Moodle Core Functionality – eCreators Customer Support

Overview

This article describes a high level view of Moodle Functionality available to Administrators and Learners.

Moodle Core Functionality

Diagram

The following diagram presents a high level view of the Moodle features used by Administrators and Students

Descriptions

The following table describes each feature in the above diagram.

Feature	Description	Level
Users	Physical User Accounts, each with a username and password.	System
Cohorts	System Wide groups of users. May be automatically generated from User Profile Fields	System
Enrolment Methods	Controls which Courses a user is enrolled into	Course
Payment	Payments are made through special Enrolment Methods	Course
Learnbook Reports	Site Wide Reporting by Cohorts or Courses. Available to Learnbook customers only.	System
Course Categories	A hierarchy of Courses	System
Courses	Courses are the spaces where Teachers add learning materials (Activities) for their students	System
Topics	Sections within a Course	Course
Activities	An Activity is a Moodle Feature such as a SCORM Package, Assignment or Quiz which a Learner can engage in.	Course
Activity Restrictions	Configurable rules which control what Activities are available to Learners. Highly flexible and can be used to restrict users by completion of other activities, time or User Profile Fields	Course
Groups	Groups of Users within a Specific Course	Course
Gradebook	Stores the Grades each User has earned for an Activity	Course
Roles and Permissions	Rules which control the level of administration a User is allowed to perform. Not to be confused with Activity Restrictions which are used to control access to Course Activities.	System