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--- a/yaksh/documentation/moderator_docs/creating_course.rst
+++ b/yaksh/documentation/moderator_docs/creating_course.rst
@@ -3,26 +3,30 @@ Courses
=======
For students to take a quiz, it is imperative for the moderator to create a course first.
+A course can contain several modules and a module can contain several lessons and/or quizzes.
+
+To create modules, lessons and quizzes go to the :doc:`creating_lessons_modules`
+and :doc:`creating_quiz` section of the documentation.
Setting up a new course
-----------------------
To create a course, click on the Add New Course button on the moderator's dashboard. This will lead you to a create add course page, where you need to fill in the following fields.
- .. image:: ../images/create_course.png
+ .. image:: ../images/create_course.jpg
- * Name
+ * **Name**
Name of the Course
- * Enrollment
+ * **Enrollment**
Open enrollment is open to all students. Enroll Request requires students to send a request which the moderator can accept or reject.
- * Active
+ * **Active**
If the course should be active for students to take the quiz. The status of the course can be edited later.
- * Code
+ * **Code**
If the course should be hidden and only accessible to students possessing the correct course code.
- * Instructions
+ * **Instructions**
Instructions for the course
- * Start Date and Time for enrollment of course
+ * **Start Date and Time for enrollment of course**
If the enrollment of the course should be available only after a set date and time
- * End Date and Time for enrollment of course
+ * **End Date and Time for enrollment of course**
If the enrollment of the course should be available only before a set date and time
@@ -37,21 +41,77 @@ Features in Courses
The following features are available for courses
- * Course Name
- Clicking on course name link will display all the enrolled, rejected and requested students list. Moderator can accept or reject the student.
- * Quiz Name
- Clicking on the quiz name will let you edit the quiz.
- * Question Paper
- Click on the **Add** link to create a Question Paper for associated Quiz.
- If a question paper is already created, click on the Question Paper link to edit question paper.
- * Add Teacher
- Clicking on Add teacher can let you add teachers for the course. The teachers can edit and modify only the specific course that are allotted to them.
- * Teachers added to the course
+ * **Course Name**
+ Click on course name link to view all the enrolled, rejected and requested students list. Moderator can accept or reject the student.
+ * **Module Name**
+ Click to edit a module added to the course
+ * **Lesson or Quiz Name**
+ Click to edit a Lesson or Quiz added to the course
+
+ In edit quiz you can also attempt the quiz in two modes -
+ * **God Mode** - In God mode you can attempt quiz without any time or eligibilty constraints.
+ * **User Mode** - In user mode you can attempt quiz the way normal users will attempt i.e.
+
+ * Quiz will have the same duration as that of the original quiz.
+ * Quiz won't start if the course is inactive or the quiz time has expired.
+ * **Add Quizzes/Lessons for <module-name>**
+ Click to add/delete lessons or quizzes.
+ * **Design Course**
+ Click to add/delete modules of a course.
+ * **Add Teacher**
+ Click to add teachers for the course. The teachers can edit and modify only the specific course that are allotted to them.
+ * **Clone Course**
+ Click to create a copy of a course along with its modules, lessons and quizzes.
+ * **Teachers added to the course**
This shows all the teachers added to a particular course.
- * Download CSV for the entire course
+ * **Download CSV for the entire course**
This downloads the CSV file containing the performance of all students in every quiz for a given course.
- * Edit Course
- Clicking on the edit course button will let you edit the details of an existing course.
+ * **Edit Course**
+ Click to edit the details of an existing course.
+ * **Deactivate/Activate Course**
+ Click to deactivate or activate the course.
+ * **My Courses**
+ Click to show all the courses created by you.
+ * **Allotted courses**
+ Click to view all the courses allotted to you.
+ * **Add New Course**
+ Click to open course form to create new course.
+ * **Add/View Quizzes**
+ Click to view all the quizzes created by you or add new quiz.
+ * **Add/View Lessons**
+ Click to view all the lessons created by you or add new lesson.
+ * **Add/View Modules**
+ Click to view all the modules created by you or add new module.
+
+
+Design a Course
+---------------
+
+ Clicking on **Design Course** will show the below page.
+
+ .. image:: ../images/design_course.jpg
+
+ **Available Modules** contains all the modules that are not added to a course.
+
+ To add a module to the course select the checkbox besides the desired module to be added and click **Add to course** button.
+
+ **Chosen Modules** contains all the modules that are added to a course.
+
+ Following parameters can be changed while designing a course:
+
+ **Order** - Order in which modules are shown to a student.
+
+ To change a module's order change the value to a desired order in the textbox under **Order** column and click **Change order**.
+
+ **Check Prerequisite** - Check if previous module is completed. Default value is **Yes**.
+ For e.g., Assuming a course contains modules **Demo Module** and **Python module** in the given order; a student has to first complete **Demo module** to attempt **Python Module** if the **Check Prerequisite** value for **Python Module** is checked **Yes**.
+
+ **Currently** column shows the current value of **Check Prerequisite** which in this case is **Yes**.
+
+ Select the checkbox from **Change** column under **Check Prerequisite** and click **Change Prerequisite** button to change the value.
+
+ To remove a module from the course select the checkbox beside every module and click **Remove from course** button.
+
Features in Course Details
--------------------------
@@ -62,17 +122,15 @@ Features in Course Details
Following are the features for course details -
- * Requests
+ * **Requests**
This is a list of students who have requested to be enrolled in the course. Moderator can enroll or reject selected students.
- * Enrolled
+ * **Enrolled**
This is a list of students who have been enrolled in the course. Moderator can reject enrolled students.
- * Rejected
+ * **Rejected**
This is a list of students who have been rejected for enrollment in a course. Moderator can enroll rejected students.
- * Deactivate/Activate Course
- Clicking on this will deactivate or activate the course.
- * Upload Users
+ * **Upload Users**
Create and enroll users automatically by uploading a csv of the users. The mandatory fields for this csv are - **firstname, lastname, email**. Other fields like **username, password, institute, roll_no, department, remove** fields are optionals.
- * Clone Course
- This will create a clone of the course for the moderator.
- * Send Mail
+ * **Send Mail**
Moderator can send mail to all enrolled students or selected students.
+ * **View Course Status**
+ View students' progress through the course.