Subject Admin - Site Setup

This page provides guidance on configuring Availability Date Defaults, Homepages, and Subject Offering Information. These settings are typically used during the initial provisioning of a site to enable early student access.

Part A: Availability Date Defaults

This page allows you to determine the visibility and submission behaviour applied when adding availability dates to activities. You can customize individual activity availability dates from their create and edit screens. These settings are available for Org, Master and Subject Sites.

  1. Navigate to your Brightspace site.
  1. Click ‘Subject Admin’ from the Ribbon menu.

    A screenshot of a section of the Ribbon Menu on the Brightspace site homepage. Red box highlights the 'Subject Admin' menu item.

  1. Under ‘Site Setup’, click ‘Availability Date Defaults’.

    2. A screenshot of the Site Setup options on the Subject Admin page. Red box highlights the 'Availability Date Defaults' option.

  1. Select appropriate option/s for both Assignments and Discussions.

    A screenshot of Availability Date Defaults page showing the options for Assignments and Discussions.

  2. Click ‘Save’.

    3. Screenshot of the bottom menu on the Availability Date Defaults page. Red box highlights the 'Save' button.


Part B: Homepages

This page allows you to choose which homepage type you would like to implement on the Brightspace Site. These settings are only available to Master and Subject Sites.

  1. Navigate to your Brightspace site.
  2. Click ‘Subject Admin’ from the Ribbon menu.

    A screenshot of a section of the Ribbon Menu on the Brightspace site homepage. Red box highlights the 'Subject Admin' menu item.

  1. Under ‘Site Setup’, click ‘Homepages’.

    2. A screenshot of the Site Setup options on the Subject Admin page. Red box highlights the 'Homepages' option.

  1. Click the drop-down menu, select the appropriate homepage and click ‘Apply’. This will place an ‘Active’ with a tick next to the homepage in use.

A screenshot of the 'Homepages' page. Red boxes and arrows show the process of selecting the appropriate homepage from the drop-down menu.


Part C: Subject Offering Information

This page allows you to determine settings that impact the viewability of your Brightspace Site. These settings are available for Org, Master and Subject Sites but are dependent on permissions.

  1. Navigate to your Brightspace site.
  1. Click ‘Subject Admin’ from the Ribbon menu.

    A screenshot of a section of the Ribbon Menu on the Brightspace site homepage. Red box highlights the 'Subject Admin' menu item.

  1. Under ‘Site Setup’, click ‘Subject Offering Information’.

    2. A screenshot of the Site Setup options on the Subject Admin page. Red box highlights the 'Subject Offering Information' option.

  1. Alter settings as required (images show default):
  1. Subject Image
  2. Homepage Banner
  3. Subject Offering Name
  4. Subject Offering Code
  5. Active status
  6. Start and End Dates

Please Note: For early provision of subject sites or provide extra access time for students make sure the Active status is ticked and the Start and/or End Dates allow for appropriate access.

Screenshot of Subject Offering Information page. Image shows default settings for the example subject in particular Subject Offering Name and Code.

Screenshot of Subject Offering Information page. Image shows default settings for the example subject in particular Active status.

Screenshot of Subject Offering Information page. Image shows default settings for the example subject in particular 'Start Date' and 'End Date'.

  1. Click ‘Save’.

Screenshot of the bottom menu on the Availability Date Defaults page. Red box highlights the 'Save' button.