Doc changes for new publishing workflow

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/building_course/establish_grading_policy.rst

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Establishing a grading policy takes several steps. You must:
 #. :ref:`Set the Grade Range`
 #. :ref:`Set the Grace Period`
 #. :ref:`Configure the Assignment Types`
-#. :ref:`Set the Assignment Type for Graded Subsections`
+#. :ref:`Graded Subsections`
 #. :ref:`The Student View of Grades`
 
 
@@ -166,28 +166,33 @@ You configure the following fields for each assignment type:
   will drop the lowest-scored assignments first.
 
 
-.. _Set the Assignment Type for Graded Subsections:
+.. _Graded Subsections:
 
 **********************************************
-Set the Assignment Type for Graded Subsections
+Graded Subsections
 **********************************************
-After you configure assignment types, as you are organizing your course, you set
-the assignment type for subsections that contain problems that are to be graded.
+
+After you configure assignment types, as you are organizing your course, you
+set the assignment type for subsections that contain problems that are to be
+graded.
 
 Each subsection that contains problems to be graded can include only one
-assignment type. See :ref:`subsections` for more information.
+assignment type. 
 
-.. note:: You can only set assignment types and due dates at the subsection
- level. You cannot set assignment types or due dates for entire sections or
- for individual units within subsections. Additionally, you can designate a
- subsection as one, and only one, of the assignment types you configured.
+.. note:: 
+ You can only set assignment types and due dates at the subsection level. You
+ cannot set assignment types or due dates for entire sections or for individual
+ units within subsections. Additionally, you can designate a subsection as one,
+ and only one, of the assignment types you configured.
   
-See :ref:`subsections` for general instructions on configuring a subsection. See
-:ref:`Set the Grading Policy` for instructions on designating a subsection as a
-graded assignment.
+See :ref:`Developing Course Subsections` for general instructions on
+configuring a subsection.
+
+See :ref:`Set the Assignment Type and Due Date for a Subsection` for
+instructions on designating a subsection as a graded assignment.
 
 Within a graded subsection, you create problems of the type designated for that
-subsection. You cannotß not mix problems of different assignment types in the
+subsection. You cannot not mix problems of different assignment types in the
 same subsection.
 
 For example, if you want to create a homework assignment and a lab for a
@@ -195,74 +200,12 @@ specific topic, create two subsections. Set one subsection as the Homework
 assignment type and the other as the Lab assignment type. Both subsections can
 contain other content as well as the actual homework or lab problems.
 
-.. note:: You can create problems in Studio without specifying that the
- subsection is an assignment type. However, such problems do not count toward
- a student's grade.
-
-See :ref:`Working with Problem Components` for instructions on creating problems. 
-
-.. _Set the Grading Policy:
-
-=======================
-Set the Grading Policy
-=======================
-
-You can designate a subsection as one of the assignment types that you specified
-in the grading policy.
-
-You set the grading policy for the subsection from two places:
-
-* The course outline 
-* The subsection page
-
-From the course outline, click the checkmark next to the subsection.  Then
-select a grading policy from the popup menu:
-
-    .. image:: ../Images/course_outline_set_grade.png
-       :alt: Image of the assignment type for a subsection
-
-From the subsection page, click the text next to the **Graded as** label, then
-select a grading policy from the popup menu:
-
-    .. image:: ../Images/subsection_set_grade.png
-       :alt: Image of the assignment type on the subsection page
-
-See :ref:`Establish a Grading Policy` for more information.
-
-
-==================
-Set the Due Date
-==================
-
-For subsections that contain graded problems, you can set a due date. Students
-must complete the problems in the subsection before the due date to get credit.
-All problems in a subsection have the same due date.
-
-#. From the subsection page, click **SET A DUE DATE**. The Due Day and Due Time
-   fields appear.
-#. Place the cursor in the Due Date field, and pick a day from the popup
-   calendar.
-#. Place the cursor in the Due Time field and pick a time.
-
-.. note:: When you set a due date, keep in mind that students will be in
- different time zones. By default, the time zone appears as UTC, not the
- student's local time. If you tell your students an assignment is due at 5:00
- PM, make sure to specify that the time is 5:00 PM UTC and point them to a
- time converter.
-
-You can also :ref:`Set the Grace Period` for your assignments to cover any
-misunderstandings about time. For example, some classes have set a grace period
-of 1 day, 6 hours, and 1 minute. The grace period applies to all assignments.
-
-Students see the due date in the course accordion under the subsection title.
-For example:
-
-.. image::  ../Images/Subsection_due_date.png
-  :alt: Image of subsection due dates in the course accordion
-
-There are several problems in this subsection, all due November 3, 2013 at 23:30
-UTC.
+.. note:: 
+ You can create problems in Studio without specifying that the subsection is an
+ assignment type. However, such problems do not count toward a student's grade.
 
+See :ref:`Working with Problem Components` for instructions on creating
+problems.
 
 
 

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/building_course/index.rst

-.. _Building a Course Index:
+.. _Setting up Your Course Index:
 
 ##########################
-Building a Course
+Setting up Your Course
 ##########################
 
+Use the chapters in this section to create and build your course.
+
+For information on how to develop your course content in the Studio Outline
+page, see :ref:`Developing Your Course Index`.
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
    creating_new_course
    export_import_course
-   setting_up_student_view
-   establish_grading_policy
+   course_files
+   handouts_updates
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+   pages
+   textbooks
+   establish_grading_policy
+   setting_up_student_view
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docs/en_us/course_authors/source/change_log.rst

@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ August, 2014
 
    * - Date
      - Change
+   * - 08/12/14
+     - Updated documentation to address the new publishing workflow and user
+       interface. 
+
+       Created a new part, :ref:`Developing Your Course Index`,
+       which contains the following chapters:
+
+       * :ref:`Getting Started with Course Content Development`
+       * :ref:`Developing Your Course Outline`
+       * :ref:`Developing Course Sections`
+       * :ref:`Developing Course Subsections`
+       * :ref:`Developing Course Units`
+       * :ref:`Developing Course Components`
+       * :ref:`Controlling Content Visibility`
+       * :ref:`Testing Your Course Content`
+
    * - 08/07/14
      - Added information about reviewing and duplicating the contents of
        previously-sent messages to the :ref:`Bulk Email` section.
@@ -19,6 +35,12 @@ August, 2014
      - Updated the :ref:`view_enrollment_count` section to include the
        breakdown by certification track in the enrollment section.
 
