Changes in version 1.1 (2015012000)

• Added collapsible sections to help prevent scroll of death when making lots of checks on big courses.


• Added checking of assignments, to check whether the due date is before the course start date or creation date.

Changes in version 1.0.4 (2014112700)

• Removed (hopefully) the last set of hardcoded text strings from the renderer. (Thanks to German Valero for reporting this)

Changes in version 1.0.3 (2014111000)

• Fixed an issue when checking whether guest access is enabled on a course, (Checking if guest access is an option is helpful) Thanks to Michael Buchanan & Bas Brands for reporting this.


• Removed hardcoded language strings in the renderer. (Thanks to Bas Brands for reporting this).


• Fixed an issue when a cleanup has been run on the course, the block still shows all of the sections, including those that have been deleted.

Changes in version 1.0.2 (2014101700)

• Fixed an issue that prevent the block (and moodle) from loading (Thanks to Michael Buchanan for reporting this).


• Cleaned up the way in which the blocks default settings, and block settings are handled.

Changes in version 1.0.1 (2014100800)

• Fixed issues with undefined variables being used


• Added Support for Moodle 2.6


• Removed legacy references to $CFG prevent errors with block checking on a course

Changes in version 1.0. (2014100700)

• Initial Release

Changes in versoin 1.3 (2018031400)

• Updated to support later versoins of Moodle


• Added checks for new activity type plugin (Course Guide)

Changes in version 1.1 (2015012000)

• Added collapsible sections to help prevent scroll of death when making lots of checks on big courses.


• Added checking of assignments, to check whether the due date is before the course start date or creation date.

Changes in version 1.0.4 (2014112700)

• Removed (hopefully) the last set of hardcoded text strings from the renderer. (Thanks to German Valero for reporting this)

Changes in version 1.0.3 (2014111000)

• Fixed an issue when checking whether guest access is enabled on a course, (Checking if guest access is an option is helpful) Thanks to Michael Buchanan & Bas Brands for reporting this.


• Removed hardcoded language strings in the renderer. (Thanks to Bas Brands for reporting this).


• Fixed an issue when a cleanup has been run on the course, the block still shows all of the sections, including those that have been deleted.

Changes in version 1.0.2 (2014101700)

• Fixed an issue that prevent the block (and moodle) from loading (Thanks to Michael Buchanan for reporting this).


• Cleaned up the way in which the blocks default settings, and block settings are handled.

Changes in version 1.0.1 (2014100800)

• Fixed issues with undefined variables being used


• Added Support for Moodle 2.6


• Removed legacy references to $CFG prevent errors with block checking on a course

Changes in version 1.0. (2014100700)

• Initial Release

BCU Course Checks Block

This block carries out a number of automated checks on a course, that are all user configurable. The checks were designed to encourage a minimum standard of course quality, instead of forcing users and restricting their abilities.

The block also has the option to allow users to "clear down" a course, simply removing any sections that don't have content. It won't delete any sections that have content and/or a summary.

The checks that can be carried out by this block are:

• Has the course got a summary, and image set?


• Is the course visible to students?


• Has guest access been disabled on the course (helps prevent issues with automatically enrolled students)


• Have the sections been renamed from their default heading?


• Have all of the sections got a summary?


• Have all sections got content


• What blocks should each course have added to them?

Maintainer

The block has been written and is currently maintained by Michael Grant working at Birmingham City University.

Documentation

Documentation can be found at the page at Moodle wiki

BCU Course Checks Block

This block carries out a number of automated checks on a course, that are all user configurable. The checks were designed to encourage a minimum standard of course quality, instead of forcing users and restricting their abilities.

The block also has the option to allow users to "clear down" a course, simply removing any sections that don't have content. It won't delete any sections that have content and/or a summary.

The checks that can be carried out by this block are:

• Has the course got a summary, and image set?


• Is the course visible to students?


• Has guest access been disabled on the course (helps prevent issues with automatically enrolled students)


• Have the sections been renamed from their default heading?


• Have all of the sections got a summary?


• Have all sections got content


• What blocks should each course have added to them?

Maintainer

The block has been written and is currently maintained by Michael Grant working at Birmingham City University.

Documentation

Documentation can be found at the page at Moodle wiki

BCU Course Checks Block

This block carries out a number of automated checks on a course, that are all user configurable. The checks were designed to encourage a minimum standard of course quality, instead of forcing users and restricting their abilities.

The block also has the option to allow users to "clear down" a course, simply removing any sections that don't have content. It won't delete any sections that have content and/or a summary.

The checks that can be carried out by this block are:

• Has the course got a summary, and image set?


• Is the course visible to students?


• Has guest access been disabled on the course (helps prevent issues with automatically enrolled students)


• Have the sections been renamed from their default heading?


• Have all of the sections got a summary?


• Have all sections got content


• What blocks should each course have added to them?

Maintainer

The block has been written and is currently maintained by Michael Grant working at Birmingham City University.

Documentation

Documentation can be found at the page at Moodle wiki

BCU Course Checks Block

This block carries out a number of automated checks on a course, that are all user configurable. The checks were designed to encourage a minimum standard of course quality, instead of forcing users and restricting their abilities.

The block also has the option to allow users to "clear down" a course, simply removing any sections that don't have content. It won't delete any sections that have content and/or a summary.

The checks that can be carried out by this block are:

• Has the course got a summary, and image set?


• Is the course visible to students?


• Has guest access been disabled on the course (helps prevent issues with automatically enrolled students)


• Have the sections been renamed from their default heading?


• Have all of the sections got a summary?


• Have all sections got content


• What blocks should each course have added to them?

Maintainer

The block has been written and is currently maintained by Michael Grant working at Birmingham City University.

Documentation

Documentation can be found at the page at Moodle wiki

Changes in version 1.0.1 (2014100800)

• Fixed issues with undefined variables being used


• Added Support for Moodle 2.6


• Removed legacy references to $CFG prevent errors with block checking on a course

BCU Course Checks Block

This block carries out a number of automated checks on a course, that are all user configurable. The checks were designed to encourage a minimum standard of course quality, instead of forcing users and restricting their abilities.

The block also has the option to allow users to "clear down" a course, simply removing any sections that don't have content. It won't delete any sections that have content and/or a summary.

The checks that can be carried out by this block are:

• Has the course got a summary, and image set?


• Is the course visible to students?


• Has guest access been disabled on the course (helps prevent issues with automatically enrolled students)


• Have the sections been renamed from their default heading?


• Have all of the sections got a summary?


• Have all sections got content


• What blocks should each course have added to them?

Maintainer

The block has been written and is currently maintained by Michael Grant working at Birmingham City University.

Documentation

Documentation will be provided at the page at Moodle wiki if the block makes it into the Moodle plugins directory.

BCU Course Checks Block

This block carries out a number of automated checks on a course, that are all user configurable. The checks were designed to encourage a minimum standard of course quality, instead of forcing users and restricting their abilities.

The block also has the option to allow users to "clear down" a course, simply removing any sections that don't have content. It won't delete any sections that have content and/or a summary.

The checks that can be carried out by this block are:

• Has the course got a summary, and image set?


• Is the course visible to students?


• Has guest access been disabled on the course (helps prevent issues with automatically enrolled students)


• Have the sections been renamed from their default heading?


• Have all of the sections got a summary?


• Have all sections got content


• What blocks should each course have added to them?

Maintainer

The block has been written and is currently maintained by Michael Grant working at Birmingham City University.

Documentation

Documentation will be provided at the page at Moodle wiki if the block makes it into the Moodle plugins directory.