Courses

1. Courses may consist of the following modules:

• Lesson,
• Test,
• Material.

In any quantity and any sequence.

Course cannot consist of a single test. If it is necessary to Publish one Test, it can be published directly in the test catalog. In this case, Course can consist of one lesson or one material.

2. The layout and Completion of the course are sequential. In the settings, you can specify the conditions for opening modules (see below).

3. Course can be part of a program. It will be located in the My Programs section or in the Program Catalog, within the program to which it has been added.

1. To add a Course, open the Catalog of courses. Click on the plus "Add". The "Add" element is available only to LMS moderators.

Required fields when creating a course:

• Course title.
• Course objective.
• Duration. The field is mandatory but is automatically populated when modules are added to Course.
• Program. Program text description.
• Program of the course. In the form of modules consisting of tests, lessons, materials. It is necessary to add at least one module (Lesson or Material) to Course. 

Do not enter special characters in the fields, such as a snowboarder emoji.

2. Settings and various nuances.

ImageThis is an image that will be displayed in the course card in the catalog and when the course is opened. 

Section catalogThis is a filter for cases when there are many courses in the catalog. Catalogs are created in the Settings - Application Settings - Sections section.

SubjectIn this post, the Subject of the course is introduced. If you put a sign before a word #then it becomes a tag and can serve as an additional filter in the course catalog.

Choose competenceTwo options are possible:

1. When Competence is selected, to which not attached developmental activities in the competency module.
2. When Competence is selected, to which attached developmental activities in the competency module.

In the first case, when adding a competency, it will serve as information. In the second case, the system will generate an individual development plan:

• when activating the element "Generate IDP if the passing score is not achieved",
• if the passing score is not achieved in the tests.

Allow commentsUpon activation, users will be able to add comments to the course card.

Issue CertificateUpon activation, the system will prompt you to select a Certificate, which is pre-configured in the Settings - Application Settings - Certificates section. Upon successful completion of the course, the system will automatically generate a Certificate, and it will be available in the My Certificates section.

Feedback FormUpon activation, after completing the course, a feedback questionnaire will be displayed. The feedback questionnaire (FQ) can be configured in the Settings - Application Settings - FQ section.

PointsIn this case, it is not a pass-through Score, but a Score within the gamification system.

By Default for Completion course, points are awarded as set in the general application settings (Settings - Application Settings - Points). If nothing is set in the general settings and this specific setting, no points will be awarded. If this element is activated, the course will have individual point accrual.

When activated, the following options appear:

• Calculate by summing the points for modules. The application will calculate each module (Lesson and Test) and output the total Score for Course.
• Enter manually - the number of points for Course is entered manually.

Award points for modules:

• To accrue. That is, points will be accrued for Course and separately for each module. 
• Do not accrue. Points will only be accrued for Course.

Hide in the catalog. When Course is activated, it will be hidden in the catalog from users and cannot be self-assigned. Course will be available for assignment by a moderator. When assigned, Course will be displayed in the employee's personal account in the My Courses section.

For internal use only. When Course is activated, it will only be accessible to employees from the selected departments. Activate and select a department from the structure.

Access to modules opening. 

- Sequence opening of modules in the course. By Default uses the variant where access to all lessons/tests/materials in the course is opened immediately.

There are two additional options for sequential module opening:

• A variant in which, regardless of the successful completion of the module, the next module is unlocked.
• The option where the next module opens only upon successful completion of the previous module.

Time on the Completion course.  The time on the Completion course is specified in minutes.

Maximum number of attempts. The maximum number of attempts to complete the course is specified. By Default is set to 0 - the number of attempts is unlimited. If the attempts are exhausted, then when trying to complete Course, a message will be displayed indicating that the maximum number of attempts has been used. Attempt starts when the Start button is pressed.

Availability Period. Upon activation, the deadline for course availability is specified. If Availability Period have expired, then when attempting to take Course, a message will be displayed stating that Course does not fall within Availability Period.

