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Creating a Course Syllabus in Concourse
If course syllabi are not created automatically for you by an administrator and you are allowed to manually create course syllabi, select the Create dropdown in the main navigation. From there, select what you would like to do: Clone a course, Create ...
Relationship Between Templates, Courses, and Sections
This is a very important topic for an administrator to wrap their head around as they design a template structure and then combine that with feeds to create courses. Courses A course is the main unit of organization in Concourse. Each course: ...
Syllabus Items Explained
In Concourse a structured syllabus is made up of a series of components we call "Items." In other words the Item is the building block of Concourse syllabi. Each Item has a number of properties. They can have data. Each belongs to parent item and may ...
Course Templates Explained
A course template typically refers to a syllabus that contains boilerplate language for everyone throughout an institution to adhere to. Such a document can go by many names (master syllabus, course outline, course format, etc.). Despite the ...
Creating Syllabi from Course Templates
Templates can be turned into course syllabi using manual creation or through the processing of feeds. While this process remains simple, an important difference should be pointed out that makes template cloning a bit more sophisticated. Going from a ...
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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 ...
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, ...
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, ...