{"id":4882,"date":"2025-09-04T10:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/devonsiobhan\/?page_id=3169"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:12:12","slug":"launch-your-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sauderteachingplaybook\/launch-your-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch Your Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- START HERE HEADER IMAGE -->\n<figure class=\"page-header-image header-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sauderteachingplaybook\/files\/2022\/07\/test-header-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\"><div class=\"subpage-header\">Start Here<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:32%\">\n<!-- START HERE SIDE NAV -->\n<div class=\"subpage-menu-container\"><div class=\"subpage-menu-header\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.75px;\">Start Here<\/div>\n<div class=\"subpage-menu-current\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sauderteachingplaybook\/start-of-term\">Start of Term<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sauderteachingplaybook\/course-design\">Course Design<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sauderteachingplaybook\/CanvasLMS\">Canvas Basics<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"subpage-menu\"><a class=\"subpage-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sauderteachingplaybook\/EDI\">EDI in Teaching<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67%\">\n<ul id=\"subpage-top\" class=\"wp-block-list breadcrumb\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sauderteachingplaybook\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ubcdapsandbox\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start Here<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start of Term<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch your course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:52px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Launch your course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please ensure your <strong>syllabus is uploaded in PDF format<\/strong> to the Syllabus link within your course. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the <em>Add Instructor Info &amp; Syllabus<\/em> page. Next, begin adding <strong>course content and assignments<\/strong>, and don&#8217;t forget to help students get to know you by <strong>uploading your profile photo to Canvas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure your <strong>Grade Posting Policy is set to &#8220;Manual&#8221;<\/strong> so that grades remain hidden from students by default. To make your course is visible to students, click the <strong>&#8220;Publish&#8221; button<\/strong> on your Course Home screen. This will ensure your course is accessible on the official term start date, as identified by <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca\/dates-and-deadlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UBC&#8217;s Academic Calendar<\/a>. If you&#8217;d like to make the course available earlier, follow the screenshot instructions at the bottom of the <em>Publish Your Course<\/em> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instructors teaching <strong>BCOM courses<\/strong> should refer to the <em>Publish Your Course<\/em> page for specific publishing steps. For <strong>RHL Graduate courses<\/strong>, the course dates are already set\u2014simply press the <strong>&#8220;Publish&#8221; button<\/strong> to make your course available to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note, even if you publish your course early, it will not become visible to students until <strong>12:00 AM<\/strong> on the Term start date, unless you customize the start date within Settings. If your course is not published, students will see it listed under their future courses but won\u2019t be able to access it. Once your course is published, you can send an <strong>introductory announcement<\/strong> to welcome your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"highlight-box highlight-box-icon\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sauderteachingplaybook\/files\/2022\/06\/highlight-icon-copy.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<div><h5 style=\"color: #fff;\">Getting Help<\/h5>\n\t\t<p>Schedule a one-on-one overview\/course set up session with Learning Services at your convenience by emailing <a href=\"mailto:help@sauder.ubc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help@sauder.ubc.ca<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start Here Start Here Start of Term Course Design Canvas Basics EDI in Teaching Launch your course Please ensure your syllabus is uploaded in PDF format to the Syllabus link within your course. 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