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Course and Program listings
Canvas course sites first must be created in Canvas via the CRS. Once the course sites are created and ready to be added to Catalog, the subcatalog admin can add that course as a listing by logging in to the Catalog site and accessing the Admin panel. From there, the admin can access the Listings page and select +Course. Search for the name of the course in the search box that appears. Once a course has been selected, it will prompt the admin to set up and save the course listing settings. Canvas has additional documentation on how to add a catalog course listing.
It is not recommended to re-open the same course listing in the future. Instead, a new non-credit course shell should be requested via the CRS. Then the content can be copied from the previous course listing. Next, add the new course to the Catalog instance as a new listing. We do not recommend the same course shell receiving current and future users since it will make the People list long and it could contribute to the course loading slowly.
Enrollment Date and Time
Within the course listing details, an admin can toggle the Open for Enrollment setting when the course listing is ready to accept users. Enrollment stays open indefinitely until you toggle this setting off. If you prefer to only open enrollment on a specific date and time duration, please utilize the Timeframe settings underneath the enrollment toggle to limit enrollment to a specific date and time frame.
What is the Days to Complete setting in a course listing?
The Days to Complete setting in the course listing details page allows you to set the number of days that the course will be available to the student. The countdown begins for a student the day a student enrolls in the course. If left blank, the course will remain open unless course dates or section dates are applied.
When Days to Complete is set, each student then gets added to their own catalog-generated section in the course, with the section start date as their enrollment date, and the section end date as the last day eligible in the Days to Complete setting.
If Days to Complete is set and the course has course dates or section dates already applied, the Days to Complete setting overrides the course dates and section dates.
Listing visibility
There are three options that will allow the subcatalog admin to share their Catalog course listings:
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Hide Listing - This option does not allow any users to see this course listing.
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Show Listing - This option allows any user to see this course listing on the main Catalog page or the course listing direct URL.
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Link Only - This option hides the course listing from the main Catalog page, but it will be visible to users if they have the direct URL for this course listing.
Inactive course listings
Admins can archive listings so inactive listing do not populate in your listing for active listings. Refer to this guide: How do I archive and reactivate catalog listings?
Courses and programs with registration fees
While an admin can set a fee for any course listing added to Catalog, it will not be useable until Touchnet has been setup for your Catalog site.
For those wanting to enable Touchnet for their Catalog sites, a meeting with the Marketplace Services team needs to be scheduled to get your request reviewed and processed. This requires at least a 45-60 day lead time, depending on whether or not you already have a Marketplace merchant ID. Please note that, while usage of Canvas Catalog is free, enabling Touchnet for your Catalog site will have associated fees.
For more information or if you are interested in starting this process, please contact Marketplace Services at marketplace@umsystem.edu or at 573-882-9151.
Enable certificate
If a Certificate needs to be enabled for the course, the course has to have module requirements set up before the course opens so Catalog can track student progress. When setting module requirements, we suggest putting at least one module requirement to trigger the certificate. You can also consider putting a module requirement on the first module to start tracking the progress, and at least one other module requirement that uses either of the below options.
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Submit the assignment: Students must submit an assignment, post a reply to a graded discussion, or submit a quiz.
Canvas does not allow you to manually enter a grade to fulfill this requirement; a submission must be made by the student.
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Score at least: Students must meet a minimum submission score.
With this option, an additional field appears where you can enter the minimum score that students must earn. This option is available for all graded assignment types.
Setting the module requirements after the course opens and when students already start taking the course becomes problematic. It is highly suggested to do some testing on the certificate feature of Catalog for your course before releasing the certificate.
If you need testing and troubleshooting assistance with your Catalog course listing, reach out to the Canvas team.