Once an outcome is defined at a course, it can be connected with activities.

To connect an outcome with a Quiz activity, you may follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Quiz settings.
2. Scroll down and click Outcomes title.
3. A list of outcomes defined in the course will be shown. Select the outcome(s) you want to relate with the assignment by clicking checkboxes.
4. Click 'Save and return to course" or "Save and display" button.

When an outcome is related with a quiz, a new column will be added to gradebook. Instructors can evaluate students' competency level for the outcome from Grades table. 

To evaluate outcomes on Grades table, you may follow these steps:

1. Navigate to course page.
2. Click Grades from Navigation block.
3. Click 'Turn editing on' button.
4. Select competency level from the dropdown menus for each student.
5. Click 'Save changes' button.

Once an outcome is defined at a course, it can be connected with activities.

To connect an outcome with an Assignment activity, you may follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Assignment settings.
2. Scroll down and click Outcomes title.
3. A list of outcomes defined in the course will be shown. Select the outcome(s) you want to relate with the assignment by clicking checkboxes.
4. Click 'Save and return to course" or "Save and display" button.

Then, on Assignment grading page, a dropdown menu to evaluate the outcome will be added (as shown below). Select an appropriate value from the list.

When an outcome is related with an assignment, a new column will be added to gradebook. Instructors may also evaluate students' competency level for the outcome from Grades table. 

In order to calculate the course total, an correct aggregation option needs to be selected. To select/change the aggregation option you can follow these steps: Go to the course page.

1.     Click "Grades" link from the Course Administration.
2.     On the top of new page, there is a setup menu of which first item is "Grader report". Select "Setup"  from "Categories and items" section of the dropdown menu.
3.     A table will be opened. Click edit button.
4.     Click "Edit settings" menu on the dropdown menu.
5.     On the "Aggregation" column click on the dropdown menu and select option you need.
6.     Click "Save changes" button.

Quickmail enables sending e-mail to enrolled students.

To compose a new e-mail you may follow these steps:

1. Click "Compose New Email" link from the Quickmail block located on the left of the course page.
2. Select the recipients from the participants list.
3. Type the subject.
4. Attach files if you need.
5. Compose the message.
6. Click "Send Email" button. 

If you have recorded your BigBlueButton (BBB) sessions in a previous semester and want to share these recordings with your students in the active semester, you need to add links of the recordings as URL resources to the new course.

You can follow these steps:

• Login to the previous semester which you have recorded your sessions.
• Navigate to the course page.
• Click on the BBB activity which has the recording.
• Click on the "Presentation". A new tab will be opened.
• Copy the link of the  recording from the address bar. For example:
• Login to the active semester which you will share your recordings.
• Navigate to the course page.
• Click "Turn editing on".
• On the section where you want to add the recording, click "Add an activity or resource".
• Select "URL" from the window.
• Type a "Name" for the recording. This name will be shown on the course page.
• Paste the link you have copied to "External URL" box.
• If needed, you can edit the other options.
• Click "Save and return to course" or "Save and Display".

If you have recorded your Webex sessions in a previous semester to cloud and want to share these recordings with your students in the active semester, you need to add links of the recordings as URL resources to the new course.

You can follow these steps:

• Login to the previous semester which you have recorded your sessions.
• Navigate to the course page.
• Click on the Webex activity.
• Click on the "Recordings" tab. 
• Click on "View Recording" for the recording you want to share.
• A window displaying the password to view recording will open. Click "Copy".
• Open a new tab in your Internet browser or a new browser window.
• Login to the active semester which you will share your recordings.
• Navigate to the course page.
• Click "Turn editing on".
• On the section where you want to add the recording, click "Add an activity or resource".
• Select "URL" from the window.
• Type a "Name" for the recording. This name will be shown on the course page.
• On "Description" text area, type "Password: " and paste the password to view recording. 
• Return to the tab or window where Webex password window is open. 
• Click "View recording".
• If the password is asked, paste the password you have copied.
• Click "OK".
• Copy the link of the  recording from the address bar. For example:
  

• Return to the tab or window where URL activity settings is open. 
• Paste the link you have copied to "External URL" box.
• If needed, you can edit the other options.
• Click "Save and return to course" or "Save and Display".

If you have recorded your Zoom sessions in a previous semester to cloud and want to share these recordings with your students in the active semester, you need to add links of the recordings as URL resources to the new course.

You can follow these steps:

• Login to the previous semester which you have recorded your sessions.
• Navigate to the course page.
• Click on the Zoom activity.
• Click on the "Cloud recordings" tab. 
• Click on the title of the recording you want to share.
• Click on the "Share" under the recording of the session. If you like, you can also share Audio-only version.

• Copy the link of the recording from window. For example:

• Login to the active semester which you will share your recordings.
• Navigate to the course page.
• Click "Turn editing on".
• On the section where you want to add the recording, click "Add an activity or resource".
• Select "URL" from the window.
• Type a "Name" for the recording. This name will be shown on the course page.
• Paste the link you have copied to "External URL" box.
• If needed, you can edit the other options.
• Click "Save and return to course" or "Save and Display".

To show the means of grades, you may follow these steps:

1. Go to course page.
2. Click "Grades" from Course Administration block.
3. Click "Course grade settings" from Grade administration block.
4. Scroll down to User Report section.
5. Change "Show average" setting to "Show".
6. Click "Save changes".

A course from one of the previous semesters may be transfered to the current semester by Backup - Restore actions.

You may follow these steps:

1. Select the desired semester from ODTUClass Archive dropdown menu.
2. Login using METU credentials.
3. Go to course page.
4. Click Backup option from the Course Administration.
5. Click "Next" buttons to proceed.
6. Click "Perform Backup" button on the last page.
7. When the system completes the process click "Continue" button.
8. Find the compressed file from "User private backup area" and click "Download" to download the file.
9. Go to ODTUClass for the current semester.
10. Go to course page.
11. Click Restore option from the Course Administration.
12. Drag the .mbz file that you have downloaded and drop it to Import a backup file area.
13. Click Restore button.
14. Click "Continue" button.
15. Select Merge the backup course into this course option from Restore into this course section.
16. Click "Continue" button.
17. Click "Next" buttons to proceed.
18. Click "Perform restore" button on the last page.
19. When the system completes the process click "Continue" button and return to course page.

Warning: Please don't include Turnitin assignments, Zoom, Webex, BigBlueButton and Quickmail history in the backup file. 

You may follow these steps:

1. Export Questions

• Login to the semester you have prepared the questions.
• Navigate to the course page.
• Click Question Bank link on Course Administration block.
• From the options shown, click Export on Course Administration block.
• From File format options, select Moodle XML format.
• From Export category dropdown menu, you can select a category that includes the questions you want to export or leave it as Default for Course Name to export all of the questions.
• Write category to file and Write context to file check boxes should be checked.
• Click Export questions to file button.
• A document with .xml extension will download to your computer.

2. Import Questions

• Login to the active semester.
• Navigate to the course page.
• Click Question Bank link on Course Administration block.
• From the options shown, click Import on Course Administration block.
• From File format options, select Moodle XML format.
• Drag and drop the xml file you have downloaded to Choose a file area.
• Click Import button.