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3 <h2>Creating Courses</h2>
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5 <p>After logging in, use the <em>Create Course</em> link from My Start Page. Properties set here can be modified through Manage > <a href="properties.php">Properties</a></p>
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7 <p>Some course properties include:</p>
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10 <dt>Description</dt>
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11 <dd>Enter a meaningful but brief paragraph describing the course, to be displayed under the course name in <em>Browse Courses</em>.</dd>
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13 <dt>Export Content</dt>
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14 <dd>Choose the availability of the "Export Content" link on course content pages.</dd>
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16 <dt>Syndicate Announcements</dt>
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17 <dd>Enable this setting if you wish to make an RSS feed of the course announcements available for display on another website.</dd>
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20 <dd>Determines who can have access to the course content - any user, only logged in users, or logged in and enrolled users.</dd>
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22 <dt>Release Date</dt>
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23 <dd>An optional date from when the course can be accessed by non-privileged students.</dd>
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26 <dd>An optional date from when the course can no longer be accessed by non-privileged students.</dd>
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29 <dd>HTML that forms a custom banner or splash screen for the course home page. Appears above the course announcements, if there are any.</dd>
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31 <dt>Initial Content</dt>
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32 <dd>Initialise the course content to be either empty, basic place-holder content, or a restored backup from other courses you own.</dd>
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35 <p>Enter the necessary information and use the <code>Save</code> button to proceed into the newly created course. </p>
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