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Reset Courses
Introduction
WebCTs Help for: Reset Courses, German Version, French Version.
This page informs you about the tools that you can access via Manage Course. Further information can be found in Part 4, Chapter 25, Sect: "Manage Course", sub-title "Resetting Courses" in Designers and Instructors Reference, Vista 4 p. 576 (pdf, 2.3 MB). Get UN & PW at edutech Vista Support.
How to do it
Resetting a course (section) allows you to prepare a course for a new term by deleting its content, such as Discussion messages, Mail messages, Chat logs, Assignments, and Assessments. Grade Book data will also be deleted. Even after you reset a course, however, some course attributes will be preserved, such as the title of the course and assigned dates. Only an administrator can change these attributes.
Students and Auditors will be automatically unenrolled. You have the option to unenroll Section Designers or Teaching Assistants. A backup of the course will automatically be created.
IMPORTANT: Depending on server load and the size of the reset queue, resetting a course may take from under a minute to several hours. Once a course is in the reset queue, it cannot be removed. The course will be hidden from users in My WebCT until the reset is complete.
- From a WebCT course, click the Teach tab.
- Under Instructor Tools, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
- Click Reset. The Reset screen appears.
- If you want to unenroll Section Designers or Teaching Assistants, select the appropriate check boxes under The following users will be unenrolled from this course.
Note: Students and Auditors will be automatically unenrolled regardless of whether you select these additional roles. - Click Continue. My WebCT appears. The course will be closed until the reset is complete.