Faculty Settings

Course Duration

The Course Duration tool lets you set the time span of the course’s availability to your students. Use this tool for courses that have a set time limit on completion or for courses that are only offered for a limited amount of time.

Setting a Course’s Duration

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on the Settings link in the Course Options section.
2. Click on the Course Duration link.
3. Click on the desired radio button (Continuous, Select Dates, Days).

   If you clicked on Continuous:

4. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

        If you clicked on Select Dates:

    4.   Click on the check boxes next to Start Date and Ending Date.
    5.   Choose the desired date for each option.
    6.   Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

        If you clicked on Days:

    4.   Type in the course’s duration in the Days field.
    5.   Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Submit button.

Options:

• Continuous – Use this option to make your course available for as long as you have it up.
• Select Dates – Use this option to set a date range for your course’s availability.
• Days – Use this option to set the amount of days your course is available.

More Information

Q: How is this tool different from Course Availability tool?
A: The Course Availability tool directly turns the course on or off, regardless of the course’s duration settings. You manually make the course available or unavailable to students in real time using the Course Availability tool. The Course Duration tool, however, only lets you set a time limit on the course. The Course Availability tool overrides the Course Duration tool. If the course is unavailable, but the course’s duration is not expired, the course will still not be available.