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Courses Overview

This course breaks down how to build and edit courses in Opus.

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Written by Sara Delgado
Updated over a week ago

What is a Course?

Courses are the actual presentation or teaching component of a module. Courses typically are made of “course breaks” (intro), “screens” (text) and quiz questions.

  • The average course takes 3-5 minutes to complete, which translates into about 15-20 screens and 1-3 quiz questions

    • Including at least 1 quiz question to break up lessons can help drive knowledge retention throughout the module

  • Include a title screen that outlines what the lesson will be about - agenda with bullets or paragraph summary or EWBAT (Employee Will Be Able To…)

  • Include media (gif's, images, and videos) to compliment the text on the screen

    • Adding videos, images, and gif's that compliment the text on the screen can help keep learners engaged and infuse your brand into your training.

Course Screens

Within a course there are 7 types of content screens:

  • Text

  • Tables

  • Title Screen

  • Image Choice

  • Multiple Choice

  • True/False

  • Short Response

  • Open Ended

Course Settings

  • Due date - Assign a due date, either a calendar date or a number of days from when the Course is assigned. Trainees that miss their due date will receive notifications in the app.

  • Award certificate - Click the toggle to decide whether trainees receive a certificate upon course completion.

  • Retry wrong answers - Click the toggle to decide whether trainees get one change or two chances to answer a question correctly

  • Passing accuracy percentage - Use the drop down to set a passing grade for the course. If a trainee fails the course, they'll be given the option to retake the course. There is no way to cap the number of attempts on a course.

  • Tags - Add tags to keep the Course organized in your Library.

  • QR Code Assignable - Click the toggle to generate a QR Code. Learn more about QR Code Assignment here.

How to Export a Course into a PDF

You can export a course by clicking on the small paper icon in the top right of the course builder grid. This will open a new window that allows you to download a PDF directly to your computer. The course PDF's settings will be controlled on your local device.

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