Setting up courses>>Creating & upgrading courses

Building a course from scratch

You can build a course in CourseCompass without using any publisher-provided course material. This type of course is called a personal edition.

To build a course from scratch:

  1. Click Create/Copy Course in the Courses area on the My CourseCompass page.

  2. Click Create Personal Edition, then click Go.

  3. Type a course name and, optionally, a course description.

  4. Next to Enrollment Start Date, select the month, day, and year when you want students to start enrolling in your course, or click the calendar icon and select a date. The default is the current date.

  5. Next to Enrollment End Date, select the month, day, and year when you want students to stop enrolling in your course, or click the calendar icon and select a date. The default is the date nine months from the current date.

  6. Next to Course Start Date, select the month, day, and year when you plan to begin teaching the course, or click the calendar icon and select a date. The default is the current date.

  7. Next to Course End Date, select the month, day, and year when you want to close student access to your course, or click the calendar icon and select a date. The default is the date nine months from the current date.

Note: Students cannot access this course after the course end date you set, even if you change the course end date at a later time.

  1. Click Create Course Now.

  2. On the Confirmation - Request Received page, note the course ID. You need to give this course ID to students so they can enroll in the course.

  3. Click Create or Copy Another Course to create another course, click Log Out to exit CourseCompass, or click My CourseCompass to continue working in CourseCompass.

  4. When you receive an e-mail stating that your personal edition course has been created, go to the My CourseCompass page. Your course appears in the Courses area with its course ID.

Note: CourseCompass automatically assigns a course ID number. This number is not related to the course number assigned by your institution.

  1. Add content to your course.

Note: You will need to order specific CourseCompass ISBNs for personal edition courses. Students purchasing student access kits for personal edition courses created by instructors should look in the campus bookstore for CourseCompass "Personal Edition" Student Access Kits. Alternatively, students can purchase course access online. For information on ordering ISBNs, contact your local sales representative.