Import multiple courses at once by uploading a course .CSV file.
Video Tutorial: Import Multiple Courses
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Click Master Courses in Spark.
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Click Export Master Courses.
A .CSV file with your institution's Master Course codes will download on
your computer.
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Open the file in a spreadsheet editing program such as Excel.
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Navigate back to Spark.
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Click Course Management in the top navigation bar.
The list of courses at your institution will display.
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Click Import Courses.
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Click Download CSV template.
A .CSV template will download on your computer.
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Open the template in a spreadsheet editing program such as Excel.
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Enter the course information.
- Master Course Code
- The product code for your institution.
You can find these codes in
the Master Course codes .CSV file you downloaded earlier, under
column A.
- Course Name
- How the course is listed in Spark.
Recommended naming format: Semester, Year,
Course, Book (Example: Fall 2023 - ESL 030 - Reflect LS
3).
- Course Key
- Leave this field blank. Spark will create a unique
identifier for each course when you upload the template file.
- Start Date
- The first day students can submit assignments, using the format
dd-MMM-yyyy (Example: 01-JAN-2022).
- End Date
- The last day students can submit assignments, using the format
dd-MMM-yyyy (Example: 01-JAN-2022).
- Additional Info
- Optional: Description or notes.
This might include the
course section or term.
- Instructor 1-4
- Optional: The instructor's username.
Each course can have
up to 4 instructors.
- Show All Content (not only assignments)
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- FALSE
- Students can only access content their instructors
have assigned.
- TRUE
- Students can access unassigned content for
practice.
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Save your spreadsheet as a .CSV file.
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Navigate back to Spark.
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In the Course Management tab, click Import
Courses.
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Upload the file you just saved by dragging it to
Drop CSV file to upload or clicking
browse and selecting your file.
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Click Submit.
The new courses will display in the Manage Courses
tab.
