Course Catalog, Enrollment, and Learning Paths
Catalog structure
The catalog exposes courses by topic, rules year, format, audience, and division. Filters are cumulative; clearing one filter broadens results. A course card shows enrollment type, estimated duration, and whether a prerequisite is required.
Enrollment and paths
- Self-enrollment: the learner selects an open course.
- Assigned enrollment: an administrator or compliance coordinator places a learner or group.
- Prerequisite-gated enrollment: the platform blocks registration until the prerequisite is complete.
- Learning paths sequence courses; enrolling in the path enrolls the learner in the next eligible course, not all courses at once.
- Waitlists do not guarantee a seat. Check status before telling a learner they are enrolled.
Worked example
A compliance coordinator must get three new assistant coaches through recruiting rules education before any off-campus contact. The correct move is to assign the learning path to a group, not to send a catalog link. Reasoning: assignment creates a tracked enrollment and an overdue date; self-enrollment depends on the learner acting. The path's first module has a prerequisite, so verify prior completion before the start date.
Traps
- Confusing path enrollment with course completion.
- Enrolling a group in a course whose prerequisite the group has not met.
- Assuming a waitlisted learner is enrolled.
- Using a catalog link when the requirement is assigned and auditable.