Chapter 1. Welcome to Moodle as a Curriculum and Information Management System (CIMS)!
You are on your way to learn how to expand the use of the Moodle system to function as a portal for information exchange, professional collaboration, and curriculum management.
This chapter will start with the basics by introducing the concepts and helping you to get your site installed and configured. The following topics will be addressed in this chapter:
A brief explanation of Moodle, its underlying philosophy, and design
Introduction of the CIMS idea
Moodle installation
Basic setup, configuration, and customization of your Moodle site