+.. note::
+ In several cases, older links to changed topics were made obsolete by
+ subsequent changes.
+
+
+
 ***********
 July, 2014
 ***********
@@ -188,7 +210,8 @@ April, 2014
        * :ref:`Answer Pools in a Multiple Choice Problem`
 
    * - 04/15/14
-     - Updated :ref:`Testing Your Course` to include a section on how to :ref:`View Your Live Course`.
+     - Updated *Testing Your Course* to include a section on how to *View Your
+       Live Course*.
    * - 04/11/14
      - Expanded the :ref:`Grades` section to include a topic on interpreting the Student Answer Distribution report. 
    * - 04/08/14
@@ -199,8 +222,8 @@ April, 2014
    * - 04/03/14
      - Updated the :ref:`Adding Pages to a Course` chapter to reflect ability to :ref:`Show or Hide the Course Wiki Page`.
    * - 04/02/14
-     - Reorganized the sections :ref:`Building a Course Index` and
-       :ref:`Creating Course Content Index` to better reflect the workflow of
+     - Reorganized the sections Building a *Course Index* and
+       *Creating Course Content Index* to better reflect the workflow of
        building a new course.
    * - 04/01/14 
      - Update the :ref:`Establish a Grading Policy` chapter to emphasize that
@@ -236,7 +259,7 @@ March, 2014
 
        * :ref:`Getting Started Index`
 
-       * :ref:`Building a Course Index`
+       * Building a Course Index
 
        * :ref:`Creating Course Content Index`
 
@@ -337,7 +360,7 @@ January, 2014
      - Added info about scoring (:ref:`ORA Access Scores`) and due dates in
        :ref:`Open Response Assessment`.
    * - 01/13/2014
-     - Extensive updates to :ref:`Organizing Your Course Content` and
+     - Extensive updates to Organizing Your Course Content and
        :ref:`Working with HTML Components`.
    * - 01/08/2014
      - Updated :ref:`Add Files to a Course` to reflect addition of sorting to
@@ -354,8 +377,8 @@ January, 2014
    * - 01/06/2014
      - Created :ref:`Zooming image`
    * - 01/01/2014
-     - Updated the chapters :ref:`Organizing Your Course Content` and
-       :ref:`Testing Your Course` to reflect changes in the Course Outline
+     - Updated the chapters Organizing Your Course Content and
+       Testing Your Course to reflect changes in the Course Outline
        design.
 
 ***************

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/create_discussion.rst

@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ Also see the following chapters:
 Create a Discussion Component 
 *****************************
 
-To create a new Discussion component in an existing unit, ensure the unit is
-Private. For more information, see :ref:`Public and
-Private Units`.
-
 #. Under **Add New Component**, click **Discussion**.
 
 #. In the Discussion component that appears, click **Edit**.
@@ -62,11 +58,22 @@ Private Units`.
   
 #. Click **Save**.
 
-.. warning:: You should always use these steps to create a discussion component. If you create a discussion component by using the **Duplicate** button in Studio, both discussion components will contain the same conversations, even if users post in different discussions.
+.. warning:: 
+  You should always use these steps to create a discussion component. If you
+  create a discussion component by using the **Duplicate** button in Studio,
+  both discussion components will contain the same conversations, even if users
+  post in different discussions.
 
-Discussion *categories* are immediately visible on the **Discussion** tab for your course when you create them, even if the unit that contains the Discussion component is set to Private. However, an individual Discussion component is not visible until the unit is published and release dates for the section and subsection have passed. See :ref:`Publishing Your Course` for more information.
+Discussion *categories* are immediately visible on the **Discussion** tab for
+your course when you create them, even if the unit that contains the Discussion
+is not published. However, an individual Discussion component is not visible
+until the unit is published and release dates for the section and subsection
+have passed. See :ref:`Controlling Content Visibility` for more information.
 
-Additionally, you cannot see posts, responses, or comments in a Discussion component when you are working in Studio. To see the discussion, go to the unit that contains the Discussion component in Studio, and then click **Preview** or **View Live** under **Unit Settings**.
+Additionally, you cannot see posts, responses, or comments in a Discussion
+component when you are working in Studio. To see the discussion, go to the unit
+that contains the Discussion component in Studio, and then click **Preview** or
+**View Live** under **Unit Settings**.
 
 .. _A Students View of the Discussion:
 
@@ -74,16 +81,16 @@ Additionally, you cannot see posts, responses, or comments in a Discussion compo
 A Student's View of the Discussion 
 **********************************
 
-For students, the display name for the Discussion component appears in the course ribbon at the top
-of the page:
+For students, the display name for the Discussion component appears in the
+course ribbon at the top of the page:
 
 .. image:: ../Images/DiscussionComponent_LMS_Ribbon.png
  :alt: Image of a unit from a student's point of view with the component list
      showing a discussion component
 
-The Discussion space appears under other components in the unit. It doesn't have
-a label in the body of the unit. Instead, students see "Show discussion" or
-"Hide discussion" on the left, and a blue **New Post** button on the right.
+The Discussion space appears under other components in the unit. It doesn't
+have a label in the body of the unit. Instead, students see "Show discussion"
+or "Hide discussion" on the left, and a blue **New Post** button on the right.
 
 In the following example, the Discussion component follows Video and HTML
 components:
@@ -91,10 +98,8 @@ components:
 .. image:: ../Images/DiscussionComponent_LMS.png
   :alt: Image of a video component followed by a discussion component
 
-In the **Discussion** tab at the top of the page, students can find the category
-and subcategory of the discussion in the left pane.
+In the **Discussion** tab at the top of the page, students can find the
+category and subcategory of the discussion in the left pane.
 
 .. image:: ../Images/Discussion_category_subcategory.png
- :alt: Image of the Discussion page from a student's point of view
-
+ :alt: Image of the Discussion page from a student's point of view
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-

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/create_html_component.rst

@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ HTML Component Overview
 ***********************
 
 HTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is the standard markup language used to
-create web pages. Web browsers present HTML code in a more readable format. When
-students see text and images in your course, they are seeing HTML code that is
-formatted and presented by their browsers. For more information about HTML, see
-`Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML>`_.
+create web pages. Web browsers present HTML code in a more readable format.
+
+When students see text and images in your course, they are seeing HTML code
+that is formatted and presented by their browsers. For more information about
+HTML, see `Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML>`_.
 
 HTML components are the basic building blocks of your course content. You use
 HTML components to add and format text, links, images, and more. You can choose
@@ -32,9 +33,11 @@ For more information, see the following topics:
 * :ref:`Import LaTeX Code`
 
 .. note:: 
- Review :ref:`Organizing Your Course Content` and :ref:`Best Practices for HTML Markup` before you start working with HTML components.
+ Review :ref:`Developing Your Course Index` and :ref:`Best Practices for HTML
+ Markup` before you start working with HTML components.
 
-To add an instant hangout to an HTML component, see :ref:`Google Instant Hangout`.
+To add an instant hangout to an HTML component, see :ref:`Google Instant
+Hangout`.
 
