Copying module areas in the Hub for the next academic year (2013 – 2014)

In preparation for the next academic year (2013-2014) all current academic module areas in the Hub will be copied and made available to academic tutors. Tutors and current students will continue to have access to existing 2012-13 modules until the end of August 2013. Tutor access to existing areas can be extended and further information regarding this will be available in due course.

The copying process will begin from Monday 20^th May 2013 until Thursday 24^th May 2013. Any changes made to current Hub modules during this time will not be transferred to the new copy. During this time the Hub will remain available to all. The new modules will be available to staff shortly after this process. Confirmation will be sent via Moderator and blog messages.

Please note:

• the following will not by default be copied into the new module areas:

o   Discussion Forums

o   Discussion Topics

o   Discussion Posts

o   Groups and group sets

o   Announcements

 

• a new link to the module timetable will be added to the copied course. In some cases (for example if there has already been a link to the timetable added to the menu) this will result in copied areas having some duplication in the menu – any duplicate menu items, or menu items not required, can be removed by tutors.
 
•  an amended module evaluation will be added
• with some exceptions, only module leaders will be added to the copied areas
  
• 2013-14 semester 1 modules will be available to students from 9^th September 2013 with the exception of programmes that have an early start date.

A Moderator message and Hub blog will confirm once the copied modules are available. A short set of instructions will also be provided to assist tutors in editing and reordering their new module menus.

 Further information is available from hub@qmu.ac.uk