Administrating Modules

Owned by James Filby (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Dec 08, 2020 by Peter Briers (Unlicensed)
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Introduction

In 2020 the University of Derby introduced a new way to display modules on the website. This was one of the main requests from our users, that they be able to see more in-depth information on the modules for each course that we deliver. In response to this, a new module system was designed to be vibrant and engaging and place information about our modules at the forefront of the course pages. The new module layout looks as below.

As can be seen, the new module system is broken down into two main sections. On the left, there is a list of modules broken down in tabs with core/optional modules listed underneath. On the right are details of the course including credits, assessment method and a “More information” button that will expand the module details panel if there is more to show.

Over the course of the project, the web development team have migrated over 4,500 modules from the University’s repository over to our T4 content management system and attached modules to over 450 courses across the University. We have designed the system to be as simple, flexible, and as easy to administrate as we possibly can.

The modules system is broken into two major parts.

  • The modules themselves

  • The course stages which the modules are attached to

By and large, you should, on a day to day basis, only be dealing with the course stages, although we will cover both in this article.

Lines of responsibility

There are some aspects of administering the modules which fall under the remit of the Web Development team, and some which are under the College Marketing Teams.

The web development team should be contacted when:

  • A brand new module is added to a course

  • A module is being removed in its entirety

College Marketing Team members are responsible for:

  • Updating module content (eg title of a module changing)

  • Adding existing modules to a course

  • Removing existing modules from a specific course/courses

  • An existing module is being moved

Detailed Instructions

For information on administering modules please see the articles linked below: