Adding a Section to Your Syllabus

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Overview:

The objective of this tutorial is to provide you with the steps to add a section to your syllabus.

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The first step in adding content to a syllabus using the Syllabus tool is to make sure the Syllabus sources is set to Syllabus tool. To do this, click on the radial button next to "Syllabus Tool". Once it it is selected the window will look similar to the one below:

 

You will notice that WebCT has already added some default syllabus sections. You will need to edit those.

Each section is edited one at a time. To do this, select the section you wish to edit by clicking on the radial button next to it. Then Click the Edit Button located on the right-hand menu bar. This is depicted above.

Once you click Edit, a screen will appear similar to the one below:

Fill out the form and then click "Update" (only the boxes with a red * must be filled out, the rest are optional) You will be brought back to theSyllabus Page. Repeat this process to Edit any sections of your choosing.

To Add other sections to the syllabus, select a section from the drop-down menu on the right-hand side.

Click Add.

After clicking Add, a form will load. Fill out the section of your syllabus by completing the form. Any areas you leave blank will not be shown to the students.

Click Add. You will e taken back to the main syllabus page. You can Add more sections in a similar manner, and you can edit them by following the procedure outlined above.

When you have added all the sections you can preview the Syllabus by selecting the View tab at the top of the screen, instead of Designer Options.

 

Deactivating Section

If you do not want students to view a section of the syllabus, but you do not want to delete it entirely you have the option of deactivating the section.

1. A section is active if the box following the Section Title is checked.
2. If the box is empty the section is not viewable to students.

These options are highlighted in green and you will need to click update when you are done making your changes for the changes to be viewable by the students.

 

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