Create and Manage Course Subjects

Subjects group related course topics to help learners search for courses about particular subjects.  Users can filter catalog search results by subject and course administrators can use subject to filter the list of learning modules on the Learning Modules page.

Create a Subject

To create a subject

  1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Catalog Configuration > Subjects. 
  2. Click + Create Subject. 
  3. Enter a name for the new subject.
  4. Click Save.

Set the Subject Permissions

Once you have saved a subject, you can assign permissions

To set the subject permissions

  1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Catalog Configuration > Subjects. 
  2. Locate the appropriate subject. 
  3. Click the action menu and select Permissions.
  4. Set the permissions as required.
  • Users with read-only permissions can filter catalog search results by subject, use a subject as search criteria and assign a subject to a learning module.
  • Users with unrestricted access to a subject can update or delete it, and also update the permissions.

Edit a Subject

You can edit a subject's name.  When you do so, the change of name is reflected in the Catalog Search results filters, in the Learning Modules page Subject filter, and in the Catalog Editor for all learning modules it is assigned to.

To edit a subject

  1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Catalog Configuration > Subjects. 
  2. Locate the appropriate subject. 
  3. Click the action menu and select Edit Subject.
  4. Enter a new name for the subject.
  5. Click Save.

Delete a Subject

Subjects can be deleted only if they are not being used by a learning module.

To delete a subject

  1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Catalog Configuration > Subjects. 
  2. Locate the appropriate subject. 
  3. Click the action menu and select Delete Subject.
  4. Click OK.  If the subject is being used in a learning module, you will get a message that it cannot be deleted.