Creating a Course for an Organization or Group

This is the procedure for creating a new, empty course on Exercode. Once created, it is suitable for adding classes and teaching materials on the spot and editing them directly within Exercode.

If you wish to import teaching materials from a GitHub repository, please refer to Importing Teaching Materials.

Permissions Required

• Organization Administrator
• Group Administrator

How to Open the Course Creation Page

The course creation page is the same regardless of the entry point. The scope of visibility is determined by the Group selection on the page.

Opening from the Organization's Course List

1. Open Affiliations.
2. Open the organization name.
3. Open Courses.
4. Click Create Course.

When an Organization Administrator opens it via this path, None (= visible to the entire organization) is selected by default for Group.

Opening from a Group's Course List

1. Open Affiliations.
2. Open the organization name.
3. Open Groups.
4. Open the target group.
5. Open Courses.
6. Click Create Course.

When opened via this path, the group is selected by default for Group. If you wish to change it to a different group or make it visible to the entire organization, please reselect it using the following steps.

Steps

1. Enter the Course Name.
2. Enter the Course Description.
3. Select a Group. This determines the visibility of the course.
   • Select a specific group: Only members belonging to that group can use it.
   • Select None (Organization Administrators only): All members belonging to the organization can use it.
   • Group Administrators cannot select None. They must choose from the groups they manage.
4. Click Create.

Once creation is complete, you will be taken to the edit screen for that course. You can then proceed to add classes and teaching materials.

Understanding Visibility

Since most cases involve limited audiences such as specific classes or grade levels, we generally recommend creating courses by selecting a group. It is safer to limit visibility to the entire organization by selecting None only for courses that are appropriate for all members (such as university-wide materials).

Notes

• Organization Administrators can create courses for both the organization and groups.
• Group Administrators can only create courses for the groups they manage.

Related Links

• Importing Teaching Materials
• Assigning Courses to Organizations or Groups