 
 .. _Options for Editing HTML Components:

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/index.rst

 .. _Creating Course Content Index:
 
-##########################
+############################
 Creating Course Content
-##########################
+############################
 
+Use the chapters in this section to understand how to create course content of
+different types.
+
+For information on how to develop your course content in the Studio Outline
+page, see :ref:`Developing Your Course Index`.
+
+For information on creating exercises and tools, see :ref:`Exercises and Tools
+Index`.
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    
-   accessibility
-   course_files
-   handouts_updates
-   textbooks
-   pages
-   organizing_course
    create_html_component
    create_video
    create_discussion

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/developing_course/controlling_content_visibility.rst

+.. _Controlling Content Visibility:
+
+###################################
+Controlling Content Visibility
+###################################
+
+As course staff, you must carefully control which content is visible to
+students and when.
+
+You control content visibility through these features in Studio:
+
+* `Release Dates`_
+* `Unit Publishing Status`_
+* `Content Hidden from Students`_
+  
+These features work together to control content visibility for students.
+
+.. _Release Dates:
+
+***********************
+Release Dates
+***********************
+
+You schedule release dates for sections and subsections. By default, a
+subsection inherits the release date of the section it is in, though you can
+change it to another date.
+
+By defining release dates, you can ensure that content is available to students
+as planned without requiring manual intervention at that future time.
+
+Published units are not visible to students until the scheduled release date.
+When the section and subsection have different release dates, published units
+are not visible until both dates have passed.
+
+Prior to the release date, content is visible to course staff
+:ref:`previewing the course <Preview Course Content>` or :ref:`viewing the live
+course as staff<View Your Live Course>`.
+
+See:
+
+* :ref:`Set a Section Release Date`
+* :ref:`Set a Subsection Release Date`
+
+***********************
+Unit Publishing Status
+***********************
+
+You publish units to make them visible to students.  Students see the last
+published version of a unit if the section and subsection it is in are
+released.
+
+Students do not see units that have never been published, and they do not see
+unpublished changes to units or components within units.  Therefore, you can
+make changes to units in released subsections without disrupting the student
+experience.
+
+For more information, see :ref:`Unit Publishing Status`.
+
+.. _Content Hidden from Students:
+
+*****************************
+Content Hidden from Students
+*****************************
+
+You can :ref:`hide any unit from students<Hide a Unit from Students>`,
+regardless of the parent section and subsection's release dates.
+
+You might hide a unit from students, for example, when that unit contains an
+answer to a problem in that subsection. After the problem due date, you could
+make the unit with the answer visible.
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docs/en_us/course_authors/source/developing_course/course_components.rst

+.. _Developing Course Components:
+
+###################################
+Developing Course Components
+###################################
+
+This chapter describes how you develop course components. See:
+
+* `What is a Component?`_
+* `Add a Component`_
+* `Edit a Component`_
+* `Duplicate a Component`_
+* `Delete a Component`_
+
+For more information about specific component types, see:
+
+* :ref:`Creating Course Content Index`
+* :ref:`Exercises and Tools Index`
+
+********************
+What is a Component?
+********************
+
+A component is the part of a unit that contains your actual course content. A
+unit can contain one or more components.
+
+A student can view the name of all components in a unit by hovering over the
+unit in the ribbon at the top of the page.
+
+.. image:: ../Images/ComponentNames_CourseRibbon.png
+ :alt: Image of the component list for a unit
+
+By default, Studio includes four types of components.
+
+* **Discussion components** provide discussion spaces in the body of your
+  course. Students can explore ideas about a lesson with their peers in a
+  discussion space.
+* **HTML components** allow you to add text, images, and some types of learning
+  tools to your course. Content in HTML components is formatted as HTML.
+* **Problem components** enable you to add many different types of exercises
+  and problems to you course, from simple multiple choice problems to complex
+  circuit schematic exercises.
+* **Video components** contain the videos that you want to include in your
+  course.
+
+.. _Add a Component:
+
+********************
+Add a Component
+********************
+
+To add a component to the unit, click the component type that you want under
+**Add New Component**.
+
+.. image:: ../Images/AddNewComponent.png
+  :alt: Image of adding a new component
+
+For more information, see the documentation for the specific component type
+that you want:
+
+- :ref:`Working with Discussion Components`
+- :ref:`Working with HTML Components`
+- :ref:`Working with Problem Components`
+- :ref:`Working with Video Components`
+  
+After you add a component, it is not visible to students until you
+:ref:`publish the unit<Publish a Unit>`.
+
+.. _Edit a Component:
+
+********************
+Edit a Component
+********************
+
+To edit a component, click **Edit**:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/unit-edit.png
+  :alt: Image of a unit with Edit icon circled
+
+Then follow instructions for the type of component you are editing.
+
+After you edit a component, the changes are not visible to students until you
+:ref:`publish the unit<Publish a Unit>`.
+
+=====================================
+Set the Display Name for a Component
+=====================================
+
+Each component has a display name that shows in the component header when you
+can edit the component. The display name also shows to students when they hover
+the cursor over the unit icon in the course ribbon.
+
+To set the display name for a component:
+
+#. Edit the component.
+#. Click **Settings**.
+#. Edit the **Display Name** field.
+
+  .. image:: ../Images/display-name.png
+   :alt: Image of the Display Name field for a component.
+
+4. Click **Save**.
+
+Different types of components have different fields in the Settings dialog box,
+but all have the **Display Name** field.
+
+.. _Duplicate a Component:
+
+**********************
+Duplicate a Component
+**********************
+
+When you duplicate a component, a new copy of that component is added directly
+beneath the first component. You can then modify the duplicate. In many cases,
+duplicating a component and editing a copy is a faster way to create new
+content.
+
+To duplicate a component, click the Duplicate icon in the component header:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/unit-dup.png
+  :alt: Image of a unit with Duplicate icon circled
+
+Then follow instructions for the type of component you are editing.
+
+After you duplicate a component, the new component is not visible to students
+until you :ref:`publish the unit<Publish a Unit>`.
+
+.. _Delete a Component:
+
+**********************
+Delete a Component
+**********************
+
+.. note:: 
+ Be sure you want to delete the component. You can not undo the deletion.
+
+To delete a component:
+
+#. Click the Delete icon in the component header:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/unit-delete.png
+  :alt: Image of a unit with Delete icon circled
+
+2. When you receive the confirmation prompt, click **Yes, delete this
+   component**.
+
+After you delete a component, the component remians visible to students until you :ref:`publish the unit<Publish a Unit>`.
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docs/en_us/course_authors/source/developing_course/course_outline.rst

