The Course Availability page, located in Settings, is used to control access to the course.
Follow the steps below to open the Course Availability page.
Step 1 Select Settings in Course Options on the Course Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Course Availability.
Select either Yes or No to make the course available to users. If the course is set to available, all users participating in the course will have access. If the course is set to unavailable, access is determined by course role.
Note: Courses that are unavailable will not appear in the Course Catalog.
The following table describes what type of access different user roles have to a course that is unavailable:
|
Course Role |
Access when course is unavailable |
|
Students |
Courses set to Unavailable will not appear at all in the Student’s My Courses module on the My Institution tab, or in the Student’s Course List on the Courses tab. Students may not access a course Web site that is set to unavailable. |
|
Instructors |
Courses set to Unavailable will appear in the Courses you are teaching: section of the My Courses module and in the Course List on the Courses tab. The course will be indicated as Unavailable, but will still be accessible by the Instructor. |
|
Course Builders and Teaching Assistants |
Courses set to Unavailable will appear in the Courses in which you are participating: section of the My Courses module and in the Course List on the Courses tab. The course will be indicated as Unavailable. The course is still accessible by Course Builders and Teaching Assistants. |
|
Graders |
Courses set to Unavailable will appear in the Courses in which you are participating: section of the My Courses module and in the Course List on the Courses tab. The course will be indicated as Unavailable to others but is accessible by Graders. |