For creating a new course select Edit | Course in the menu and then click New. For editing a course click Edit.
| • | Insert or change the name of the course. |
| • | Check the check box if the course is optional (is not obligatory). |
| • | Insert the code of the course. This field is not obligatory. |
| • | The same course can be taught in different subject areas. To select the subject areas for the course click the Edit button. |
| • | You can choose whether the course is periodical or modular. |
| • | Choose periodical if you want the course to be automatically generated into the schedule. In this case insert the duration of the course (in hours) per week. |
| • | Choose modular if you want to insert the course into the schedule manually. In this case insert the full duration of the course (all hours). When you insert the course in the schedule, it is automatically locked. |
| • | You can select additional equipment that is needed for th execution of the course. To define these prerequisites go to equipment. |
| • | Every course can have different course types, for instance: lectures, tutorials, seminars, computer exercises etc. |
To define these types go to the course type section.
A course type can also be added if you click with the right mouse key the list of course types and select Add.
You can swap course types (with belonging data about lecturers, groups, etc.), if you click with the right mouse key the course type that you wish to swap, select Swap and then choose another course type.
You can choose which a course type for the course by checking them in the list. For every selected type you can enter different lecturers, groups, schedules etc. in the right part of the window.
If you select sequential generation, automatic generation schedules course types in the timetable in the order in which they are written in the list. In the example below, automatic generation will schedule the lecture first (e.g. in Monday), then the seminar (eg. in Tuesday), and the tutorial at the latest time (e.g. Wednesday).
| • | There can be one or more lecturers or groups of lecturers for every execution part of the course. Every lecturer or a group of lecturers can have one or more turns, i.e. the lecturer can have the same lecture more than once a week (for different groups). You can define a different schedule for every turn. |
| • | Click the Add button to create new rows in the table. |
| • | Edit fields in the table by double clicking on them. Choose lecturers, define number of turns, choose groups and a room. Fields lecturers, turns and groups are obligatory, but room is not obligatory. |
| • | Click the Delete button to remove rows from the table. |
| • | The fields From and To determine a period of time when the lectures will take place. You can choose week by clicking on up or down arrow or click with left mouse key on the field and a drop down menu will open with all weeks. |
| • | Choose show hours per week if you want hours per week for all turns are displayed. Choose show all hours if you want all hours in whole school year are displayed. |
| • | In the Duration field or All hours field enter the number of hours per week when periodical course style is selected or all hours in whole school year when modular course style is selected. If a group has a course more than once a week, divide durations per day with plus (+). E.g. if a group has a course for 1 hour in one day and for 2 hours in other day in a week, write 1+2. |
Duration details button works only if periodical course style is selected. If you press on it new window will open. In the first column weeks of duration which you choose in the fields From and to are written. In the second column enter a number of hours in the chosen week. With button Copy you can copy duration in other weeks. E.g. if a course has the same number of hours in every week, enter number of hours only in first week, enter 1 in the field Copy step and press Copy. If the course is taught every second week enter number of hours only in first week, enter 2 in the field Copy step and press Copy.
| • | If you want that turn executes without pauses select Skip pauses function.You can select this function, if you have time labels divided on one hour and lecture last two hours, but you want that lecture is shown in the schedule only for one hour and a half. |
| • | Click the >Schedule button to make or modify the schedule for the selected lecturer. |
| • | If two group have courses in different weeks and have different number of hours, than create two lines in a table. Add first group in a first line and define weeks and number of hours. Than add second group in a second line and define different weeks and different number of hours. |
| • | A group can be selected to only one turn (you can not select it to more turns). |
a) E.g. if two professors have the same lectures in different days (e.g. one in Monday in the other in Tuesday) and therefore
you have to select all groups to both professors choose one of the following options:
1. Create two courses and then select first professor for first course and second professor for second course.
2. Create another course type with the similar name as lecture (for example lectures, add one space in the end of the world lecture etc). So you will have two course types.
Tick first lecture, insert first professor and select all groups.
Then tick second lecture, insert second professor and again select all groups.
Because automatic generation can schedule both professors in the same day we suggest you to insert lecture in
the timetable manually (and lock it).
b) E.g. if lecture is taught in two turns and students alone select their turn (so you have to select all groups in both
turns) choose one of the following options:
1. Create two courses and select all groups for both courses.
2. Create another course type with the similar name as lecture (for example lectures, add one space in the end of the world lecture etc). So you will have two course types.
Tick first lecture, insert a professor and select all groups.
Then tick second lecture, insert the same professor and again select all groups.