+.. _Developing Your Course Outline:
+
+###################################
+Developing Your Course Outline
+###################################
+
+As you develop your course, you work primarily in the edX Studio course
+outline.  This chapter includes the following information about working with
+the course outline:
+
+* `Open the Course Outline`_
+* `Example of a Developed Course in the Outline`_
+* `View the Course Organization as a Student`_
+* `Navigate the Course Outline`_
+* `Add Content in the Course Outline`_
+* `Reorganize the Course Outline`_
+* `Delete Content in the Course Outline`_
+  
+See the following chapters for information about working with the course
+building blocks in the course outline:
+
+* :ref:`Developing Course Sections`
+* :ref:`Developing Course Subsections`
+* :ref:`Developing Course Units`
+* :ref:`Developing Course Components`
+
+****************************
+Open the Course Outline
+****************************
+
+To view the course outline:
+
+#. Log in to edX Studio.
+#. In the **My Courses** page, select the course you want to develop.
+
+   The course outline opens by default when you open a course.
+
+When working in a course, to open the outline, from the **Content** menu,
+select **Outline**.
+   
+The first time you view an outline for a course, it contains no content. 
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline_empty.png
+ :alt: An empty course outline
+
+You must :ref:`create the first section<Create a Section>`.
+  
+********************************************************
+Example of a Developed Course in the Outline
+********************************************************
+
+The following example shows a sample course in the outline, with indications
+for sections, subsections, and units. As you develop your course, it will begin
+to look like this example:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-callouts.png
+ :alt: An outline with callouts for sections, subsections, and units
+
+As this example shows, the course is organized into the following levels:
+
+#. :ref:`Sections<Developing Course Sections>`
+#. :ref:`Subsections<Developing Course Subsections>`
+#. :ref:`Units<Developing Course Units>`
+
+:ref:`Components<Developing Course Components>` are not shown in the outline. You add or access components by clicking on the units that contain them.
+  
+Use the links above for more information and instructions on working with each
+type of object in the course. The rest of this chapter provides more detail
+about the course outline.
+
+********************************************************
+View the Course Organization as a Student
+********************************************************
+
+The content you see in the outline in Studio is displayed to students in the
+Courseware tab in the LMS. The following image shows how a student sees your
+course content:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/Course_Outline_LMS.png
+ :alt: Image of course conent from student's point of view
+
+.. _Navigating the Course Outline:
+
+*******************************
+Navigate the Course Outline
+*******************************
+
+In Studio, you navigate the course outline by expanding and collapsing sections
+and subsections.  Use the drop-down icon next to a section or subsection name
+to expand or collapse its contents:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-expand-collapse.png
+ :alt: The outline with expand and collapse icons circled
+
+When you expand a subsection, all units in the subsection are visible:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-with-units.png
+ :alt: The outline with an expanded subsection
+
+Click the name of a unit to open the :ref:`unit page<Developing Course Units>`.
+
+.. _Add Content in the Course Outline:
+
+************************************************
+Add Content in the Course Outline
+************************************************
+
+You add sections, subsections, and units directly in the outline.
+
+To add a section to the end of the outline, click **New Section** at the top of
+the outline page or at the bottom of the outline:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-create-section.png
+ :alt: The outline with the New Section buttons circled
+
+To add a subsection to the end of the section, expand the section and click
+**New Subsection**:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-new-subsection.png
+ :alt: The outline with the New Subsection button circled
+
+To add a unit to the end of a subsection, expand the subsection and click **New
+Unit**:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-new-unit.png
+ :alt: The outline with the New Subsection button circled
+
+The :ref:`unit<Developing Course Units>` page opens.
+
+.. _Reorganize the Course Outline:
+
+************************************************
+Reorganize the Course Outline
+************************************************
+
+You can reorganize your course content by dragging and dropping sections,
+subsections, and units to new locations in the outline.
+
+To move a section, subsection, or unit, hover over the handle on the right of
+the object's box until the cursor changes to a four-headed arrow. For example,
+in the image below, the handle for the subsection Lesson 1 - Getting Started is
+selected:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-drag-select.png
+ :alt: A subsection handle selected to drag it
+
+Then, click and drag the object to the location that you want. 
+
+If you expanded the section or subsection you are moving the object to, when
+you move the object, a blue line indicates where the object will land when you
+release the mouse button. For example, in the image below, the subsection
+Lesson 1 - Getting Started is being moved to the end of the section
+Introduction:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-drag-new-location.png
+ :alt: A subsection being dragged to a new section 	
+
+If you did not expand the section or subsection you are moving the object to,
+the outline of that section or subsection turns blue when you have moved the
+object to a valid location. You can then release the mouse button. For example,
+in the image below, the subsection Lesson 1 - Getting Started is being moved to
+the collapsed section Introduction:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-drag-new-location-collapsed.png
+ :alt: A subsection being dragged to a new section 
+
+.. _Delete Content in the Course Outline:
+
+************************************************
+Delete Content in the Course Outline
+************************************************
+
+You delete sections, subsections, and units from the course outline.
+
+.. warning::  
+ You cannot restore course content after you delete it. To ensure you do not
+ delete content you may need later, you can move any unused content to a
+ section in your course that you set to never release.
+
+Click the delete icon in the box for the object you want to delete:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/outline-delete.png
+ :alt: The outline with Delete icons circled
+
+You are prompted to confirm the deletion.
+
+.. note::
+ When you delete an object, all objects that it contains are deleted. For
+ example, when you delete a subsection, all units in that subsection are
+ deleted.
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docs/en_us/course_authors/source/developing_course/course_sections.rst

