13Course Content Management
13.2Restricting Access
Updated on 2021-05-05
Preventing students to access course activities / resources by different conditions.
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In the settings of course activity / resource, go to the section Restrict Access, click "Add restriction" button
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Choose one of the conditions
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If more than one condition applied, set match "all" or "any" conditions.
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Activity Completion Condition : Preventing access by completion status of other activities.
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Date Condition : Preventing access by a specified date and time.
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Grade Condition : Preventing access by a grading range.
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Group Condition : Preventing access by certain groups.
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User Profile Condition : Preventing access by fields of User Profile.
- Title = Guest Student
- ID number = Student Number (xxxxxxxxA/S)
- Department = Programme
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Restriction Set : Apply complex logic by a set of conditions.
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Hidden Otherwise : Click the "Eye Icon" to make the activity / resource completely invisible to users who did not match the conditions.
Example
13.2.1 Use Case 1 - Restricting Access by Date and Time for Files
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On the course page of the subject Centralized Group, click the "Actions Icon" on the top right corner.
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Select "Turn editing on" to manage the course content.
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On the section, select "Add an activity or resource".
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Choose "File".
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Press the "Add" button.
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Input the name of the file.
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Upload a file.
Note
For the fist time using the function "restrict access", it is suggested to upload a dummy file at the beginning. After using a Guest Student Account to try to access the file before the designated time, replace the dummy file by a real one.
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Under the section Restrict access, click the "Add restriction" button.
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Choose "Date".
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Choose "Form", input the date and time for showing the file.
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Click the "Add restriction" button to add another time to block the access of the file.
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Choose "Date".
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Choose "Until", input the date and time for blocking access to the file.
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Choose "all" such that students can access the file within the period.
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Activity completion : "Show activity as complete when condisions are met" and select "Student must view this activity to complete it".
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Press the "Save and return to course" button.
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Double-check the date and time, teachers can click the link of the file to verify the content. After the checking/testing, remember to replace a real file if you uploaded a dummy one when creating the file at the begining.
Note
Teachers can use the Guest Student account for trying open the file before the designated time.
