--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Self_Enrollment.tex 2008/07/29 23:54:19 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Self_Enrollment.tex 2014/02/25 20:55:48 1.6 @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ \label{Course_Self_Enrollment} -Courses can be configured to permit self-enrollment. Settings are -available for the following: +Courses can be configured to permit self-enrollment. +To configure self-enrollment: +\begin{enumerate} + +\item Select \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{cprv} +\textbf{Manage course users} on the Main Menu. +\item At the \textbf{User Management} screen, select +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{self_enroll} +\textbf{User Self-Enrollment}. +\end{enumerate} +On the \textbf{Configure Self-enrollment} screen settings are available for the following: \begin{itemize} \item Types and affiliations of users who can self-enroll @@ -12,28 +21,28 @@ of the course or for crosslisted courses \item Assign a specific section to users who self-enroll \end{itemize} When self-enrollment is set up a warning will be displayed if the -course is not listed in any course catalogs available in the domain. -Guidance on how to get the curse listed will also be provided if a +course is not listed in the course/community catalog available for the domain. +Guidance on how to get the course listed will also be provided if a warning is displayed. -If a course is listed in a catalog users when viewing the course catalog +If a course is listed in a catalog users when viewing the course/community catalog will be able to search for the course (there is a checkbox to restrict courses listed in the catalog display to just those courses for which self-enrollment is available). If such courses exist the list of courses -will displayed will include self-enroll link for each course. Users -can reach the course catalog from the Main Menu screen, and also for +will include a self-enroll link for each course. Users +can reach the course/community catalog from the Main Menu screen, and also from the roles page. Course Coordinators and other users with advanced -roles in the system can also reach the course catalog in the same +roles in the system can also reach the course/community catalog in the same way, although the link on the roles page is less prominent for these types of user. A user must be logged into LON-CAPA in order to self-enroll in a course. However, if your domain permits it, users may be able to create a -LON-CAPA account, and log-in if your domain permits this. Most commonly +LON-CAPA account and log-in. Most commonly self-creation of accounts is permitted where a user can authenticate with a username and password assigned by your institution to access online services provided by the institution. If a user clicks the -{}``self-enroll in course'' link from the catalog, and needs to +{}``Enroll in course'' link from the catalog, and needs to create an account, once the account creation step is completed successfully, the user will proceed automatically to self-enrollment in the course, assuming the user meets any restrictions set for self-enrollment in