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Configuration Options: Auditing Syllabi
Synopsis The Audit feature allows a variety of users to participate in the syllabus development, review, and approval processes all within your Concourse system. The Audit feature is a system-wide configuration setting; if Audit is enabled, all users ...
Configuration Options: System/User Permissions
Synopsis Concourse provides many permission types so that your system can be administered in the method that works best for your institution. You can set permissions from the syllabus level to the domain level to the system level. Individuals ...
Configuration Options: Authentication
Synopsis In Concourse terminology, authentication refers to the way in which your users’ accounts and access to Concourse are verified. Authentication can occur in your institution’s other systems or within Concourse, and the option you choose, ...
Configuration Options: Sharing Syllabi with Non-registered Users
Synopsis Users are registered to courses in Concourse based on their roles in the associated Learning Management System course (e.g., instructor, student, assistant); those users can then view and/or edit each syllabus item based on their group’s ...
Configuration Options: The Notifications Feature
Synopsis The Notifications feature allows users with an editing role in a course to notify registered users, such as students, assistants, developers, and managers, via email when syllabus content is changed. Notifications are sent from ...
Configuration Options: Enabling Curriculum Vitae
Synopsis The Curriculum Vitae (CV) feature allows registered users in your system to add CV content to their Concourse profiles. Users can add content to three rich text fields on their account pages: Education Experience Publications When selected ...
Configuration Options: Enabling Course Files
Synopsis The Files feature allows users to upload artifacts to courses in Concourse; any file type can be uploaded, including documents and images, with the limit of 100MB of storage per course. This feature is not intended to substitute for files ...
Configuration Options: Training End Users
Synopsis Even though Concourse is intuitive and user-friendly, your end users still need to be introduced to the platform and trained on its functionality in order to use it successfully. Before introducing Concourse to end users and expecting them ...
Instructor Training Templates
This article will be most useful for Concourse Admins, faculty trainers, and professional development staff. Overview Training end users is an important part of optimizing any edtech experience, but deciding how to get started with assembling ...
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System Requirements and Recommendations
Concourse is a web-only solution. Therefore all you need is an internet-connected computer or device in order to access Concourse. Below is a breakdown of technical requirements and recommendations to fully utilize Concourse. Browser Chrome 67+ ...
API - General Usage
FYI: All lines within code blocks are numbered, regardless of whether there is more than one line of code provided. An API is available to retrieve certain data stored by Concourse. This article covers documentation related to the initial version ...
Automated Feed Processing
Concourse uses POST over HTTPS to allow for automated processing of feed files. This functionality allows you to control how frequently you run feeds and immediately receive information about what was successfully processed or had errors. To begin, ...
Copy Syllabus Content
Overview Copy, formerly known as "Import", allows you to copy content from one Concourse syllabus into one or many other syllabi. While the "Import" allowed you to copy information into your syllabus from another syllabus, Copy now gives you three ...
Construct and Process System Data Feeds
This article is designed for IT professionals or those who have a background in running feeds and just want the technical specifications for running system data feeds. If you would like more generalized information on the uses and benefits of Feeds, ...