Creating courses
As stated earlier, every course belongs to a category. Don't worry if you mistakenly put a course into the wrong category. It is easy for a site administrator manager to change the category of a course.
Creating a course and filling it with content are two different functions. In this section, we talk about creating a blank course, with no content. In later chapters, we talk about adding material to a course.
To create a course, a user must have the site-wide role of the site administrator or manager. To add material to a course, a user must be the site administrator, course creator, manager, or teacher (usually the teacher adds material).
Creating a new, blank course
When you create a blank course, most of your choices and settings will be done on the settings page for the course. The Moodle help icons on this page do a good job of explaining the purpose of each setting. However, the directions do not specify the implications of the choices you make on this page.
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