The Course Home page is the first page when entering a course and consists of a navigation bar that provides access to course information and resources through links, menus, and widgets.

NOTE:

The following Course Home page represents the default system Course Home page. Your Course Home page may look different as Instructors have the ability to customize the Course Home page.

  • Course Navigation Bar: Provides access to links and menus including Content, Grades, Assessments Menu, Communication Menu, Course Help Menu, and Course Progress Menu.
  • Course Home Page Widgets: Provides access to Announcements, Concourse Syllabus System, Content Browser, Updates, Calendar, and Library.

Course Home Navigation Bar

  1. Content: Provides access to course assignments, readings, articles, etc.
  2. Grades: Provides access to assignment grades and feedback, as well as the overall course grade, after the instructor has posted and released grades.
  3. Assessments: Provides access to assessment tools (see table below).
  4. Communication: Provides access to communication tools (see table below).
  5. Course Help: Provides access to course help resources (see table below).
  6. Course Progress: Provides access to course progress tools (see table below).
Menu Options
Assessments Menu Communication Menu Course Help Menu Course Progress Menu
Assignments Announcements Assignments Help Attendance
Discussions Classlist Discussion Help Checklist
Quizzes Discussions Grades Help Class Progress
Self Assessments Email Quiz Help  
Surveys FAQ More Help  
  Groups    
  Webex    
On a Desktop or Laptop
Navigation on a desktop or laptop
On a Mobile Device

Note:

The Course Home links and menus can be accessed from the Mobile Menu.

Navigation menu on a mobile device

Course Home Widgets

  1. Announcements: Displays course announcements posted by the instructor.
  2. Calendar: Displays a mini-calendar with a list of upcoming events created by the instructor.
  3. Updates: Displays updates that have occurred in the course, including unread discussion posts and new emails.
  4. Concourse Syllabus System: Provides access to the course syllabus.
  5. Content Browser: Provides access to browse course content, view recently visited topics, and view bookmarked topics.
  6. Library: Provides access to LCC Library Resources and Ask a Librarian.

Course widget example