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Catalog

The catalog contains all the courses available to you. You can search for courses to enroll in by browsing through the catalog, searching, and filtering the listed courses. If your institution has programs available, they are listed on a separate tab, and you can search for them in the same way.

Course tiles

Each course tile contains various pieces of information, which may include:

  • the course title

  • a short course summary

  • the instruction mode

  • whether the course is free or paid

  • course dates

  • whether there are certificates or badges associated with the course

  • whether an access code is required to enroll in the course

  • whether the course requires admin approval

The course tile for a course titled Introduction to Technical Writing. It includes a banner, the title of the course, a summary, the information that the course is free, starts anytime, has one certificate associated with it, and requires an access code to enroll. It also contains a Learn More button.

When you select a course tile, a panel appears that contains additional information that may include:

  • a course description

  • course details including course tags, requirements, and languages

  • the number of seats remaining in the course

  • the cost of the course if it as a paid course

  • a sharable link to the course details

  • a button to buy or enroll in the course if the enrollment is open

The details panel for a course titled Introduction to Technical Writing. The panel includes a banner, a summary, a description, the modality, the fact that the course starts anytime and that there are 15 seats remaining, and a link to "Share this page." There is also an Enroll button.

Search courses

You can search the catalog for specific courses and filter the catalog in a variety of ways.

  1. Select Catalog in the navigation menu.

  2. Select the Courses tab.

  3. Type your search terms in the text box at the top of the list of courses. The search includes the course name, categories, instructor name, and course ID.

    Note

    You must put at least four characters into the search box to activate the search.

  4. Select Filter to access all available filters. Select the ones you want to use to filter your results.

  5. Select Apply Filter.

Catalog screen with the filter menu open. Categories, Tags, Modality, and Language filters are available. The Courses tab and Apply Filter button are highlighted in blue.

Possible filters include:

  • categories

  • tags

  • modality

  • language

  • price

  • course dates

  • registration

If you find a course you would like to enroll in, you must sign in if you already have an account or create an account if you do not. Select Enroll Now or Buy Now to go to the appropriate screen; after you have created an account and signed in, you will return to the panel where you can enroll in the course.

Search programs

A program is a collection of two or more courses connected as prerequisites or corequisites. Completion of these courses culminates in the completion of the program. You can search programs to find the courses that are part of the program.

  1. Select the Catalog link in the navigation menu.

  2. Select the Programs tab.

    Catalog screen with a Course tab and a Programs tab. The Programs is tab highlighted in blue.

  3. Use the same techniques as described in the previous section to search for programs.

When you locate a program, you will see a list of courses and offerings that are part of the program. Select one of the choices. A new tab will open for that course or offering.