Authoring a course and generating sessions

A course is the template learners enroll in. Sessions are generated from its schedule, so you author the course once and let Turtini build the calendar.

Creating a course:
1. Open Programs and click "+ New Course"
2. Fill in the basics — title, description, and the location where it meets
3. Set contact hours and, if your institution awards credit, a credit value
4. Set capacity — the maximum number of enrolled learners
5. Add prerequisites if a learner must complete another course first

Setting the schedule:
Choose a recurrence — daily, weekly, or monthly — plus a start and end date. When you save, Turtini generates one session per occurrence. Each session is a real meeting you can take attendance against.

Editing sessions:
Individual sessions can be adjusted (moved, cancelled, or given a substitute location) without rebuilding the whole course. Cancelling a session leaves the rest of the schedule intact.

Attendance:
Open any session to mark who attended. Attendance rolls up per learner, so completion and credit are based on real presence, not just enrollment.

A note on labels:
"Course", "session", and "credit" are the default labels. A museum sees "program" and "lecture"; a cruise sees "enrichment session". The shape underneath is identical — only the wording follows your institution.