Working with Departments
If you plan to create portal-only courses, you may want to organize them into one or more portal-only departments. This section describes how to create, modify and delete portal-only departments.
How To
Navigate to an instance of the Course Creator feature and maximize it.
Locate the link labeled Departments and click it.
The system displays the Add a Department screen, which lists all the portal-only departments defined in the system.
Click Add a Department.
A form displays.
In the Department Name field, enter a name for the new department.
In the Department Code field, enter a unique code for the department. Note that once you create the department, the code cannot be changed—so be sure to enter a code that conforms to whatever naming convention your school has decided to use.
Click Save.
The list of departments redisplays with the new department listed. The system also creates a page for the department within the Academics tab.
Navigate to an instance of the Course Creator feature and maximize it.
The system displays the full view of the Course Creator feature.
Display the Edit Department screen:
In the main Course Creator feature, click the Departments link.
The system displays the Add a Department screen, which lists all the portal-only departments defined in the system.
Locate the department you want to modify and click the corresponding pencil icon.
The system displays the Edit Department screen for that department.
Note
An alternate way of displaying the Edit Department screen is to click the downward-arrow icon next to the name of any portal-only department, then choose the Edit Department option from the pop-up menu.
Modify the Department Name field as appropriate.
Click Save.
Tip
When you delete a portal-only department, you also delete all courses and course sections that are assigned to the department.
Navigate to an instance of the Course Creator feature and maximize it.
The system displays the full view of the Course Creator feature.
In the main Course Creator feature, click the Departments link.
The system displays the Add a Department screen, which lists all the portal-only departments defined in the system.
Locate the department you want to delete and click the corresponding trash-barrel icon.
The system displays a pop-up window asking whether you are sure you want to delete the department, along with all its courses and course sections.
If you are sure you want to delete the department, click OK.
The system deletes the department.
Note
An alternate way of deleting a department is to click the downward-arrow icon next to the name of the department, then select the Delete Department option.