Program course. To create the course directly, you need to drag modules from the sections tests, lessons, or knowledge base. Find the desired one, grab it with the mouse, and drag it into the "Drag lessons and tests here" field. That is, the logic is as follows:

• First, lessons, tests, or materials are created and published. Once they are published, they will appear in the lists on the right.
• Then from the created and published lessons, materials, and tests, the Course is formed.

IMPORTANT! Published lessons, tests, and materials are displayed in the lists of lessons, tests, and materials. from the same section which is set for the course.

IMPORTANT! If the catalog contains many lessons/tests/materials, start typing the name in the search bar. The application will find the required module and leave only it in the list, then it can be moved to the field for program formation.

1. Course in the application can be represented as linear in the form of or in the form of trees.

2. Linear representation of the course.

 - Course constructor. Assemble Course by dragging and dropping lessons and tests.

How to assemble Course:

• Find the required Lesson, Test. Use the search in the corresponding columns (in lessons, tests, materials).
• Hover the mouse cursor over Lesson/Test/Material. Press the left mouse button.
• Drag and drop into the "Program course" column and release. Ensure that Lesson/Test ends up in the "Program course" column.
• Thus, drag and drop the required number of lessons, tests, materials, and arrange them in the necessary order.

To change the color of the module card, click on the element 

To add a separator between modules (e.g., thematic blocks), click on the element 

To change the module name, click on the element  Enter a new name   Save.

3. Course representation as a tree.

3.1. Activate the tree view 

3.2. Stand on the "Program course"

A window for course program formation will appear.

• Drag lessons/tests/materials into the "Program course" zone, the "Drag lessons and tests here" field, and release. Ensure that Lesson/Test ended up in the "Program course" column.
• Thus, drag and drop the required number of lessons and tests, and arrange them in the necessary order.

3.3. SeparatorIf it is necessary to create a sublevel, create a separator and add modules to it as well. 

Click on Add Separator

Open the course program and click on the added separator.

Edit the Separator Title

Then stand on the divider (similar to the Course Program) and add modules.

Course in linear form appears as follows:

Course appears as a tree as follows:

Course can be edited, deleted, copied, imported, exported:

• Course is copied entirely. The word "_Copy" is added to the name. The copied Course is added to Catalog in the Draft status.
• Course can be exported and imported in Excel or Udata format. Choice export/import format is set in the Settings-Other-Export Format section.
• When Course is deleted, it is permanently removed and cannot be restored.

Features of course completion:

• With each new course start, the system records a new one. attemptThe number of course attempts may be unlimited (if Restriction is not set). When generating reports, all attempts can be hidden.
• To obtain the status for a lesson/material Passed It is absolutely necessary to press the button. Complete the module in the lesson or Acknowledged in the material. If you do not press the corresponding element, but close or proceed to the next module, then Status will remain Not Passed.
• After completion of all modules with status Passed Course receives Status Passed automatically.
• If Course is part of the program, it must be searched for in the programs.
• If Course is assigned, it is located in the My Courses/Assigned section. After starting its completion, it will move to Section Completed or In Progress.

The courses have the following statuses:

• Status publications:
  • published;
  • draft (saved without publishing).
• Passing statuses:
  • Not Started. The Start button in the course is not pressed.
  • In Progress. The start button is pressed in the course, but not all modules are completed.
  • Passed. Passed - all modules are completed. Tests are in the status "Passed" (successfully), all lessons/materials are viewed (the Complete or Acknowledged button is pressed). If the Complete Module button in the lesson is not pressed, then Lesson Not Passed, if the Acknowledged element in the material is not pressed, then Material Not Passed.
  • Not Passed. Indicates that one of the modules Not Passed: Test, Lesson (the Complete button is not pressed), Material (the Acknowledged element is not pressed).
• Assignment Statuses:
  • Self-Enrollment - the employee clicked on Pass Learning,
  • appointed - appointed as the application moderator.

