REUSE - Admin - Prerequisites

This guide will explore how to create and manage prerequisites from different areas around the platform as well as how learners interact with andexperience prerequisites. Prerequisites are essential for ensuring learners have met specific requirements before enrolling in a course.

Das admin

1. Access the Prerequisites tab in the Learning section of Das Admin.

   • Here, you can scroll or use the search bar to manage existing prerequisites or create a new one.

The prerequisite list

Within the Prerequisites tab, you will find a list of prerequisites alphabetically. Each entry within this list includes:

1. The title of the prerequisite.

2. The associated equivalencies.

3. The count of courses linked to each prerequisite.

Creating a prerequisite from the prerequisites tab

1. Select the Create a Prerequisite button.

2. When the Create a Prerequisite window opens:

   • Give your prereq a Title in the Prerequisite Title field.

   • Use the Equivalent(s) Dropdown to add course equivalents

3. Select the Save button to complete the initial setup.

Connecting content

1. Select the prerequisite you want to attach content to from the list on the prerequisites tab.

2. Once opened, you can add connected content to the prerequisite by using the Courses connected to Prerequisite dropdown to search for and select courses.

3. Attach courses by selecting the checkbox next to any course you want to attach to the prerequisite from the list.

4. Once selected, courses will appear in the connected content field with an X.

5. You can remove selected prerequisites by selecting the X on the prerequisite.

Creating a prerequisite from the course information page

1. Access course information tab

   • Navigate to the Course Info tab in the Learning section of Das Admin.

   • Alternatively, access the Course Editor for any course you want to create a prerequisite for.

2. Prerequisite(s) required Section

   • Look for the Prerequisite(s) Required section.

   • Here, you can specify the completion of prerequisite courses is required before enrollment.

3. Create or add required prerequisite(s) to the course

   • The dropdown menu under the required prerequisite(s) section allows you to choose available prerequisites.

   • You can search or scroll for selection.

     • Alternatively, you can create a required prerequisite by typing out the name of the prerequisite you want to create and checking the option to Add the prerequisite.

   • Select the checkbox to add a prerequisite to the course.

4. Remove required prerequisite(s) from a course

   • You can remove selected prerequisites by selecting the X on the prerequisite.

Granted prerequisite(s)

Granted prerequisites refer to the prerequisites that learners will obtain or have satisfied once they complete a specific course. These granted prerequisites are crucial for understanding a learner's eligibility for other courses that require these prerequisites.

Prerequisites for enrollment

When a prerequisite is listed in a course's Prerequisite(s) Granted field, learners must complete that course to obtain that prerequisite. The prerequisite is only granted to the learner upon that course completion.

Create or add granted prerequisites to a course

1. The dropdown menu in the granted prerequisite(s) section allows you to choose available prerequisites.

2. You can search or scroll for selection.

   • Alternatively, you can create a granted prerequisite by typing out the name of the prerequisite you want to create and checking the option that comes up to Add the prerequisite.

3. Select the checkbox to add a granted prerequisite to the course.

Removing granted prerequisites from a course

• You can remove selected prerequisites by selecting the X on the prerequisite.

Granted prerequisite(s) course enrollment restrictions

• If a learner attempts to enroll in a course with a prerequisite, they can only do so if they have completed the courses listed that grants them that Prerequisites. This ensures that learners have met the necessary prerequisites before enrolling.

Learner visual indications for unmet prerequisites

If a learner enrolls in a course that requires a prerequisite, the Start Course button is greyed out, and the prerequisites required are listed above the course description in a box that states Conditions must be met for the prerequisite(s) listed.

1. Start the course button

   • When a course has unmet prerequisites, the Start Course button is grayed out.

   • Prerequisites Required are displayed at the top left of the course description.

2. Learner prerequisites popup

   • Selecting Start Course prompts the Prerequisites Required popup.

   • The popup states that You haven't completed the required prerequisites for this course yet. Please enroll in those courses first and return once they’ve been completed.

   • It provides a call to action button, OK.