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Adding or Editing a Group to a Module/Course and configuring Group Settings

How to add group/class to your module/course to manage learners and selecting appropriate assessment types (Progression or Simple)

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Written by Clive
Updated over a week ago

**Tip** Before adding a group the following need to be in place:

Module/Course (Click this link for Adding a Module/Course)
Qualification/Learning Programme (Click this link for Adding a Learning Programme/Qualification)

Now that we have verified that they are in place we can continue to adding a group.

Adding a Group to a Module

After log in, navigate to the module which requires a group and select the year drop down to choose the correct year

In this example we are working with 2018, so we select 2018

  • Once the page reloads with the correct year, select the campus which requires the group

  • Ensure that the Groups tab is selected

  • Select Add to add a group

  • The Create Group modal will load

  • Select the Name input box

  • Type in a group Name

  • Select Code, this will allow for a code reference for the group

  • Type in a Code, this only allows 4 characters at present

  • Select Start Date, to set when the group will begin, 

Note: Ensure that this date is after the enrolment date for the qualifications intake/cohort

  • Use the calendar quick select tool to choose a start date

  • Select End Date to set when the given group will end

  • Use the calendar quick select tool to choose a end date

  • Select Max number of students to set how many student should be in the group

  • Type in Max number of students, if set at zero, this will set the max number to unlimited

  • Choose and Assessment type
    Simple refers to just giving a learner a weighted average mark across all assessments
    Progression refers to a progressive assessment where a learner may need to different stages to qualify for entry into a final assessment

  • Select Available Qualification to set which qualifications this group is linked to select a qualification, and setup can be concluded

Note: A group can be created without linking it to a qualification

  • Select Save

Overview of adding a group

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