+.. _Developing Course Sections:
+
+###################################
+Developing Course Sections
+###################################
+
+To develop sections in your course, you must first understand the following:
+
+* `What is a Section?`_
+* `Viewing Sections in the Outline`_
+* `The Student View of a Section`_
+* `Sections and Visibility to Students`_
+* `Release Statuses of Sections`_
+
+  
+Section tasks:
+
+* `Create a Section`_
+* `Change a Section Name`_
+* `Set a Section Release Date`_
+* `Delete a Section`_
+
+
+****************************
+What Is a Section?
+****************************
+
+A section is the topmost category in your course. A section can represent a
+time period in your course, a chapter, or another organizing principle. A
+section contains one or more subsections.
+
+********************************
+Viewing Sections in the Outline
+********************************
+
+The follow example shows four sections, all collapsed, in the course outline:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/sections-outline.png
+ :alt: Four sections in the outline
+
+******************************
+The Student View of a Section
+******************************
+
+Students see sections in the **Courseware** tab. Students can expand one
+section at a time to see its contents. In the following example, three sections
+are circled, and the third one is expanded to show its subsections:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/sections_student.png
+ :alt: The students view of the course with two sections circled
+
+************************************************
+Sections and Visibility to Students
+************************************************
+
+Students cannot see any content in the section if the section's release date is
+unscheduled or has not passed.
+
+If a section's release date has passed, students can see content in the section
+if:
+
+* The release date for the subsection that contains that content has passed.
+* The unit has been published.
+* The unit is not hidden from students.
+
+************************************************
+Release Statuses of Sections
+************************************************
+
+As an course author, you control the release status of sections.  For the
+content of a section to be visible to students, the section must be released.
+See the following for more information about the possible releases statuses of
+sections:
+
+* `Unscheduled`_
+* `Scheduled`_
+* `Released`_
+* `Released with Unpublished Changes`_
+* `Staff Only Content`_
+
+========================
+Unscheduled
+========================
+
+If you do not change the :ref:`course start date<The Course Start Date>`
+default value, ``1/1/2030 00:00:00 UTC``, when you create a new section, its
+release date will appear as ``Unscheduled``. When the section release date is
+unscheduled, students cannot see any content in that section, regardless of
+the publishing status of that content.
+
+If you have modified the course start date, when you create a new section, the
+default release date is the course start date.
+
+The following example shows how an unscheduled section is displayed in the
+outline, summarized with a gray bar:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/section-unscheduled.png
+ :alt: An unscheduled section
+
+To make the content available to students, you must schedule the release date.
+
+==========
+Scheduled
+==========
+
+A section that is scheduled for release on a future date will not be visible to
+students until after the release date. Regardless of the publishing status of
+content within the section, the entire section will not visible to students.
+
+The following example shows how a section that is scheduled for release is
+displayed in the outline, summarized with a green bar:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/section-future.png
+ :alt: An section scheduled to release in the future
+
+The scheduled date must pass for the section to be visible to students.
+
+===========================
+Released
+===========================
+
+A section that is released is visible to students; however, students see only
+subsections within the section that are also released, and units that are
+published.
+
+The following example shows how a released section is displayed in the outline,
+summarized with a blue bar:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/section-released.png
+ :alt: An unscheduled section
+
+==================================
+Released with Unpublished Changes
+==================================
+
+If you change a unit in a released section but do not publish the changes,
+students see the last published version of the modified unit.
+
+The following example shows how a released section with unpublished changes is
+displayed in the outline, with a yellow bar. The section is expanded to show
+the unit with unpublished changes:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/section-unpublished-changes.png
+ :alt: A section with unpublished changes
+
+You must publish the unit for students to see the updates.
+
+===========================
+Staff Only Content
+===========================
+
+A section can contain a unit that is hidden from students and available to
+staff only. That unit is not visible to students, regardless of the release
+date of the section or subsection.
+
+The following example shows how a section that contains a unit that is hidden
+from students is displayed in the outline, summarized with a black bar:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/section-hidden-unit.png
+ :alt: A section with a hidden unit 
+
+
+.. _Create a Section:
+
+****************************
+Create a Section
+****************************
+
+If you do not change the :ref:`course start date<The Course Start Date>`
+default value, ``1/1/2030``, when you create a new section, its release date
+will be ``Unscheduled``. 
+
+If you have modified the course start date, when you create a new section, the
+default release date is the course start date.
+
+.. caution:: 
+ If the course start date is in the past, newly created sections are
+ immediately visible to students.
+
+To create a new section:
+
+#. Click **New Section** at the top or bottom of the outline: 
+   
+   .. image:: ../Images/outline-create-section.png
+     :alt: The outline with the New Section buttons circled
+
+   A new section is added at the end of the course content, with the section
+   name selected.
+
+#. Enter the name for the new section. Remember that students see the section
+   name in the courseware.
+
+#. :ref:`Add subsections<Create a Subsection>` to the new section as needed.
+   
+It is recommended that you :ref:`test course content <Testing Your Course
+Content>` as you create new sections.
+
+********************************
+Change a Section Name
+********************************
+
+To edit a section name, hover over the section name to show the Edit icon:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/section-edit-icon.png
+  :alt: The Edit Section Name icon
+
+Click the Edit icon next to the section name. The name field becomes editable.
+Enter the new name and tab or click out of the field to save the name.
+
+.. _Set a Section Release Date:
+
+********************************
+Set a Section Release Date
+********************************
+
+To set the section release date:
+
+#. Click the Settings icon in the section box:
+   
+   .. image:: ../Images/section-settings-box.png
+    :alt: The section settings icon circled
+
+   The **Settings** dialog box opens.
+
+#. Enter the release date and time for the section:
+   
+   .. image:: ../Images/section-settings.png
+    :alt: The section release date settings
+
+#. Click **Save**.
+
+For more information, see :ref:`Release Dates`.
+
+********************************
+Delete a Section
+********************************
+
+When you delete a section, you delete all subsections and units within the
+section.
+
+.. warning::  
+ You cannot restore course content after you delete it. To ensure you do not
+ delete content you may need later, you can move any unused content to a
+ section in your course that you set to never release.
+
+To delete a section:
+
+#. Click the delete icon in the section that you want to delete:
+
+  .. image:: ../Images/section-delete.png
+   :alt: The section with Delete icon circled
+
+2. When you receive the confirmation prompt, click **Yes, delete this
+   section**.
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+.. _Developing Your Course Index:
+
+##########################
+Developing Your Course
+##########################
+
+Use the chapters in this section to understand how to develop your course
+content in the Studio Outline page.
+
+For information on building specific course component types, see :ref:`Creating
+Course Content Index`.
+
+For information on creating exercises and tools, see :ref:`Exercises and Tools
+Index`.
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+   
+   workflow
+   course_outline
+   course_sections
+   course_subsections
+   course_units
+   course_components
+   controlling_content_visibility
+   testing_courseware
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docs/en_us/course_authors/source/developing_course/testing_courseware.rst

+.. _Testing Your Course Content:
+
+###########################
+Testing Your Course Content
+###########################
+
+The way your course looks in Studio is not the way that students will see and
+experience it when it is live. 
+
+It is recommended that you test your content continually as you build your
+course, so you can interact with your course from a student's point of view.
+
+To test your content, you can:
+
+* `Preview Course Content`_
+* `View Your Live Course`_
+
+For information about setting up a beta test for your course, see
+:ref:`Beta_Testing`.
+
+.. _Preview Course Content:
+
+*************************
+Preview Course Content
+*************************
+
+You preview course content before you publish it to test how it will look to
+students.
+ 
+When you preview course content, you see the latest course content as
+configured in Studio. You see content in units with the publishing status
+:ref:`Draft (Never Published)`, :ref:`Draft (Unpublished Changes)`, or
+:ref:`Visible to Staff Only`. 
+
+For example, you :ref:`publish a unit<Publish a Unit>` with a video and
+discussion:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/test-unit-studio.png
+ :alt: A unit in Studio with a video and discussion
+
+Students see the same content in the LMS:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/test-unit-lms.png
+ :alt: A unit in the LMS with a video and discussion
+
+You later decide to add a multiple choice problem to the unit, before the
+discussion:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/test-unit-studio-added-comp.png
+ :alt: A unit in Studio with a video, problem, and discussion
+
+Before you publish this change, you can see what the question will look to
+students.
+
+When you click **Preview Changes**,  you see the unit in the LMS with
+the multiple choice question:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/test-unit-lms-added-comp.png
+ :alt: A unit in the LMS with a video, problem, and discussion
+
+This preview shows how students will experience the unit after you
+:ref:`publish the change<Publish a Unit>`.
+
+In the live course, students continue to see the same content, without the
+multiple choice question, until you :ref:`publish the change<Publish a Unit>`.
+
+.. note:: 
+  **Preview Changes** in not available when the unit's state is :ref:`Published
+  and Live`, because in this case the preview and live version are exactly the
+  same. You can view the live course to see the published content.
+
+ 
+.. _View Your Live Course:
+
+******************************************
+View Your Live Course
+******************************************
+
+When you are working in Studio, you can test your course by viewing it in the
+LMS. In the LMS, you can see your course as a student sees it. You can see your
+course in `Staff View`_ or `Student View`_
+
+While you work in Studio, you can switch to your live course to see how your
+course appears to students in two ways.
+
+* From the outline page, click **View Live**.
+   
+  .. image:: ../Images/test-outline-view-live.png
+   :alt: View live button on the outline
+
+* In a unit page, click **View Live Version**.
+   
+  .. image:: ../Images/test-unit-view-live.png
+   :alt: View Live Version button on the unit page
+
+=================
+Staff View
+=================
+
+You see the course in the **Staff View**.
+
+.. image:: ../Images/Live_Course_Staff_View.png
+ :alt: Image of the Courseware page in a live course with Staff View indicated
+     at top right and a View Unit in Studio button
+ 
+In **Staff View**:
+
+* You see all units that are :ref:`Published and Live`. For units that are
+  :ref:`Draft (Unpublished Changes)` or :ref:`Visible to Staff Only`, you
+  see the last published version of the unit. You see these units
+  regardless of the release dates of the containing section or subsection.
+
+* You do not see units that are :ref:`Draft (Never Published)`. To
+  see these units, you must use Preview mode as described in :ref:`Preview
+  Course Content`.
+
+* You can access the Instructor Dashboard, which has features and reports that
+  help you :ref:`run your course<Running Your Course Index>`.
+
+When you view your course in **Staff View**, you can execute tests to make sure
+that your course works the way you intend. For example,  before the release
+date of a subsection, members of the course team can work through the problems
+to verify that the correct answer gets a green check for correct, and that any
+answer other than the correct one gets a red X for incorrect.
+
+=================
+Student View
+=================
+
+When viewing your course in the LMS, you can switch to student view to see the
+content exactly how students will see it.
+
+To switch from **Staff View** to **Student View** and back again, click **Staff
+View** or **Student View** in the upper right corner.
+
+.. image:: ../Images/Live_Course_Student_View.png
+ :alt: Image of the Courseware page in a live course with Student View
+     indicated at top right
+
+In **Student View**:
+
+* You do not see sections or subsections that have not yet been released.
+
+* If the section and subsection are released, you see units that are
+  :ref:`Published and Live`. For units that are
+  :ref:`Draft (Unpublished Changes)`, you see the last published version of the
+  unit. 
+
+* You do not see units that are :ref:`Draft (Never Published)` or
+  :ref:`Visible to Staff Only`. To see these units, you must switch back to Instructor view or use Preview mode as described in :ref:`Preview Course Content`.
+
+* You can access the Instructor Dashboard, which has features and reports that
+  help you run your course.
+
+
+*************************************
+Open Studio from Your Live Course
+*************************************
+
+When you are viewing your course in the LMS as **Staff View**, you can open
+Studio directly.
+   
+* In a unit page, click **View Unit in Studio**.
+  
+  .. image:: ../Images/Live_Studio_from_LMS_Unit.png
+   :alt: The View Unit in Studio button in an LMS unit
+
+  The unit page opens in Studio.
+ 
+* In the Instructor Dashboard, click **View Course in Studio** to open the
+  course outline.
+ 
+  .. image:: ../Images/Live_Course_Instructor_Dashboard.png
+    :alt: Image of the Instructor Dashboard in a live course with a View Course
+        in Studio button
+
+  For information about the tasks you can complete on the Instructor Dashboard,
+  see :ref:`Running Your Course Index`.
+ 
+* In the **Course Progress** page, click **View Grading in Studio** to open the
+  Grading page.
+ 
+  .. image:: ../Images/Student_Progress.png
+     :alt: Image of the Course Progress page for a student with a View  Grading
+         in Studio button
+
+  For information about checking a student's progress, see
+  :ref:`Review_grades`.
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docs/en_us/course_authors/source/developing_course/workflow.rst

