The lifetime of the course is usually one semester. After that, the course should be archived and a new course created for the next run. This is due to the obligation to keep written forms of study control until the end of the following academic year, which is derived from Article 8, Paragraph 10 of the Code of study and examination. This obligation applies not only to outputs from full-time study, but also to electronic data from all distance learning support systems. Therefore, we recommend using the following procedure after the end of the semester:
- If you have assessed activities in the course, such as assignments or tests, then we recommend that you ask the Helpdesk to archive the course and create a new course including the course content (we will only delete user data). Please contact the Moodle Helpdesk by email moodle-help@ruk.cuni.cz
- If you don’t have any assessment activities in your course and are only using it as a repository for study material, you can reset the course. Because resetting is a non-reversible activity, we recommend backing up the course beforehand.
Course reuse manual (official Moodle documentation in English) https://docs.moodle.org/404/en/Reusing_activities
- Course backup: https://docs.moodle.org/404/en/Course_backup
- Course reset: https://docs.moodle.org/404/en/Reset_course
- Import course data: https://stream.knihovna.cuni.cz/cs/media/cc47741c67ef47be95ed00d106707ddd
- Course restore: https://docs.moodle.org/404/en/Course_restore