what is a multi section course

A multi-section course is a 1000 or 2000 level Math class that is being taught by several different instructors and/or class times. You can tell you're in a multi-section course if your course number looks like this: Math 1210-03. This would be section 3 of Calculus I.

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How do I manage multi-section courses?

A multi-section course is a 1000 or 2000 level Math class that is being taught by several different instructors and/or class times. You can tell you're in a multi-section course if your course number looks like this: Math 1210-03. This would be section 3 of Calculus I.

What is the all sections Course site?

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How do I maintain separate course sites for each section?

Multi-section Course Management in Canvas If you are looking for a way to manage multiple course sections the cover the same or similar content but with different meeting days or times*, a Canvas Blueprint course may be the best option. Canvas Blueprint courses offer:

Can I enroll in multiple sections of a course in Caesar?

Teaching Multi-Section Courses: Advice and Perspectives. Author. Christopher Ruel, Senior Marketing Manager, Wiley. Whitney Zimmerman is an assistant teaching professor at Penn State University and the course coordinator for elementary statistics. In addition to acting as course coordinator, Zimmerman teaches a large, online section of the course.

Creating a multi-section course

From the course lobby, select the Create Course button in the upper-right corner.

Adding and deleting sections

To add a section to a course, select the blue Add Sections button in the upper-right corner of the section lobby in the Multi-Section Manager.

Adding and removing section instructors

To add an instructor to an individual section of a course, click + Add an Instructor in-line with the corresponding section in the section lobby of the Multi-Section Manager.

Adding and removing course coordinators

Course coordinators can add any user with a Top Hat Professor account to join them as a course coordinator in their Multi-Section Manager.

Syncing content and course settings within a multi-section course

In the Base Content tab of the Multi-Section Manager, you will see all course content listed in the content tree on the left side of the screen. All course content can be propagated to the individual sections of the course by selecting the Sync All Content to Sections button in the upper-right of the screen.

Section instructor capabilities and permissions

Individual sections can only contain content that is propagated to them from the Multi-Section Manager. Once propagated, all content within an individual section of multi-section course is locked to the instructor. This means that section instructors cannot:

Navigating a multi-section course as a coordinator

In addition to owning the Multi-Section Manager, you as the course coordinator have full instructor-level access to each of the sections nested within it.

Request a Combined Course Site in Canvas

Northwestern faculty and staff can request a combined course site in Canvas by filling out the online Course Combine Request Form. Please allow two to four business days for completion of this request.

Managing Multi-Section Courses

Instructors who teach multi-section courses may manage their sections either separately or by combining them using one of the following options:

Multi-Section Course Site Options

Each option is unique in the way it treats enrollments, content, grades, and assignments.

Set-up a Blueprint Course

Contact the Instructional Designer over your department and provide him or her with the semester information

Tips for Using Blueprint Courses

It is possible to change content that has been synced from a Blueprint course in an associated course. However, edited content will be disassociated from the Blueprint. That means, if you make additional changes to that item in the Blueprint course those items will no longer be synced with the same item in the associated course.

When to NOT Use a Blueprint Course

You are teaching only two sections of a class and you already have the majority of the content built before the start of the semester. In this case, it will be less of a hassle for you to copy the content into both sections individually and make a few changes to each applicable section.

Request A Combined Course Site in Canvas

Managing Multi-Section Courses

• Instructors who teach multi-section courses may manage their sections either separately or by combining them using one of the following options: 1. Option 1: Maintain Separate Course Sites for Sections (No further action required.) 2. Option 2: Cross-List Sections into an All Sections Course Site 3. Option 3: Maintain Both a Separate All Sections C...

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Multi-Section Course Site Options