How do I create a new course (Default Course Template setting not enabled)?

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By default, only a System Administrator or Course Administrator can create a course. A System Administrator can enable a setting that allows all users to create courses.

1. From the Dashboard, click Courses and select +Add New Course.
   
   
2. The Add Course form will appear.
   
   
3.  Complete the first section.
   
   • Course Name: Enter the title of the course.
   • URL Stub: The URL stub will be automatically generated. The URL stub can be changed if needed, but must be all lowercase letters with no spaces.
   • Organized By: Select a term (Module, Session, Lesson, or Other) for the sections of content within the course.
   • Tracking and Grading: The grading section will only appear if learner tracking is enabled in CourseArc's General Settings. Learn more about grading here.
     • Participation—learners get full credit for participating in each page and interactive block, whether answers are correct or not
     • Cumulative—learners get full credit for participating in each page and interactive block; and full or partial credit for answering interactive blocks
     • No Tracking or Grading—learner activity is not tracked and grades are not calculated
   • Enable Course Glossary: Check this option if the course requires a glossary.
   • Public Course: If this course will be in an LMS using LTI, uncheck this option. If the course link will be sent directly to others, check this option. 
   • Enable Multi-Branding: If this course is going to be used and rebranded for other institutions/organizations, check this option. Learn more about multi-branding here.
4. Customize the course theme in the Theme Options section.
   
   • Icon Set: Select one of the icon sets that the System Administrator or Course Administrator has enabled.
   • Theme: Select one of the custom themes that the System Administrator or Course Administrator has enabled. 
   • Theme Customization Options (these options will change depending on the selected theme)
     • CourseArc Colored Header
       • Header Line 1: Enter line 1 of the header. Typically this will be a course code or the name of the institution/organization.
       • Header Line 2: Enter line 2 of the header. Typically this will be the name of the course.
       • Custom Header Code: and Custom Footer Code: Custom code that can be added at the course level—useful for making one-off changes to a course (e.g., changing a header font size to accommodate a long course name).
         
       • Footer: Enter the footer to be displayed for the course; typically, this contains copyright information. 
     • CourseArc Generic 
       • Course Image: Upload a banner image for this course.
       • Course Image Alt Text: Enter alternative text for the image. This text will be read to users using screen readers, so be sure to make it descriptive.
       • Custom Header Code:
         
       • Custom Footer Code:
       • Footer: Enter the footer to be displayed for the course. Typically, the footer contains copyright information.
   • Tags: Tags are words or phrases that describe the content of a course. The same tags can be added to multiple courses. Tags make it easier to organize and search for content.
     
     
5. Click Submit to save the course.
   
   Organize By: field set to Lesson
   
   
   
   
   Organize By: field set to Other - Topic
   
   
   
   
   

Video

Watch the video to learn more about creating courses.