Creating Moodle Courses Quick Guide

This guidance document will give you all the necessary information to help you set up module spaces in Moodle.

At the start of each academic year, we need information about which credit bearing modules require corresponding spaces in Moodle. We use a system called Moodle Modules to capture this information. What we need you to do is enter some details so that those modules which require a corresponding space in Moodle get one.

Thankfully the process is quite simple and is briefly outlined below, although more detail is available in the detailed guide.

How to Create Moodle Courses - Quick Guide

Step 1. To login to Moodle Modules, first go to Moodle and select Staff and Moodle Modules from the top menu bar and when prompted, enter your YSJ username and password.

Step 2. On the All Modules tab you will find a long list of modules. Either scroll down the page or use Ctrl and F on your keyboard to quickly find the module code you need to activate.

Once you’ve located the module, click on the module code to get to the next screen.

Step 3. Activate the module in Moodle by:

• Clicking on Select by the course type you wish to activate. You can use the Course Type descriptions to guide your decision. If in doubt about the type of course you want in Moodle, contact the TEL team. Then click on Update Details

• Adding yourself to a module by clicking Add Tutor in the Tutors field – DO NOT add administrative staff to the list of tutors. They have a different way of accessing modules in Moodle

If you can’t find your module in the list, the Add Module page lets you add a module code to the list of modules which require a space in Moodle. Only official credit bearing module codes will lead to courses automatically being generated in Moodle.

It’s really that simple. This then gives us the information needed to automatically create new courses in Moodle and to ensure that all your students are enrolled on them, ready for the coming academic year.