Defining Course Settings
Configure course settings before creating course content. You can define course information, control learner access and completion requirements, customize the appearance, and optionally upload topics and pages in bulk.
Access Course Settings
- Navigate to Courses.
- To create a new course, select New Course under Create.
- To edit settings for an existing course, select the relevant course tile.
Configure Course Info
Under Course Info, enter the following details.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Enter the course title. |
| Description | Provide a brief description of the course. |
| Duration | Set the expected course duration. This value is used for reporting to compare expected and actual completion time. |
| Tags | Enter relevant keywords separated by commas. Tags help users find courses on the Courses page. |
| Base Language | Select the language in which the course content will be authored. Only one base language can be selected. |
| Category | Select the relevant category and proficiency level. Categories are configured under Settings. When a categorized course is assigned to a learner, the category appears as a section on the learner dashboard. |
| Skill | Select the relevant skill and set the maximum number of attempts allowed. Once the limit is reached, learners are asked to contact the Admin. |
If you author a course in a learner's preferred language, you do not need to enable Language Selector unless the course must be available in additional languages.
Configure Course Content
Under Course Configuration, use the Course Content options to control how learners interact with the course.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Language Selector | Allow learners to select a course language before starting. Enable this option when the course is authored in multiple languages. In this case, set the Base Language to English. |
| Menu | Display the course menu while learners work through the course. |
| Audio | Enable audio in the course. |
| Certificate | Attach a certificate to the course. Select the certificate icon and choose the required certificate. Certificates are configured under Settings and can be viewed by learners under Achievements → My Certificates. |
| Transcript | Allow learners to view the audio transcript. |
| Progress Bar | Display course progress. |
| Lock Screen for Question | Require learners to answer a knowledge-check question correctly before proceeding. |
| Memory Booster | Enable the course to be created as a memory booster containing short information nuggets. The Publish button is unavailable when creating a memory booster. Memory boosters can be assigned only to learning paths, courses, and assessments authored in KREDO. |
| Enable Resume | Allow learners to resume from where they stopped or restart the course. Previously submitted answers cannot be modified, but learners can reattempt the course within the configured attempt limit. |
| Disable Feedback | Suppress feedback messages for correct and incorrect answers in knowledge checks. |
Configure Completion Criteria
Use the Completion Criteria section to determine when a course is considered complete and how scores are recorded.
Visited All Pages
Enable Visited All Pages to mark the course as complete once the learner has visited every page, regardless of the score achieved.
Passing Mark
Enable Passing Mark to require learners to achieve the configured passing score to pass the course.
Select a Scoring Criteria option to determine which attempt score is recorded.
| Scoring criteria | Description |
|---|---|
| Highest | Records the highest score achieved across attempts. |
| First | Records the score from the first attempt. |
| First Pass | Records the score from the first attempt on which the learner achieves the passing score. |
| Recent | Records the score from the most recent attempt. |
Completion Status
Select how the course completion status is handled when the learner does not achieve the passing score.
- Completed: The course is marked as completed even if the learner has not achieved the passing score. Certificates, points, and badges are displayed.
- Not Completed: The learner's overall status remains unfinished if the passing score is not achieved. Certificates, points, and badges are not displayed.
Add Course Images
Under Images, upload the images used to represent and customize the course. Select the upload icon, browse to the image file, and select Open. Use the delete icon to remove an uploaded image.
| Image | Purpose | Recommended size |
|---|---|---|
| Course Background | Applies to all pages in the course. | 1024 × 640 px |
| Course Thumbnail | Represents the course. Uploading a thumbnail is mandatory. | 250 × 180 px |
| Course Logo | Displays the course logo. | 100 × 50 px |
| Result Background | Sets the background for the course results. | 1024 × 640 px |
Hover over the information icon beside an image option to view its supported file extensions.
Customize Course Themes
The Themes section lets you configure fonts, font weights, themes, and colors.
Select a Font
Under Font, select one of the available fonts:
- Open Sans
- Roboto
- Maven Pro
- Montserrat
- Raleway
- Arial
Under Header and Body, configure the font size and font weight. Available font weights are Thin, Extra Light, Light, Normal, Medium, Semi Bold, Bold, and Extra Bold.
Select a Theme
Choose one of the available themes:
- Standard
- Health
- Office
- Retail
- Apex
- Custom
- Bravo
Important: Updating a standard theme can affect every course that uses that theme. To customize a theme for one course without changing other courses, save the changes as a new theme using Save New Theme.
- Select a theme.
- Adjust the theme colors as required.
- Select Save New Theme and enter a new name if you want to preserve the original theme.
- Select Save to save the theme.
The saved theme is also available when creating assessments.
Customize Theme Colors
Selecting a theme automatically populates colors for the following elements:
- Body
- Button
- Button Text
- Text
- Patch
- Header
- Header Text
- Icon
- Menu Background
Adjust colors using the available sliders or enter a hexadecimal color code if the required shade is unavailable.
| Color option | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Body | Sets the course background color. |
| Button | Sets the color of call-to-action buttons and the progress bar. It also applies to buttons in supported templates. |
| Button Text | Sets the text color for buttons. |
| Text | Sets the text color. |
| Patch | Sets the patch color used by supported templates. |
| Header | Sets the background color of the header containing the course title. |
| Header Text | Sets the text color within the course header. |
| Icon | Sets the color of supported icons, such as download, close, and flip icons. |
| Menu Background | Sets the background color of the course menu. |
Theme colors can be overridden while designing individual course pages.
After configuring the course information, images, and theme, select Continue to proceed to the Advanced section.
Create Topics and Pages in Bulk
Under Advanced → Topic And Pages Creation, you can upload an Excel file to define topics, page names, and templates during initial course creation.
- Select Download Sample Format to download the Excel template.
- Open the downloaded file and enter the required details.
- Select a template from the dropdown in the Template column.
- Save the Excel file.
- Select Choose File, locate the completed spreadsheet, and select Open.
- Verify that the file is attached under File.
- Select Create to finish configuring the course.
The upload supports .XLS, .XLSM, and .XLSX files.
Important Notes
- The downloaded spreadsheet is initially empty.
- If you include existing rows for Topic, Pagename, and Template, uploading the spreadsheet can update or override those existing values.
- This bulk-upload option is available only during initial course creation, when the topics and pages are known in advance.
- You cannot use this option to update an existing table of contents.
After you select Create, KREDO opens the course authoring page, where you can create course content using the available templates.