This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay. '''
+|This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services Private Limited, SINE, IIT Bombay'''.
 Thank you for watching!
 |-

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 Author: Nancy Varkey
-Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, create courses, course management, edit course settings, duplicate courses, course visibility, course list
+Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, create courses, course management, edit course settings, duplicate courses, course visibility, course list,video tutorial.
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 | Screen: Course summary >>  type: "Topics covered in this Calculus course are: Limits, Graph of a function, Factorial."
 | In the '''Course Summary''' box, type a description for the '''course'''.
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 | Screen: Unhide the course >> click Show
-| To '''unhide''', click the eye '''icon''' '''Show'''.
+| To '''unhide''', click the eye '''icon Show'''.
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 * Moodle 4.5 installed and
 * Admin access to your Moodle site
 | Here are the prerequisites to learn this video.

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 | Slide: Target Audience
-| This tutorial is for '''Moodle Administrators''' who manage '''courses''' on Moodle installations.
+| This tutorial is for '''Moodle Administrators''' who manage '''courses''' on '''Moodle''' installations.
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 | Screen: Edit options for Calculus course
-| To '''edit''', click the pencil icon next to the '''course''' name '''Calculus'''.
+| To '''edit''', click the '''pencil icon''' next to the '''course''' name '''Calculus'''.
 You can update '''course settings''' here.
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 | Back to My courses >> Manage courses >> Hide a course
-| To hide a '''course''', click the eye icon '''Hide'''.
+| To hide a '''course''', click the eye '''icon''' '''Hide'''.
 This makes the '''course''' invisible to students.
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 | Screen: Unhide the course >> click Show
-| To '''unhide''', click the eye icon '''Show'''.
+| To '''unhide''', click the eye '''icon''' '''Show'''.
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 This opens a pop-up box to copy the '''course.'''
-Select the settings, add content and click on '''Copy and return'''.
+Add a new '''Course short name'''.
 |-
+|
-| Please note: The copied course may take a few minutes to appear on the '''Moodle interface.'''
+| Please note: The copied '''course''' may take a few minutes to appear on the '''Moodle interface.'''
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 | Slide: Acknowledgement
-This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay.
+Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-To learn more, visit [spoken-tutorial.org](http://spoken-tutorial.org/).
-| Thank you for watching!
+|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay. '''
 |-