+.. _Getting Started with Course Content Development:
+
+###############################################
+Getting Started with Course Content Development
+###############################################
+
+When you are done :ref:`setting up your course<Setting up your Course Index>`,
+you are ready to build your course content.
+
+This chapter provides an outline of the steps involved in developing your
+course content, with links to more details. See:
+
+* `Understanding Course Building Blocks`_
+* `Creating New Course Content`_
+* `Making Course Content Visible to Students`_
+* `Revising Content`_
+
+.. _Understanding Course Building Blocks:
+
+************************************************
+Understanding Course Building Blocks
+************************************************
+
+Before you begin, you should understand the building blocks of an edX course.
+
+* :ref:`The course outline<Developing Your Course Outline>` is the container
+  for all of your course content. The outline contains one or more sections.
+* :ref:`Course sections<Developing Course Sections>` are at the top level of
+  your course and typically represent a time period. A section contains one or
+  more subsections.
+* :ref:`Course subsections<Developing Course Subsections>` are parts of a
+  section, and usually represent a topic or other organizing principle. A
+  subsection contains one or more units.
+* :ref:`Course units <Developing Course Units>` are lessons in a subsection
+  that students view as single pages. A unit contains one or more components.
+* :ref:`Course components<Developing Course Components>` are objects within
+  units that contain your actual course content.
+
+.. _Creating New Course Content:
+
+****************************************
+Creating New Course Content
+****************************************
+
+Once you understand the way edX courses are structured, you can start
+organizing your content and entering it into Studio. 
+
+You create :ref:`sections<Create a Section>`, :ref:`subsections<Create a
+Subsection>`, and :ref:`units<Create a Unit>` in the :ref:`course
+outline<Developing Your Course Outline>`. 
+
+For graded subsections, you also
+:ref:`set the assignment type and due date<Set the Assignment Type and Due Date
+for a Subsection>`. 
+
+You :ref:`create components<Add a Component>` in the unit
+page.
+
+In addition, you :ref:`control content visibility<Controlling Content
+Visibility>` by setting release dates on the outline and publishing units.
+
+The following diagram summarizes the content creation workflow:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/workflow-create-content.png
+ :alt: Diagram of the content creation process
+
+It is recommended that you :ref:`test course content <Testing Your Course
+Content>` throughout the creation process.
+
+.. _Making Course Content Visible to Students:
+
+******************************************************
+Making Course Content Visible to Students
+******************************************************
+
+When you create your content, you'll also specify if and when students will be
+able to see it. Content visibility depends on several factors: 
+
+* The :ref:`course start date<The Course Start Date>`
+* The release dates of the :ref:`section<Set a Section Release Date>` and
+  :ref:`subsection<Set a Subsection Release Date>`
+* The :ref:`publishing status<Hide a Unit from Students>` of the unit
+* The :ref:`Hide content from students<Hide a Unit from Students>` setting
+  
+For more information, see :ref:`Controlling Content Visibility`.
+
+.. _Revising Content:
+
+****************************
+Revising Content
+****************************
+
+You can revise your course content at any time. 
+
+* When you :ref:`reorganize sections, subsections, and units<Reorganize the
+  Course Outline>` in the outline, the new order is immediately visible to
+  students if the section and subsection are released.
+
+* When you :ref:`edit a unit<Edit a Unit>`, or :ref:`components<Add a
+  Component>` within a unit, you must :ref:`publish<Publish a Unit>` those
+  changes to make them visible to students.
+
+The following diagram summarizes the content revision workflow and content
+visibility:
+
+.. image:: ../Images/workflow-revise-content.png
+ :alt: Diagram of the content creation process
+
+It is recommended that you :ref:`test course content <Testing Your Course
+Content>` during the revision process.
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docs/en_us/course_authors/source/exercises_tools/index.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 Creating Exercises and Tools
 ############################
 
+Use the chapters in this section to understand how to create exercises and
+tools in your course.
+
+For information on how to develop your course content in the Studio Outline
+page, see :ref:`Developing Your Course Index`.
+
+For information on building specific course component types, see :ref:`Creating
+Course Content Index`.
+
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/getting_started/glossary.rst

 .. _Glossary:
 
-###################################################
+############
 Glossary
-###################################################
+############
 
 .. _A:
 
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ C
  
 **Component**
 
-  The part of a unit that contains your actual course content. A unit can contain one or more components. For more information, see :ref:`Components`.
+  The part of a unit that contains your actual course content. A unit can
+  contain one or more components. For more information, see :ref:`Developing
+  Course Components`.
 
