Using an existing course as a template

First, create or locate on your Moodle the course you wish to use as a template and make a note of its shortname. A template course might for example have common headings or section summaries or policy agreements used throughout the site for consistency.

Note that only the content of the course will be restored; not its settings. Settings are added separately.

Method 1

· Create your csv file. See Upload courses for accepted fields.

· From Site administration>Administration>Courses>Upload courses, add your file.

· Preview it and scroll down to 'Course process'. In the box 'Restore from this course after upload', add the shortname of your template course.

· If you are creating several courses using the same template and you wish them all to have the same settings, you can specify these in the Default course values.

· Upload your csv file.

Adding shortname of template course

Method 2

· All the settings and the chosen template course can be specified in the csv file you create. Use templatecourse as the field for your chosen template course, and use the course shortname.

· Here is an example of a csv file for restoring a course to be used as a template. It specifies for example the theme, language, enrolment method and alternative names for student and teacher.

shortname,fullname,category,newsitems,theme,lang,format,enrolment_1,enrolment_1_role,role_student,role_teacher,templatecourse

Knit,Knitting,2,0,afterburner,fr,topics,manual,student,NewKnitter,MasterKnitter,OMT

· Go to Administration>Site administration>Courses>Upload courses and add your csv file.