Answer:

Yes, it is possible. A course can have any combination of lessons, materials, and tests. Course cannot consist of only one test. Course can consist of one lesson or one material.

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No. Test can be published directly in the test catalog.

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The following options are possible:

1. Hide Course in the catalog and assign it to specific employees. Only these employees will see it in their personal account in the My Courses section.

2. For Bitrix24. Create a group in Bitrix with these employees. Then link Course to the Bitrix group via the Section "Groups" application.

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To Publish Course, it is necessary:

1. Specify the course name (this is a required field).

2. Add at least one Lesson or Material.

⚠️ Note:

• If special characters or emojis (such as the skateboard emoji 🛹) are used in the title or other fields, the system may not save Course or allow its Publish.

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In the application, 4 roles can view course completion results:

• The moderator can view the results in the reports.
• An employee who has completed Learning can view the results in their personal account under the My Courses section by expanding the corresponding Course, if such an option was provided during the course creation.
• The supervisor of the trainee and the moderator with limited rights. In the left menu, the Reports tab. Build the corresponding reports.

Answer:

Check if all modules with the status "Passed" have been completed. Update the application in the Feed or via the Browser.

If all modules are in the passed status, but Course is still in the "Not Passed" status, please contact support.

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All courses upon publication By Default are available to everyone for self-enrollment in the course catalog. Self-Assignment means that an employee opens Course and completes it without being assigned by a moderator.

Each Course can be restricted in availability:

• By adding it to the group (for Bitrix24 and if the functionality is available), Course will only be available to group members.
• Through the settings during creation:
  • Hide completely from everyone - hide in the directory,
  • make available to specific departments,
  • Hide from extranet - for Bitrix 24.

If Course is hidden via settings and assigned, those to whom it is assigned will see it through their Personal Account. All others will still not see it.

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Currently, it is not available, only to the department. This option is under development, and in the near future, it will be possible to grant access to a course or test to specific employees. To do this, when creating a course, it will be necessary to specify the employees who will be granted access to the course/test.

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The courses have the following statuses:

• Status publications:
  • published;
  • draft (saved without publishing).
• Passing statuses:
  • Not Started. The Start button in the course is not pressed.
  • In Progress. The start button is pressed in the course, but not all modules are completed.
  • Passed. Passed - all modules are completed. Tests are in the status "Passed" (successfully), all lessons/materials are viewed (the Complete or Acknowledged button is pressed). If the Complete Module button in the lesson is not pressed, then Lesson Not Passed, if the Acknowledged element in the material is not pressed, then Material Not Passed.
  • Not Passed. Indicates that one of the modules Not Passed: Test, Lesson (the Complete button is not pressed), Material (the Acknowledged element is not pressed).
• Assignment Statuses:
  • Self-Enrollment - the employee clicked on Pass Learning,
  • appointed - appointed as the application moderator.

If Status of the course Not Started or In Progress, it means that one of the modules within the course Not Passed:

• Not Passed Test;
• Not Passed Lesson (Finish Module button pressed in the lesson);
• Not Passed Material (the element "Acknowledged" in the material is pressed).

After successful completion of all modules Status the course automatically changes to Passed. 

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If employees do not see Catalog courses or Catalog tests or the knowledge base, while the moderator can see them, this means that the corresponding Catalog is hidden from employees in the settings.

Catalogs are hidden in the section: Settings (gear icon in the top right) - Application Settings - More - Other tab.

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Course in the Brusnika.LMS system can consist of lessons, tests, and materials in any quantity and sequence. When creating a course, the name, objective, duration (filled in automatically), textual description of the program are specified, and at least one module (Lesson or Material) is added. Course cannot consist of only one test; in this case, Test is published directly in the test catalog. Modules for the course are selected from published lessons, tests, and materials by dragging and dropping.

