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We are offering programs that require students to take 7 online courses. Students are not required to follow a course order. Can they start working on 2 or more courses at the same time or do they need to finish one course before being able to move to/access the next?
Hi, we are having issues with Catalog and Detail Codes and Transact/Banner. We have set up several department detail codes to use for Catalog listing. So for example we have a detail code for our culinary department, a detail code for our Nursing department, etc. So then when we create a listing for a Culinary non-credit…
We use the Bulk Enrollments option frequently. However, we are finding this is creating a large number of bulk enrollments under Purchases & Enrollments > Bulk Enrollments and it is difficult to navigate. The filter available for each column is helpful but still requires a great deal of searching using things like Ctrl +F.…
Hey all, I am encountering an issue with the custom HTML/CSS option on Catalog. Our school requires the inclusion of the instructor's signature and the school logo on our certificates. Where would I go to store these image assets in catalog to then reference and access them via custom HTML/CSS code in the custom…
I've created a catalog course where I don't want students to complete each module in order. I've set all prereqs and requirements for each module. However, the first item in each module still appears for students to access. How do I lock the entire module down until students complete the previous module?
I am trying to add a message to a subcatalog, so the user only sees it when they go to that category. I entered the JS example below and when I navigate to the subcatalog page, the message is not showing. $('#home-page #feature').append(' Online registrations will not be available October 24th thru November 1st for server…
Greetings, Good afternoon. Working on a six course certificate program in Canvas Catalog. In testing, the test student role cannot see the Dashboard to see if the certificate function is working properly after completing all the requirements. Any insights, ideas, or thoughts on remediating this would be greatly…
I am a Canvas and Catalog administrator. I occasionally get questions from instructors who see money from Catalog Enrollments, but the paid students don't appear in the Canvas courses. This situation always(?) involves registrations for courses through a Catalog Program Listing. As we ramp up our Program offerings, I…
Hi, We are a higher ed. Banner school that uses Canvas for our credit offerings. We are considering Catalog for our non-credit and workforce development needs. To that end, we would like to talk to someone who is willing to share their experience with Catalog. Might that be you? Northeast Community College Thanks, Justin
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