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How do I create a new course?

With the Courses module, you can create learning experiences for your team, organized into modules and lessons in different formats. The course will be available to the audience you set up, both on the mobile app and on the web.

  1. Go to admin.humand.co.
  2. Navigate to Learning → Courses.
  3. Click on + New course.
+ New course button in the Courses section of the admin panel

A creation wizard will open with the following steps:

  • Fill in the course introduction fields:

    • Title (required): minimum 3 characters, maximum 70.
    • Description (optional): up to 100 characters.
    • Course category (optional).
    • Estimated duration (optional).
    • Cover image (optional): 2:1 ratio, recommended 800 × 400 px. When uploading, you can zoom in/out to adjust the preview.
    Course basic information form
     
  • Organize your course material by adding lessons and modules.

    To add content, click + Add lesson and choose the type of lesson you want to upload.

    Course content section with + Add lesson button

    You can also organize material into modules. Modules are useful for grouping lessons by topic or chapter. Each module has a name and a customizable icon. To add a module, click + New module.

    Structure of modules and lessons within the course

    You can customize module icons by clicking on them: you can upload your own image or choose one from the available library.

    Icon selector for course modules

    You can attach files to any lesson so users can view and download them.

  • There are 5 types of lessons available:

    The 5 lesson types: Video, Reading, Article, SCORM, and Quiz

    📽️ Video
    You can upload a video from My files or from YouTube. It's recommended that videos are no longer than 10 minutes per lesson. For large videos, upload them as unlisted on YouTube and copy the link.

    Video lesson configuration

    📖 Reading
    You can manually enter rich text or attach a PDF. PDFs are displayed embedded in Humand, so there's no need to download them. Team members can only mark the lesson as complete if they've reached the last page of the PDF.

    Reading lesson configuration with PDF option

    💭 Article
    On a blank canvas, you can combine images, text, videos, and any other useful training content. You can also set up iframes.

    Article lesson editor with multimedia support

    ❇️ SCORM
    Add SCORM-format lessons for an interactive learning experience that meets e-learning standards.

    SCORM lesson configuration

    📝 Quiz
    Add an assessment to the course. You can set up:

    • Number of attempts: how many times a team member can try. If there's no passing grade, they can only try once.
    • Minimum passing grade: once passed, they can't retake it to improve their score.
    • Time limit: the time available to answer. If time runs out, the attempt is recorded with the answers completed up to that point.
    • Show correct answers: after using all attempts or passing, the team member can see feedback for each question.
    Quiz configuration: attempts, minimum grade, time limit, and feedback

    When creating questions, keep in mind:

    • Title and answer options: up to 255 characters.
    • For single or multiple choice, options can't be identical and must have text.
    • You can add an explanation for answers, visible at the end of the quiz.
    • Single choice: there must be exactly one correct option.
    • Multiple choice: there must be at least one correct option; there's no maximum.
    • Text type: not included in the final score.
    Quiz question editor with available answer types

    You can also customize the score for each question, assigning values from 0 to any positive number. The total points are converted into a percentage, which is shown to the team member as feedback.

    Custom score configuration per question in the quiz
  • Set the internal parameters for the course.

    1. Type
    Decide if the course is mandatory or optional. Optional courses are great for content that adds extra value but isn't essential for every role.

    Course type selector: mandatory or optional

    2. Content
    Set up sequencing and course deadlines:

    • Sequencing: modules and lessons must be completed in order. This ensures a logical learning progression.
    • Automatic progress update: when you add a new lesson, progress is updated for all team members, even those who already completed the course.
    • Course deadline: set an expiration date. After this date, the course is considered expired, but team members can still take it.
    • Satisfaction survey: after finishing the course, team members see a short survey about the usefulness, ease, and recommendation of the content.

    Progress is only reset when a new lesson or module is added. Editing the content of an existing lesson does not reset progress.

    Course content options: sequencing, deadline, and satisfaction survey

    3. Instructor
    Optionally, set an instructor to lead the course.

    Course audience configuration with segmentation options

    4. Audience
    Choose who will see the course. Select All team members to make it visible to everyone, or Segment to limit it to a specific group using the segmentation module.

    Course audience configuration with segmentation options

    5. Notifications
    Choose how to notify the audience when you publish the course. Available options are:

    • Push: notification in the mobile app.
    • Email: team members receive an email with course details and a direct link.
    • Push and email: both notifications are sent.
    • No notification: the course is available but no active notification is sent.
    Notification channel selector when publishing a course or learning path

    6. Completion certificate
    Enable this if you want to give a digital certificate to team members who complete and pass the course. They will be able to download it.

    Completion certificate option in course settings

    7. Signature
    If enabled, team members will be asked to sign at the end of the course to verify their identity.

    Signature option at the end of the course
  • Before creating the course, you'll see a summary with the most important details so you can make sure everything is set up correctly.

    Final review screen with course summary before creation

The course is created by default as active. If you need to publish it unfinished, segment it just for your own user and update the audience when it's ready. You can also deactivate it at any time from the course actions menu.

Course successfully created confirmation

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