Two or more course sections can be combined into a single new merged course combining enrollments of multiple course sections to avoid the necessity for building a separate Moodle course for each section. This is particularly useful if you are teaching two sections of the same course.
The merge process will automatically put students in Groups identified with the original course section. These Groups can be used when managing Grades (e.g., filtering views) and monitoring course participation when this feature is enabled. Restrictions and open and close deadlines can be set by Group for many course activities (e.g., Assignments, Discussions).
Guidance on merging courses:
To merge multiple Moodle courses, you can choose to do it yourself or request that ITS perform the merge for you. Use the How to merge courses instructions below or submit a request to ITSHelp@Colgate.edu for assistance.
Ideally, you should merge your courses before creating content in any of the original courses.
The merge process combines only enrollments, it does not bring in course activities or resources from the original child courses. However, content can be copied into the new merged course using the Import function.
Important note about Groups – While students are automatically added to the appropriate “section” Group when they enroll in that section, they are never removed and can never be removed. This can be a problem when a student switches between your course sections; due to a Moodle bug they will be a member of both groups. If you are using Groups where participation is exclusive and not optional, you must contact ITS for help.
