Indicating a Course Type in Settings

Question

I'd like to know how others are indicating when a course in Canvas is either a "Core" course, or an "Elective" course.

I was hoping to locate a field in the course settings that would indicate the "Type" or "Category" of the course, similar to the Course Format drop-down field.

dbrace · Accepted Answer

Hi @ashley_hardesty,

I do not have a specific answer for you because my institution does not populate/configure course settings except for dates.

Have you considered populating public_description using the Canvas API for courses?

https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/courses.html

-Doug

Chris · Accepted Answer

Hi @ashley_hardesty,

Aside form the suggestion provided by @dbrace, I'm going to say that sort of field is much more suited to be included in your student information system (Banner, Peoplesoft, PowerSchool, etc) than Canvas.  Even the course format box in Canvas has very limited options and doesn't usually align with school/institution terminology and can create confusion.

I know this probably isn't hat you wanted to hear.  There is probably some custom development and corresponding CSS/Javascript that *could* do something like this, but I really don't think I'd advise that route for this specific thing.

-Chris