 
 .. _Course Accordion:
@@ -152,9 +154,8 @@ D
   responsible for receiving course data from edX, and transferring it securely
   to researchers and other interested parties after it is received.
 
-  See `edX Research Guide`_.
-
-.. _edX Research Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/
+  See the `edX Research
+  Guide<http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/>`.
 
 .. _Discussion:
  
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ F
 
 **Forum**
 
-  See :ref:`Discussion`.
+  See `Discussion`_.
 
 .. _G:
 
@@ -407,19 +408,11 @@ P
  
 **Preview Mode**
 
-  A view that allows you to see all the units of your course as students see them, regardless of whether the visibility of each unit is set to Public or Private and regardless of whether the release dates have passed.
-
-  See :ref:`Preview Your Course` for more information.
-
-
-.. _Private Unit:
- 
-**Private Unit**
-
-  A unit whose **Visibility** option is set to Private so that students cannot see the unit, even if it is located in a subsection that has been released.
-
-  See :ref:`Public and Private Units` for more information.
+  A view that allows you to see all the units of your course as students see
+  them, regardless of the unit status and regardless of whether the release
+  dates have passed.
 
+  See :ref:`Preview Course Content` for more information.
 
 
 
@@ -440,15 +433,6 @@ P
 The page in the learning management system that shows students their scores on graded assignments in the course.
 
 
-
-.. _Public Unit:
- 
-**Public Unit**
-
-  A unit whose **Visibility** option is set to Public so that the unit is visible to students, if the subsection that contains the unit has been released.
-
-  See :ref:`Public and Private Units` for more information.
-
 .. _R:
 
 ****
@@ -480,7 +464,7 @@ S
 
   The topmost category in your course. A section can represent a time period in your course or another organizing principle.
 
-  See :ref:`Sections` for more information.
+  See :ref:`Developing Course Sections` for more information.
 
 
 .. _Short Course Description:
@@ -507,9 +491,7 @@ S
 
   A division that represents a topic in your course, or another organizing principle. Subsections are found inside sections and contain units. Subsections can also be called "lessons."
 
-  See :ref:`Subsections` for more information.
-
-
+  See :ref:`Developing Course Subsections` for more information.
 
 
 .. _T:

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/getting_started/index.rst

@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ Getting Started
 
    accounts
    get_started
+   accessibility
    glossary

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/index.rst

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Building and Running an edX Course
    change_log
    getting_started/index
    building_course/index
+   developing_course/index
    creating_content/index
    exercises_tools/index
    releasing_course/index

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/releasing_course/beta_testing.rst

@@ -158,9 +158,7 @@ access courseware:
 +-------------------------------------------+------+------+
 
 The course team can continue to add content in Studio after the beta test
-begins. When new content is ready for testing, be sure to change the
-**Visibility** setting for any units that are Private to Public. See
-:ref:`Units` or :ref:`Publishing Your Course`.
+begins. When new content is ready for testing, be sure to :ref:`publish the unit<Publish a Unit>`.
 
 ================================
 Define When the Beta Test Starts

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/releasing_course/course_launching.rst

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ starts follow.
 
 **Review First Week Content**
 
-* Verify that all units are present and published. See :ref:`Units`.
+* Verify that all units are present and published. See :ref:`Developing Course
+  Units`.
 * Check all assignments for completeness and verify their due dates. See
   :ref:`Working with Problem Components`.
 * Verify that videos, transcripts, and download links are in place and

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/releasing_course/index.rst

@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ Releasing Your Course
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    
-   view_course_content
-   set_content_releasedates
    beta_testing
    course_launching
-   staff_debug_info
-   d
+   staff_debug_info
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-