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When creating a course, numerous settings are available:

• Image: for the course card.
• Section catalog and Subject: For filtering courses. Subject can be marked as a tag using the "#" symbol.
• Competencies: Can form an individual development plan if developmental activities are linked to the competency and the user has not achieved the passing Score in the tests.
• Comments and certificates: Allows users to leave comments and issues Certificate after successful completion.
• Feedback Form (FF): Displayed after completing the course.
• Points: Individual scoring for Course can be calculated by summing up module scores or entered manually.
• Concealment in the catalog: Course may be hidden from public access but is available upon assignment by a moderator.
• Availability by departments: Restriction access to the course for employees of selected departments.
• Access to modules opening: Sequential or simultaneous opening of modules, with the possibility of a condition for successful completion of the previous module.
• Time on Completion and number of attempts: Restriction by time and number of course completions.
• Availability Period: Indication of the deadline by which Course is available.

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In the application Brusnika.LMS, Course can be presented in two forms:

• Linear representation: The course modules are arranged sequentially. Course is assembled by dragging and dropping lessons, tests, and materials in a specific order. You can change the color of module cards, add separators for thematic blocks, and edit module names.
• Tree view: Allows creating a more complex structure with sub-levels. After activating this mode, you can drag modules into the "Program course" area and create dividers, inside which you can also add modules, forming a hierarchical structure.

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In order for Lesson or Material to receive the Status "Passed", it is mandatory to press the "Complete Module" button (for a lesson) or "Acknowledged" (for material). If the user simply closes the module or proceeds to the next one without pressing the corresponding button, the Status will remain "Not Passed". After successfully completing all modules with the status "Passed" (including successful Completion tests), Course automatically receives the Status "Passed". Otherwise, if at least one module Not Passed, Course will have the Status "Not Passed".

The courses have the following statuses:

• Publication statuses:
  • Published: Course is available to users.
  • Draft: Course saved, but not published.
• Passing statuses:
  • Not Started: The "Start" button in the course was not pressed.
  • In Progress: Course started, but not all modules have been completed.
  • Passed: All modules have been successfully completed (tests, lessons with the "Complete" button pressed, materials with the "Acknowledged" button pressed).
  • Not Passed: One or more modules Not Passed.
• Statuses by purpose:
  • Self-Enrollment: The employee independently selected Course for completion.
  • Appointed: Course has been appointed as the application moderator.

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Course may include lessons, tests, and materials, Completion which are carried out sequentially, module by module.

Program is a more complex entity and can include lessons, tests, materials, other courses, and even events. Completion of a program can be either sequential or parallel, with the possibility of creating stages and levels to structure the learning process. That is, Program can combine several courses and other learning elements.

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The following options are available to restrict access to the course:

1. Hide Course in the catalog: Course will not be visible in the general self-registration catalog. It can be assigned to specific employees, and only they will see it in their personal account.
2. For units only: When creating a course, you can select specific departments whose employees will have access to Course.
3. Using Groups (for Bitrix24): Course can be linked to a specific group in Bitrix24, and it will be accessible only to the members of that group.

It is important to note that currently, it is not possible to grant access to the course to individual employees directly through the course settings, only through Assignment after hiding it in the catalog or through groups (if the functionality is available).

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If Course Finished, but its Status remains "Not Started" or "In Progress", this means that one or more modules within the course did not receive the Status "Passed". To successfully complete each module, the following conditions must be met:

• Test: It must be Passed successful.
• Lesson: It is necessary to press the "Complete module" button.
• Material: It is necessary to click the "Acknowledged" element in the material.

If these actions have not been performed for all modules, the Status of the course will not change to "Passed". In this case, it is recommended to check the statuses of all modules and ensure they are "Completed". If all modules are completed and the Status of the course is still Not Passed, it is recommended to update the application.

Answer:

Check if there is a space at the very beginning of the lesson/test name. Verify that the search data is entered correctly.