Add Common Modules to Courses

Common modules can be linked to a course within Icare. Generally these would be modules that are standard inclusions for most students (they do not have to be modules that everyone must do). In most circumstances, common modules would be the Core or required modules a course, or they might be the most common electives that the majority of students would choose from (i.e. 5 electives are listed as common modules and the students choose three of those).

Common modules can be included when the course is first created on Icare, or added sometime later.

Adding Common Modules

To add common modules, you need to start on the Course page:

Select Manage Courses from under the Courses and Modules heading on the Management menu.

1. If you are entering a new course follow the Add a course or Import a Qualification from Training.gov.au instructions. Once you have added the course, leave the Course page open.

2. If you are adding common modules to an existing course, select the desired course from Courses page list by double-clicking on it or by highlighting it and selecting View Course from the Courses box on the left. This will display the Course page.

From the I would like to box on the left, select Common Modules.

Click on Add a Module from the Modules box. This will open the Add Modules to Course page.

There are several ways to add a module to the course:

1. If the desired module is on the Modules list, highlight the module from the list and then select Add highlighted Module to Course from the Modules box. The Common Modules page with the chosen module, will be displayed.

2. If the list of modules is long, you can enter relevant information in either the Module or Package Search by boxes and click Search in the I would like to box. This will provide a reduced number of modules to only those which contain the information you are looking for.

For Example: you might enter Quality in the Module search box and then click Search in the I would like to box. This would list only the modules present in the database that contain the word Quality.

Once the required module is can be located on the list, either double-click on it or highlight it and then select Add highlighted Module to Course from the Modules box. The Common Modules page with the chosen module will be displayed.

3. If the module you want to add as a common module is not present in the list, you can either Import a Unit of Competency from Training.gov.au or Add a Module by selecting the relevant option from the Modules box. Once the Module has been added to the Modules list, either double-click on it or highlight it and then select Add highlighted Module to Course from the Modules box. The Common Modules page with the chosen module will be displayed.

Multiple Modules can be highlighted and added to the course together at the same time, by using the Control key.

Managing Common Modules

Once all the desired modules have been added as Common Modules, you can move the modules between the available Course Folders by highlighting the module to be moved and clicking Move To and selecting the required Course Folder.

Modules can also be sorted, (either by Code or Name) by clicking the desired option under Sort by in the Modules box.

The modules will only be sorted within each Course Folder.

Common Modules can be deleted from a course, by highlighting the module and clicking on Delete Module in the Modules box.