Course Types

MBAN - English

There will typically only be one section of each course in Moodle (unless otherwise mentioned by the MBA office) using the code and title of the DL New path. All other sections from the various paths will be mapped to this one in Moodle.

MBAN - Greek

There may be multiple sections of each course. If there are two or more sections of a course from the New DL path then the section from the Old DL path (if any) will always be mapped to Section 02 of the course in Moodle. If no Section 02 is available map it to Section 01.

Merging DL & F2F courses

Normal Merging

During Week 2 or 3 of each semester request from the MBA office a list of the MBA F2F courses that are Independent Study that will need to be merged with DL. The MBA office will inform you which sections to merge the F2F course in to.

Example, they will send you something like this:
MBAN-603 Section 4       mapping              MBAN-603DE Section 1 Spring 2020 Dr Janell Komodromou
MBAN-771 Section 1       mapping              MBAN-771DE Section 1 Spring 2020 Dr Ariana Polyviou

Which translates to:

Create a mapping for each merge and send to VLE. Ask them to “enroll class list” to make sure that students registered for in the course before the mapping are enrolled or enroll the students manually since there will be very few.

Manual Merging

You might have a case where you cannot make a mapping as they want to split the students between the Greek and English Sections. In this instance you will need to enroll each student manually and set an end date to their enrollment within Moodle else they will never be unenrolled.

Example, they will send you something like this:
Student A            MBAN-771 (01)                                 MBAN-771DG (01) Dr Ariana Polyviou
Student B            MBAN-771 (01)                                 MBAN-771DE (01) Dr Ariana Polyviou

Which translates to:

Creation Process

It is best to do the Backup and Restore process to create the courses. This ensures that any assignment due dates and weekly restrictions are carried over and adjusted to the new course start date.

Informing Lecturers about Course Creation

Once the courses from a programme are created the lecturers teaching in the current semester need to be notified.

Julie Boyadjian and Angelika Kokkinaki should be copied on all communications to the lecturers at this time.

Course Structure

Academic Calendar

All the courses in the MBA have a 12 week structure plus 1 study week, like other DL courses and the conventional UNIC courses.

Weekly Restrictions in Courses

The following is a general rule that should apply to all MBA DL.

Each week should open on the Saturday before it commences.

This should be applied to ALL weeks within the course except those listed below. The weeks below should not have any restrictions on them and should be visible throughout the semester.

1. Week 1

2. Semester Breaks

3. Study Week

4. Final Exams

If within the Semester Breaks, Study Week or Final Exam Weeks there is material or activities for the students, then the material and activities should have restrictions placed on then as indicated above (i.e. open the Saturday prior to the week starting).

This can be done using the Restrict Access settings for the week. Ensure that the eye is crossed so that the students are only able to view the week on the specified date.

Open

Special Cases

Some lecturers do not want to have the material released week-by-week, but instead prefer to release several weeks at a time. For existing courses, the lecturers that have this preference are set up in Moodle already, so, when you backup and restore the course just view the weekly restrictions that are already there (and adjust for the Semester Break).