Course Maintenance - General tab

Use the General tab to maintain general information about the course such as the description, classification and the department it relates to.

Opening the General tab

To open the General tab:

Select Module > Students or Assessments > Course Maintenance from the main menu.
The Set Course Search Criteria window is displayed.
Tip: You can also access the course functions by clicking or .
Search for the course. See Searching for courses.
The General tab of the Course Maintenance window is displayed.

Course Maintenance - General tab key fields and buttons
Fields

Field	Description
Description	Name of the course. For example, International English.
Program Code	Can be used to group a collective series of courses. Note: Values are maintained in the luCourseProgram lookup table. See luCourseProgram lookup table in the System maintenance manual.
Active	Indicates whether the course is currently active. Note: This is a display-only field. You cannot make a course active or not active by clicking this check box. You must use the Set as Active or Set as NOT Active buttons described below.
Linked Course Code	Course that the current course feeds into. For example, the course is a remedial or preparatory course for another difficult or important course. Students studying this preparatory class will continue into the linked class. The default value is the current course code, which indicates the course does not feed into another course.
Commission Link Course Code	Course that the current course feeds into. Enrolments in the feeder course count towards the current course when calculating agent commissions. The default value is the current course code.
Course Classification	Type of course. For example, diploma or hobby.
Department Code	Academic area of your organisation that the course relates to. For example, Information Technology.
CRICOS Code	Code used for the course, if it is offered in Australia to overseas students. CRICOS is the acronym for the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students.
Commission Control Code	Agent commission control code that applies to this course. See Course Agent Maintenance - Commission Control tab.
Issue Certificate	Select this field to issue a certificate when the course is completed.
Course Note	General overview of course content.

Buttons

Button	Description
	Sets an active course to inactive. A course that is inactive is not used by your organisation. Note: This button is only displayed if the selected course is active.
	Sets an inactive course to active. A course that is active can be used by your organisation. Note: This button is only displayed if the selected course is inactive.
	Launch the Agent Commission Schedule Maintenance window. See Using the Agent Commission Schedule Maintenance window.
	Launch the Course Maintenance window for the selected course. See Maintaining courses.