docs/en_us/course_authors/source/releasing_course/set_content_releasedates.rst

-.. _Publishing Your Course:
-
-###########################
-Publishing Your Course
-###########################
-
-When you have set up your course, established a grading system, and organized your course content,
-you are ready to publish your course and make it available to students.
-
-Understanding the content your students can view, and knowing how to change what students can view, is complex.
-Read the following sections carefully:
-
-* :ref:`Understanding Content Students Can View`
-* :ref:`Release Dates`
-* :ref:`Public and Private Units`
-* :ref:`Modifying Public Units`
-
-
-.. _Understanding Content Students Can View:
-
-******************************************
-Understanding Content Students Can View
-******************************************
-
-When you create a course on Studio, students cannot see any of your course content until the course start date has passed. 
-After the course start date has passed, whether a student can see your course materials depends on two settings that you can control: release dates and visibility.
-
-* The **Release Date**. Sections and subsections have release dates. If the current date
-  of a section or subsection is before the release date, the content of that course element is
-  not yet published, and not visible to students. 
-  
-  For a student to view a subsection, both it and its containing section must
-  have a release date that is earlier than the current date. It is possible to
-  have a section that is released, but a subsection within that section that is
-  not released. In this case, students cannot view that subsection.
-  
-  Course staff can see sections and subsections before the release date in the LMS.
-  
-* The unit must be **Public**.  All units have a **Visibility** setting that is **Public** or **Private**.
-  When you create a unit, it is **Private** by default. 
-  
-  Students cannot view a **Private** unit, even if the containing section and subsection are released.
-  
-  Students cannot view a **Public** unit if the containing section and subsection are *not* released.
-  
-  Course staff *cannot* see Private units in the LMS.
-  
-In summary, for students to see content, the unit must be **Public**, and the containing section and
-subsection must be released. If all these criteria are not met, students do not see that unit.
-
-Continue reading this chapter for more details.
-
-
-.. _Release Dates:
-
-*******************
-Release Dates
-*******************
-
-Release dates specify the dates when content is available to students. 
-Release dates are set at the section and subsection levels. 
-
-Neither a section nor its contents are visible to students until the release date passes. 
-However, course staff can see content in the LMS regardless of its release date.
-
-.. note:: 
-  For courses created before January 14, 2014, when you create a new section or subsection, the default release date is January 1, 1970. This means that public units are immediately published, and you must change this date to the future to prevent students from viewing the content.  
-
-  For courses created after January 14, 2014, the default release date is January 1, 2030. In this case, you must adjust the release date to the day you want students to be able to view the content.
-
-========================================
-Set the Release Date for a Section
-========================================
-
-You can set release date and time for each section.
-Before the release date and time, students are not able to view any content in that section. 
-
-To set a release date for a section:
-
-#. In the **Will Release:** field next to the section title, click **Edit**.
-#. Enter the release date in MM/DD/YYYY format, and the UTC time.
-#. Click **Save**.
-
-
-========================================
-Set the Release Date for a Subsection
-========================================
-
-Subsections inherit the release date of the section they are in, but you can
-change this date so that different subsections are released at different times.
-
-Note that if the release date for a subsection falls before the release date for
-the section that contains it, students will not be able to see the subsection
-until the release date for the *section* has passed. Section release dates
-override subsection release dates.
-
-To set the release date for a subsection:
-
-#. Open the subsection.
-#. Locate the **Subsection Settings** box in the top right corner.
-#. Enter the release date in MM/DD/YYYY format, and the UTC time.
-
-
-================================================
-Synch the Release Date for a Subsection
-================================================
-
-You or other course staff could inadvertantly set the release date for a subsection 
-earlier than the release date for the containing section. In this situation, the subsection is 
-not released until the section is released.
-
-To help you keep your course and release dates organized, Studio flags subsections with earlier release dates
-than their containing section.  In this situation, when you open the subsection, in the Subsection Settings,
-you see the following message:
-
-``The date above differs from the release date of <Section Name> - <Section release date and time>. Sync to <Section Name>.``
-
-Click **Sync to <Section Name>** to have the subsection inherit the later section release date.
-
-.. _Public and Private Units:
-
-*************************
-Public and Private Units
-*************************
-
-Units are released at the release date of the subsection they are in.
-
-In addition, unites have a **Visibility** setting that you can set to **Public** or
-**Private**. 
-
-When you create a unit, it is Private by default. 
-A Private unit is never visible to students, even if it is contained by a subsection that has been released.
-
-When you change the visibility setting of a unit from Private to Public, you publish the unit and its contents. 
-You must set the Visibility to Public for students to be able to see the unit.
-
-Course staff cannot see Private units in the LMS.
-
-
-.. _Modifying Public Units:
-
-*************************
-Modifying Public Units
-*************************
-
-To make revisions to a unit that has been published, you create and edit a draft of that unit. 
-
-.. Warning:: 
- There are additional implications to modifying a public unit that has graded
- problem components students may have already completed.  See :ref:`Modifying a
- Released Problem` for more information.
-
-To create a draft, go to the unit's page, and then click **edit a draft** in the right pane.
-
-.. image:: ../Images/Viz_Revise_EditDraft.png
- :width: 800
- :alt: Image of a public unit with the edit a draft link circled
-
-When you edit a draft of a unit, you can view the unit's contents in two ways.
-
-* To view the already-published content as it appears in the live course, click **View the Live Version** in the upper-right corner of the page.
-* To view the unpublished content as you're working on it, click **Preview**.
-
-.. image:: ../Images/Viz_Revise_ViewLiveandPreview.png
- :alt: Image of draft unit
-
-When you're ready to publish the draft of your revised content, 
-click **replace it with this draft** in the right pane. 
-
-If you decide you don't want to keep the revised content, click **Delete Draft**.
-
-.. image:: ../Images/Viz_Revise_ReplaceorDelete.png
-  :alt: Image of a unit settings panel with the replace it with this draft link circled
-
-.. Warning:: Historical versions of units are not stored by Studio. After you replace the live version with a new draft, you cannot revert the unit to the previous version. 
-
-  
-  
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-.. _Testing Your Course:
-
-###########################
-Testing Your Course
-###########################
-
-The way your course looks in Studio is not the way students see and experience it. To test your course, while you develop course content and afterward, you must view and interact with your course from a student's point of view.
-
-From within Studio, you can:
-
-* :ref:`Preview Your Course`
-* :ref:`View Your Live Course`
-
-For information about setting up a beta test for your course, see :ref:`Beta_Testing`.
-
-.. _Preview Your Course:
-
-***********************
-Preview Your Course
-***********************
- 
-When you view your course through Preview mode, you see all the
-units of your course, regardless of whether they are set to Public or
-Private and regardless of whether the release dates have passed.
- 
- 
-Using Preview mode is the only way to see content that is set to Private
-**as a student would see it.**
- 
- 
-You can enter Preview mode in two ways.
- 
-* On any subsection page, click **Preview Drafts**.
-
-  .. image:: ../Images/preview_draft.png
-   :width: 800
-   :alt: Image of a subsection with the Preview Drafts button circled
- 
-* On any Unit page, click **Preview**.
- 
-  The following example shows the **Preview** button for a unit that
-  is set to Public.
- 
-  .. image:: ../Images/preview_public.png
-   :width: 800
-   :alt: Image of a public unit with the Preview button circled
- 
- 
-  The following example shows the **Preview** button for a unit that
-  is set to Private.
- 
-  .. image:: ../Images/preview_private.png
-   :width: 800
-   :alt: Image of a private unit with the Preview button circled
- 
-.. _View Your Live Course:
-
-******************************************
-Switch Between Studio and Your Live Course
-******************************************
-
-While you work in Studio, you can switch to your live course to see how your course appears to students. Because you are logged in as a course team member, when you switch to your live course you see the **Staff View**. 
-
-  .. image:: ../Images/Live_Course_Staff_View.png
-   :width: 800
-   :alt: Image of the Courseware page in a live course with Staff View indicated at top right and a View Unit in Studio button
- 
-In **Staff View**:
-
-* You see all of the units that are set to **Public**, regardless of the release dates of the containing section or subsection.  
-
-* You do not see units that are set to **Private**. To see Private units, you must use Preview mode as described in :ref:`Preview Your Course`.
-
-* You can access the Instructor Dashboard, which has features and reports that help you run your course.
-
-.. DOC-311 filed to add info about student vs. staff view 
-
-.. You can also change to **Student View**. In **Student View**, the release date settings for sections and subsections apply. You can still access the Instructor Dashboard, however. 
-
-.. To switch from **Staff View** to **Student View** and back again, click **Staff View** or **Student View**.
-
-When you view your live course in **Staff View**, you can execute tests to make sure your course works the way you intend. For example, the course team can work through all of the problems to verify that the correct answer gets a green check for correct, and that any answer other than the correct one gets a red X for incorrect. 
-
-======================================
-Go to Your Live Course from Studio
-======================================
-
-To switch from Studio to your live course, click **View Live** on any of these pages:
- 
-* The **Course Outline** page.
-
-  .. image:: ../Images/course_outline_view_live.png
-   :width: 800
-   :alt: Image of the course outline with the View Live button circled
- 
-* Any Subsection page.
- 
-  .. image:: ../Images/subsection_view_live.png
-    :width: 800
-    :alt: Image of a subsection with the View Live button circled
- 
-* The Unit page, if the Unit is Public.
- 
-  .. image:: ../Images/unit_view_live.png
-     :width: 800
-     :alt: Image of a unit with the View Live button circled
-
-When you click **View Live**, the **Courseware** page or the corresponding subsection or unit page opens.
-
-====================================
-Go to Studio from Your Live Course
-====================================
-
-To switch from your live course to Studio, click **View {page} in Studio** on any of these pages:
- 
-* Any unit (shown in the :ref:`View Your Live Course` section above).
- 
-* The Instructor Dashboard. 
- 
-  .. image:: ../Images/Live_Course_Instructor_Dashboard.png
-    :width: 800
-    :alt: Image of the Instructor Dashboard in a live course with a View Course in Studio button
-
-  For information about the tasks you can complete on the Instructor Dashboard, see :ref:`Running Your Course Index`.  
- 
-* The **Course Progress** page for a specified student. 
- 
-  .. image:: ../Images/Student_Progress.png
-     :width: 800
-     :alt: Image of the Course Progress page for a student with a View  Grading in Studio button
-
-  For information about checking a student's progress, see :ref:`Review_grades`.
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