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What is a category?

A "category" is an ILIAS object that is used to structure the entire ILIAS installation. Like courses and groups, the category belongs to the so-called "container objects". These container objects can in turn contain other ILIAS objects such as wikis, learning modules etc. (similar to the folder structure you know from your laptop or desktop PC, e.g. "My Documents" would be very similar).

What can the category be used for?

Categories are usually used for the rough structuring of an ILIAS installation.

In a business context, this can be used to map different departments.
If you transfer the application to the structure of a university, you would normally create a category for each faculty.

This approach is especially suitable for ILIAS installations that are accessed by many users. The categories can also be used to control "access rights" and "access to certain functions" for selected user groups of the ILIAS installation. This helps when there is a large number of users on the platform to set certain rules for setting up and creating online materials. Without this subdivision it could quickly lead to the situation that later nobody knows where to find which content.

Example: Using categories in the "Repository"

In the repository, we also use categories to give our central learning platform a good basic structure.

First of all, we work with categories to sort the content by area:
- Current semester: Here you will find additional categories and the courses they contain that relate to the current semester.
- Contents for students of all semesters: This contains categories and courses that are required for all semesters, i.e. do not exactly follow the "semester rhythm".
- Student study groups: Only students have access to this category to organize their own study groups.
There are also categories that prepare for the coming semester or represent other offers (e.g. central services):
- Courses in upcoming semester: Semester in preparation
- Documentation & Online Help on ILIAS: This is a central service of the e-learning department that offers support on how to use ILIAS.

How does it work?

The following tutorial describes functionality and procedures in detail:

Tutorial (in German)

Tutorial "Kategorie" (from the ILIAS-Online-Help)

Help and Support

If you have any questions about ILIAS, you can reach us ...

via our Forum, where you will find many already answered questions about ILIAS, and where you also have the possibility to ask questions yourself.
via the e-mail address ilias@rz.uni-freiburg.de.

In all other cases, please contact us via e-mail to elearning@rz.uni-freiburg.de.

Further use as OER explicitly permitted: This work and its contents are - unless otherwise stated - licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Please attribute according to TASLL rule as follows: "Digital Teaching Toolbox" from E-Learning Department, University of Freiburg, Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Zuletzt geändert: 31. Okt. 2024, 09:39, Sassiat (Admin), Daniel [sassiatadmin]