Add an optional description field to course modes.

common/djangoapps/course_modes/migrations/0007_add_description.py

+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import datetime
+from south.db import db
+from south.v2 import SchemaMigration
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Migration(SchemaMigration):
+
+    def forwards(self, orm):
+        # Adding field 'CourseMode.description'
+        db.add_column('course_modes_coursemode', 'description',
+                      self.gf('django.db.models.fields.TextField')(null=True, blank=True),
+                      keep_default=False)
+
+
+        # Changing field 'CourseMode.course_id'
+        db.alter_column('course_modes_coursemode', 'course_id', self.gf('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField')(max_length=255))
+
+    def backwards(self, orm):
+        # Deleting field 'CourseMode.description'
+        db.delete_column('course_modes_coursemode', 'description')
+
+
+        # Changing field 'CourseMode.course_id'
+        db.alter_column('course_modes_coursemode', 'course_id', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(max_length=255))
+
+    models = {
+        'course_modes.coursemode': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('course_id', 'mode_slug', 'currency'),)", 'object_name': 'CourseMode'},
+            'course_id': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'currency': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'usd'", 'max_length': '8'}),
+            'description': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'null': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'expiration_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'expiration_datetime': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'min_price': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': '0'}),
+            'mode_display_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255'}),
+            'mode_slug': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'suggested_prices': ('django.db.models.fields.CommaSeparatedIntegerField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'})
+        }
+    }
+
+    complete_apps = ['course_modes']
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common/djangoapps/course_modes/models.py

@@ -11,7 +11,17 @@ from django.db.models import Q
 
 from xmodule_django.models import CourseKeyField
 
-Mode = namedtuple('Mode', ['slug', 'name', 'min_price', 'suggested_prices', 'currency', 'expiration_datetime'])
+Mode = namedtuple('Mode',
+                  [
+                      'slug',
+                      'name',
+                      'min_price',
+                      'suggested_prices',
+                      'currency',
+                      'expiration_datetime',
+                      'description'
+                  ])
+
 
 class CourseMode(models.Model):
     """
@@ -42,7 +52,11 @@ class CourseMode(models.Model):
 
     expiration_datetime = models.DateTimeField(default=None, null=True, blank=True)
 
-    DEFAULT_MODE = Mode('honor', _('Honor Code Certificate'), 0, '', 'usd', None)
+    # optional description override
+    # WARNING: will not be localized
+    description = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
+
+    DEFAULT_MODE = Mode('honor', _('Honor Code Certificate'), 0, '', 'usd', None, None)
     DEFAULT_MODE_SLUG = 'honor'
 
     class Meta:
@@ -66,7 +80,8 @@ class CourseMode(models.Model):
             mode.min_price,
             mode.suggested_prices,
             mode.currency,
-            mode.expiration_datetime
+            mode.expiration_datetime,
+            mode.description
         ) for mode in found_course_modes])
         if not modes:
             modes = [cls.DEFAULT_MODE]

common/djangoapps/course_modes/views.py

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class ChooseModeView(View):
             context["currency"] = modes["verified"].currency.upper()
             context["min_price"] = modes["verified"].min_price
             context["verified_name"] = modes["verified"].name
+            context["verified_description"] = modes["verified"].description
 
         return render_to_response("course_modes/choose.html", context)
 

common/templates/course_modes/choose.html

@@ -72,16 +72,21 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 <h4 class="title">${verified_name}</h4>
               %endif
 
-
-              %if upgrade:
-                <div class="copy">
-                  <p>${_("Upgrade and work toward a verified Certificate of Achievement.")}</p>
-                </div>
+              %if verified_name == "Verified Certificate":
+                %if upgrade:
+                    <div class="copy">
+                    <p>${_("Upgrade and work toward a verified Certificate of Achievement.")}</p>
+                    </div>
+                %else:
+                    <div class="copy">
+                    <p>${_("Sign up and work toward a verified Certificate of Achievement.")}</p>
+                    </div>
+                %endif
               %else:
-                <div class="copy">
-                  <p>${_("Sign up and work toward a verified Certificate of Achievement.")}</p>
-                </div>
-              %endif
+                    <div class="copy">
+                    <p>${verified_description}</p>
+                    </div>
+               %endif
             </div>
 
             <div class="field field-certificate-contribution">