{"id":1999,"date":"2012-11-15T20:54:33","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T20:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/11\/15\/course-defaults\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:29:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:29:10","slug":"course-defaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/moodle\/course-defaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the Course defaults in Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When setting up courses in Moodle 2.3, Teachers can set the <strong>Course defaults<\/strong> for their courses to a specific configuration. This allows the teacher to use the same course settings over again without having to manually change the settings, every time the course is created. For example, if the courses the teacher creates are always going to be topical and exactly 5 sections, the teacher can set the course default format to topic and the Number of weeks to 5. The following article will explain how to change the course defaults in Moodle 2.3.<\/p>\n<h3>Changing the Default settings for Moodle Courses<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/moodle\/moodle-login-administrator\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for more information\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Log into the Moodle Dashboard<\/a> <a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-2-default.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-2-default.jpg\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"changing-course-defaults-2-default-moodle\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-2-default.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-2-default-246x300.jpg 246w\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>If setting up a course with the default settings, the course will look like the snapshot to the right. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-1-select.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"changing-course-defaults-1-select\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-1-select.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; float: right;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"200\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p> Navigate to the <strong>Site Administration<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Courses<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Course default settings<\/strong> in the <strong>Settings<\/strong>. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Course default settings<\/strong> page, the Course defaults can be set to a configuration that will make the Courses easier to create. Below is a table with the Course default settings that can be changed. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><br>\n<table border=\"0\" class=\"article_table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"background: #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\">Course default settings Outline<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Format<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">The default course sections can be set to either Topics, Weekly, SCORM, or Social. The default is <em>Weekly format<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Maximum for number of weeks\/topics<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">The default quantity of options for the Number of Weeks and Topics setting. The default is <em>52<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Number of weeks\/topics<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">This sets the default number of Weeks or Topics displayed. The default is <em>10<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Hidden sections<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">The default Hidden sections can be set to be invisible or collapsed. The default is <em>Hidden sections are shown in collapsed form<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">News items to show<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Sets the default number of news items displayed. Setting the number to 0 will not display the news box. The default is <em>5<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Show gradebook to students<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Hides or Shows the gradebook by default. The default is <em>Yes<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Show activity reports<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Allows the user activity reports to display or not to display by default. The default setting is <em>No<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Maximum upload size<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Sets the default upload sized for the course, The default is <em>8MB<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Course layout<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Makes the default setting for the course to display the sections on one page or multiple pages. The Default value is <em>Show all sections on one page<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Group mode<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Makes groups default on courses. The default is <em>No groups<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Force<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Makes the default setting for the course to make groups a part of every activity. The default is <em>No<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Visible<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">The course can be available when initially created or set to not available. The default is <em>This course is available to students<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Force language<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Sets the default Language. The default is <em>Do not force<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Completion tracking<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">The default course setting can be set to tracking completion of the course or not. The default is <em>Disabled, not shown in activity settings<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Completion tracking begins on enrolment<\/th>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">Sets the default course setting to begin when the user is enrolled in the course. The default is <em>No<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-3-settings.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"changing-course-defaults-3-settings-moodle\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-3-settings.jpg\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"200\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>In this tutorial, the following will be changed for the Course defaults.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\u2013 Format to Topics<br> \u2013 Number of weeks\/topics to 5<br> \u2013 Course layout to Show one section per page<br> \u2013 Completion tracking to Enable<br> \u2013 Completion tracking begins on enrollment to checked<\/div>\n<p><strong>Click Save changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"> <\/p><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-final.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"changing-course-defaults-final-moodle\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/edu_moodle_102_changing-course-defaults_changing-course-defaults-final.jpg\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"200\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p> Now when a Course is created without changing any of the settings in the Edit Course section, the page will look like the snapshot to the right. When users enrol they will immediately be able to track their completion. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now that the course defaults are set, we can move on to <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/moodle\/creating-categories-moodle\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to view the next article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to create and edit categories in Moodle<\/a>. To review the last article, please visit <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/moodle\/edit-sections-topic-weekly-social\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to view the previous article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Editing the sections for Topic, Weekly, and Social Formatted courses.<\/a><!-- The next article ** WHY read it ** Please check the next article on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/support\/?p=16073\" title=\"Click here to view the next article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">** Next Article **<\/a>. --> For more information about articles with a similar topic, please visit <a href=\"\/support\/website\/error-numbers\/explaining-the-maxuserconnections-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to view the courses\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creating Courses in Moodle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When setting up courses in Moodle 2.3, Teachers can set the Course defaults for their courses to a specific configuration. 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