Adding a Syllabus to Your Course in Moodle

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To add a syllabus to your Moodle course, log in to Moodle and navigate to the course homepage on the Side Navigation Panel. Select the topic you wish to add your syllabus to in the CONTENTS menu.

Screenshot of a Moodle course page for “13F Creative Writing – Poetry (ENGL-2003-W01)” at Oklahoma City Community College. The left sidebar menu is open, with the “General” section highlighted in pink. Below it are links labeled Announcements, Proctorio Test Quiz, and Test Essay. The main course content area displays the same three items under the heading “General.” The top navigation bar includes tabs for Course, Settings, Participants, Grades, Reports, More, and Open LMS.

When the topic loads, toggle on **Edit Mode**, which is located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

Screenshot of a Moodle course page titled “13F ENGL-2003-W01 / General.” The main content area displays three links under the heading “General”: Announcements, Proctorio Test Quiz, and Test Essay. In the top-right corner, a pink circle highlights the “Edit mode” toggle switch, which is currently set to off. The left sidebar menu is partially visible.

When the topic loads, scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the **Add an activity or Resource** button and select it.

Screenshot of a Moodle course page showing the “General” section with listed items: Announcements, Proctorio Test Quiz, and Test Essay. A pink circle highlights a pop-up menu at the bottom right with options to add an “Activity or resource” or a “Subsection.” The option “Activity or resource” is selected.

This will load the **Add an activity or resource** menu. Select **File**.

Screenshot of the Moodle “Add an activity or resource” menu. A grid of options is displayed, including Assignment, Attendance, Book, Chat, Database, Feedback, Folder, Forum, Glossary, Quiz, and more. A pink circle highlights the “File” option, which is represented by an icon of a document with a folded corner.

Enter a name for the resource in the Name field. This is what will be displayed to students on the course home page. Next, you can either drag and drop a file into the **Select files** area or use the paper icon to load the File picker.

Screenshot of the Moodle “New File” setup page. The section labeled “General” includes fields for Name, Description, and file selection. A pink circle highlights the file upload icon in the “Select files” area, where users can upload or drag and drop files. The page also shows a rich text editor for the description field and a checkbox option to display the description on the course page.

If you are using the File picker, select **Upload a file** in the left menu. Next, select **Choose File**.

Screenshot of the Moodle “File picker” window for uploading a file. The left menu shows options: Server files, Recent files, Upload a file (selected), Private files, and Content bank. The main section includes fields for file upload, with a pink circle highlighting the “Choose File” button. Additional fields below allow entering a file name in “Save as,” listing the author (Taylor Johnson), and selecting a license from a dropdown menu.

Click "Upload this file".

Screenshot of the Moodle “File picker” window with an uploaded file listed as “Getting Start... Step 1.png.” Below the file details, fields show “Save as,” “Author” (Taylor Johnson), and “Choose license” (set to All rights reserved). A pink circle highlights the blue “Upload this file” button at the bottom.

Use the **Save and return to course** button at the bottom of the page to finish the process and add the Syllabus to your course.

Screenshot of the Moodle file upload page showing a selected file thumbnail under “Select files.” Below are expandable sections labeled Appearance, Common module settings, Restrict access, Completion conditions, and Tags. At the bottom, three buttons are shown: “Save and return to course” (highlighted with a pink circle), “Save and display,” and “Cancel.” A checkbox for “Send content change notification” is also visible.

If you need any assistance, please feel free to contact the Center for Learning and Teaching by emailing [clt@occc.edu](mailto:clt@occc.edu) or by calling 405-682-7838!