The course planner accessed from HOD homepage is used to create the academic teaching schedule for a course over an extended time period. Once created, the course plan is reflected as categorized containers that are used by teachers to organize the added content, assignments and quizzes.
To create a new course plan start by adding chapters and units. Then add lessons under each unit. (For flexibility, the Chapters and Units are named Topic and Subtopic respectively to accommodate different course structures).
To Add new chapters and Units (Topics and Subtopics):
1.Select the course you want to plan from the list of courses available on your dashboard.
2.Click on the Course Planner link next to the course name.
3.You will be directed to the course planner page for his course.
4.On the Add new Chapter block, write the title for the chapter.
5.Write a description for the chapter (optional).
6.Add a new unit by writing the unit title.
7.Repeat step (6) to add more units.
8.When finished, click on the Add sign.
9.Repeat steps (4 to 8) to add more chapters to this course plan.
To Add Units and lessons to existing chapters:
1.Go to your course planner page.
2.Select the chapter you want to add lessons to.
3.Click on Add Unit to add a new unit to the chapter.
4.Click on a unit to add lessons to that unit.
5.The unit block opens up to the right showing the lessons.
6.Click on Add Lesson to add a new lesson.
7.In the pop up window that opens write the lesson title.
8.Add the expected date for delivering the lesson to the students.
9.Click Save.
To Reorder Chapters, Units and Lessons:
1.Click on the Reorder button on the upper right corner of the course planner.
2.Drag and drop the content to the new order position using the handle on the upper right corner of the chapter block. You can move individual lessons, a complete unit or an entire chapter.
3.Click Save to save the new order or Cancel to cancel the changes.
You can also upload a course plan based on the format provided.