Copy eCampus Course Content

Instructors and course builders can copy content from courses they are enrolled in or other instructor's courses. They can also export their course's content in .zip files so they can save a course package on their computer or import the course package to another course.

If you're new to eCampus, download the Default Course Template to begin building your course. You can also download the Avoiding Plagiarism Template to include content about academic dishonesty and using sources. After you download a template, follow the steps below to import it as a course package.

If copying content to more than 5 courses, please submit a ticket and attach a spreadsheet (at the bottom of this article) with the CRNs for the source and the destination courses for us to make the copy.  Providing this information will ensure we copy the correct content and will reduce processing time.

How do I copy content from one of my courses to another? 

1. Log into eCampus and navigate to the course with the content you want to copy. 

2. Scroll down to the Control Panel, expand the Package and Utilities option then click Course Copy. 

3. On the Course Copy screen, leave the Select Copy Type field as the default selection (Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course). 

4. Scroll down to Select Copy Options and click Browse to open a list of available courses. 

5. From the Courses selection screen, select the destination course to copy content into. The Course ID contains the course's 5 digit CRN after the word "star." Development shells start with "DEV."  Cross-listed courses start with "starXLS" and are followed by the two letter cross-list code. 

6. Scroll down the page and click Submit. 

7. The Destination Course ID will include the selected course. 

8. Scroll down to Select Course Materials. You may choose specific elements to copy or click Select All. To avoid errors and missing content, we recommend using the Select All option. 

After copying content, review your courses to update content availability, date restrictions, and content functionality after copying from another course. 

If copying content to more than 5 courses, please submit a ticket and attach a spreadsheet with the CRNs for the source and the destination courses for us to make the copy.  Providing this information will ensure we copy the correct content and will reduce processing time.

How do I copy content from another instructor's course into my own course? 

You must submit a request to copy another instructor's content and have the other instructor submit approval for their content to be used. Before your request can be processed,  the content owner of the course must send an email to wvuecampus-support@mail.wvu.edu stating permission for their content to be used. If the owner of the course has left the institution, please have the Chair of the department or the Dean of the college send email to wvuecampus-support@mail.wvu.edu with the approval to copy content. 

1. Log into the eCampus Request System (eRS) at ers.wvu.edu.

2. Select a course.

3. Click the Request Content button.

4. Select Destination Sections.

5. Select where your source content is located.  

6. Select Other for where you want to copy the content from. 

7. Search the section by selecting a term and subject code or the CRN.

8. Select the course you want to copy. 

9. Click Submit.

After copying content, review your courses to update content availability, date restrictions, and content functionality after copying from another course. 

How do I export a course package and save it to my computer?

1. Login to eCampus.

2. Select the course that contains the desired content.

3. Scroll down to Control Panel, near the lower-left corner.

4. Click Packages and Utilities, then click Export/Archive Course.

   • The Export/Archive screen will open.

     • This page will display any existing course packages.

5. Click Export Package.

   • The Export Course screen will open.

6. Scroll down to the File Attachments area.

7. Check to ensure the "Copy links and include copies of the files in the course default directory" and "Copy links and include copies of the files outside of the course default directory" options are selected.

8. Scroll down to the Select Course Materials area.

   • Users may choose specific elements to include or click Select All. To avoid errors and missing content, it is recommended to use the Select All option.

9. Click Submit to begin the exporting process.

   • A yellow banner will appear at the top of the screen stating the export package has begun, an email will be sent out once completed.

10. After the course package has been exported, return to the Export/Archive Course Page.

11. Click the course package file to save and download the file to the computer.

How do I import a course package to a course? 

1. Login to eCampus.

2. Select the course for the desired content to be imported.

3. Scroll down to Control Panel, near the lower-left corner.

4. Click Packages and Utilities, then click Import Package/View Logs. The Import Package/View Logs screen will open. This page will display any course packages that have been previously imported

5. Click Import Package. The import package screen will open.

6. Scroll down to the Select a Package area.

7. Click Browse My Computer. A file explorer window will open.

8. Find and select the course package from your computer.

9. Click Open. Course package files will be formatted with .zip

10. Ignore the Institutional Hierarchy Nodes area, these setting are not needed.

11. Scroll down to the Select Course Materials area. Choose specific elements to include or Select All. To avoid errors and missing content, it is recommended to use the Select All option.

12. Click Submit to begin the importing process. A yellow banner will appear at the top of the screen stating the import package has begun, an email will be sent out once completed.

How do I copy course content to a cross-listed course?

Cross-listed courses are individual child courses that have been grouped into one parent course. You may receive this error when you attempt to copy content to a cross-listed course:

To fix this error, copy content to the parent course (example: 202305-SOWK-000-111, 202305-SOWK-000-222). Parent courses may be available at the end of the course dropdown list.

Course template files

Default Course Template:

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Avoiding Plagiarism Template:

Open

Multiple Course Copy Template spreadsheet:

Open