1.8.5. Creating a Campus Course

In the portlet «My campus course», members of the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology, and the Faculty of Science. at the University of Zurich will see their courses according to the university catalog. Lecturers can create campus courses corresponding to their courses with just a few mouse clicks. Campus courses and the module booing system are synchronized daily. Students will therefore be enrolled automatically in campus groups as can then be seen in their Home.

Just click on «Create course» in the portlet «My campus courses». You can choose if you want to create a campus course as a standard one along with download folder and the possibility to communicate or if you prefer a campus course based on one of your own courses.

Standard courses are available immediately after being created. All you have to do is upload your documents to the corresponding folder.

If you have already created your own successful courses you can create campus courses based on one of those. In contrast to the first option this new course will not be published and activated automatically. You should therefore always open the course editor before publishing your course and granting access.

If you want to offer a certain course for more than one semester, it is also possible to alternatively choose a campus course already existing before continuing that one. Therefore, you won’t have to create a new course. Your «old» campus course will just receive the title of the current semester; its description will be adapted accordingly. In addition, you as well as your students will be able to see your new campus course along with the one continued in your Home. In contrast to the options 1 and 2, students won’t be enrolled automatically in such continued campus courses. Students from the previous semester will still be enrolled; however, it is possible to add students or remove them from groups manually.

It is possible to modify campus courses in the course editor according to your needs. These modifications have to be published later on.

At the moment, campus courses are only available for members of the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology, and the Faculty of Science at the University of Zurich.

Your Standard Course in Just a Few Mouse Clicks

When creating a campus course as a standard one, your course will be immediately published and activated. Your course’s language depends on the one indicated in the university catalog. The following four languages are available: German, French, Italian, and English.

In order to create a standard course, just click on the button «Create course» right next to the course needed within the portlet «My campus courses». Select «Create standard course with download folder and communication tool». Then click on «Create campus course». You will get to the course view of the course just created. Now you can upload your documents to the corresponding folder.

Creating a Campus Course Based on One of Your Own Courses

If you have already created courses successfully, it is possible to create a campus course based on one of your own courses. Your course will be copied before receiving its title according to the course indicated in the university catalog. A learning area as well as learning groups will be added to your new campus course. Students will be automatically enrolled in such learning groups.

In order to create a campus course based on one of your own courses, just click on the button «Create course» right next to the course needed in the portlet «My campus courses» of your Home. Select «Create campus course based on your own course». Then select the course you want to use from the table before clicking on «Create campus course». You will then be forwarded to the course editor. In contrast to standard courses, campus courses created based on your own ones will not be published or activated automatically. Therefore, you have to publish and activate your course on your own.

When setting your visibility and access rules please consider adding campus groups as well, to ensure that students can access your contents. Then you can publish and activate your new course (recommended setting: «All registered OLAT users and guests»).

Continue campus course of previous semester (for courses extending over several semesters)

If you want to offer a certain course for more than one semester, it is also possible to alternatively choose a campus course already existing before continuing that one. Therefore, you won’t have to create a new course. Your «old» campus course will just receive the title of the current semester; its description will be adapted accordingly. In addition, you as well as your students will be able to see your new campus course along with the one continued in your Home.

In order to continue a campus course for more than one semester, just click on the button «Create course» in the portlet «My campus courses» of your Home--right next to the course you want to continue. Then select «Continue existing campus course with students from previous semester». Choose the campus course to be continued from the table before clicking on «Continue campus course». You won’t create a new course. The campus course selected will just be adapted regarding its title and description; it will afterwards be visible in the portlet «My campus courses» of your Home.

In contrast to the options 1 and 2, students won’t be enrolled automatically in such continued campus courses. New students have to be added manually within campus group B. Students from the previous semester no longer participating must be removed manually from campus group A.