To add a new category of courses, you must haven Course Creator or System Administrator permissions. Once added, the category will automatically appear in the top menu under Course Catalogue > By format if and only if it contains courses visible to learners. In other words, categories that are empty are not displayed in the course catalogue.System Administrators can create course categories anywhere. Course Creators can create course categories in the context where they were assigned the role of Course Creator. In other words, if a user is assigned the role of Course Creator at the system level, then they can create course categories anywhere in the system, but if they are assigned the role in a course category (e.g. they are a Course Creator in the "Online" category only), then they are only able to manage the "Online" category and sub-categories.
Step-by-step Guide
To add a category of courses:
- Go to Site Administration > Courses > Add a category
- If you do not see the Site Administration > Courses section, it's because you have not been granted the role of Course Creator in the context of the learning environment.
- Specify the parent category for the new category you are about to create
- Give the new category a name
- Optionally give the category and ID Number and Description
- Click on the "Create category" button at the bottom of the page
Important Notes
- If you are assigned the role of Course Creator in the context of a course category (e.g. you are a Course Creator in the "Online" category only), then you must navigate to that category in order to create sub-categories. You will not see the Site Administration > Courses > Add a category option in the Administration tree.