# Course Setup

### Creating a New Course

1. **Log in to Moodle as an admin**
2. **Navigate to the Site Administration**:
3. **Click on courses**:
   * Under **Courses**, click on **Manage courses and categories**.
4. **Add a New Course Category** (Optional):
   * If you want to organize your courses into categories, click **Add a category**.
   * Enter the category name and other relevant details.
   * Click **Create category**.
5. **Create a New Course**:
   * Click on the **Create new course** button.
   * Fill in the course details:
     * **Course full name**: The complete name of the course.
     * **Course short name**: A shorter version of the course name.
     * **Course category**: Select the appropriate category.
     * **Course start date**: Set the start date for the course.
     * **Course end date** (optional): Set the end date for the course.
     * **Course ID number** (optional): A unique identifier for the course.
   * Configure other settings as needed (e.g., course summary, format, appearance, files, and uploads).
6. **Save and Display**:
   * Once all the information is entered, click on **Save and display** to create the course.

### Managing Courses

#### Course Settings

1. **Access Course Settings**:
   * Navigate to the course you want to manage.
   * Click on settings.
2. **Edit Course Settings**:
   * Modify the course name, description, and other details as needed.
   * Adjust the course format (Edwiser, weekly, topics, single activity, etc.).
   * Set the course visibility (hide/show) to control student access.
3. **Save Changes**:
   * After making the necessary changes, click **Save and display**.

### Enrolling Users

1. **Enroll Users**:
   * In the course, click on the **Participants** link.
   * Click on the **Enroll users** button.
2. **Select Users**:
   * Use the search box to find users by name or email.
   * Select the users you want to enroll.
3. **Assign Roles**:
   * Choose the appropriate role for each user (e.g., student, teacher, non-editing teacher).
   * Click **Enroll selected users and cohorts**.

### Adding Course Material

1. **Turn Editing On**:
   * In the course, click on edit mode toggle at the top right in the header.
2. **Add Resources and Activities**:
   * Click on the **Add an activity or resource** link in the desired section.
   * Choose from various options (e.g., file, page, URL, assignment, quiz, forum).
   * Fill in the required details and settings for the selected activity/resource.
3. **Save and Display**:
   * Click **Save and return to course** or **Save and display** to add the material to the course.

### Managing Course Material

1. **Edit Existing Activities**:
   * With editing turned on, click the **edit icon** (pencil) next to the activity/resource you want to modify.
   * Make the necessary changes and save.
2. **Reorder Activities**:
   * Drag and drop activities/resources to reorder them within the course sections.
3. **Delete Activities**:
   * Click the **edit icon** next to the activity/resource.
   * Select **Delete** and confirm the deletion.

### Tracking Progress

1. **Enable Completion Tracking**:
   * Go to the course settings and enable **Completion tracking**.
   * Configure completion settings for individual activities.
2. **Monitor Student Progress**:
   * Click on the **Reports** link in the navigation menu.
   * Select **Activity completion** or **Course completion** to view progress reports.

### Advanced Course Management

#### Backup and Restore

1. **Backup a Course**:
   * In the course, click on the **gear icon** (settings) and select **Backup**.
   * Follow the prompts to select the data to include in the backup.
   * Click **Perform backup** and download the backup file.
2. **Restore a Course**:
   * In the Site Administration, go to **Courses** > **Restore course**.
   * Upload the backup file and follow the prompts to restore the course.

#### Importing and Exporting Courses

1. **Import Course Data**:
   * In the course, click on the **gear icon** (settings) and select **Import**.
   * Choose the course from which you want to import data.
   * Follow the prompts to select and import the desired content.
2. **Export Course Data**:
   * Click on the **gear icon** (settings) and select **Backup**.
   * Follow the prompts to create a backup file, which can be used for exporting the course.

#### Course Reports

1. **Access Course Reports**:
   * In the course, click on the **Reports** link in the navigation menu.
2. **View Different Reports**:
   * **Activity report**: Overview of student activity.
   * **Course participation**: Detailed participation data.
   * **Logs**: Detailed logs of course activities.
   * **Grades**: Overview of student grades.