Please note the following:
- Course shell IDs may contain numbers and letters, dash “-“, underscore “_”, or period “.”. •
- Course shell IDs should NOT contain any spaces.
- AY = Academic Year
- Term is designated by: 10 = Spring, 60 = Summer, 80 = Fall.
Course Reserves SIS ID
SIS ID created by IT to link the Library Course Reserves reading list to the Canvas course development shell.
| SIS ID |
For Development courses = CRES.UserID.Duration-Course#
For Base courses = CRES.Duration-Course# |
| SIS ID Example |
CRES.jdsmith3.15-ENG11011
CRES.15-ENG11011
CRES.Multi-ENG11011 |
Development Course Shell
Course development shell (for-credit or non-credit) that is not associated with a live Banner course section and is NOT being used as a Base or Foundational course.
| ID |
Dev.UserID-Course#.AYTerm
*User name should be a unique ID that is the first part of a faculty/staff's KSU email address.
**Cross-listed courses should use a dash and list the lower level number first. |
| ID Example |
Dev.jdsmith1-ENG11011.201780
Dev.jdsmith2-ENG4-51101.201780 |
| Name Example |
DEV - ENG 11011 College Writing I - Fall 2017
DEV - ENG 4-51101 College Writing IV - Fall 2017 |
Base Course Shell
Course development shell (for-credit or non-credit) that is not associated with a live Banner course section and is being used as a Base or Foundational course.
| ID |
Base.Duration-Course#
*Use “Multi” designation for course developed for multiple durations.
**Cross-listed courses should use a dash and list the lower level number first.
***If the course is a special topics number (xxx95) add a short identifier to allow for more special topics courses in that department. |
| ID Example |
Base.15-ENG11011
Base.Multi-ENG11011
Base.15-ENG4-51011
Base.15-UXD60195-Usability |
| Name Example |
BASE - ENG 11011 College Writing I - 15wk
BASE - ENG 11011 College Writing I - Multi
BASE - ENG 4-51011 College Writing IV - 15wk
BASE - UXD ST: 60195 Usability of the Internet of All Things - 15wk |
Practice Course Shell
Course shell used for practicing building in the LMS, testing third party LTI integration, new LMS features, etc.
| ID |
Prac.UserID
*User name should be a unique ID that is the first part of a faculty/staff's KSU email address. |
| ID Example |
Prac.jdsmith4 |
| Name Example |
PRACTICE - Jane Smith |
Resource Course Shell
Course shell used for collecting, organizing, and sharing resources to support a college, school, program, course, or other academic unit.
| ID |
Resource.ResourceArea-Course#
*Resource Area could be an academic unit, college, school, department, program, or course. |
| ID Example |
Resource.ENG-ENG11011
Resource.MMME-InstructorManual |
| Name Example |
RESOURCE - ENG 11011 College Writing I Instructors
RESOURCE - MMME Instructor Manual |
Review Course Shell
Course shell used to create a "clean" version of a course for submission for an award, or certification such as a formal QM review.
| ID |
Review.Name-Course#.AYTerm |
| ID Example |
Review.QMreview-HPM53003.201780 |
| Name Example |
REVIEW - HPM 53003 Health Care Systems – QM Review |
Group Course Shell
Course shell used for groups, communities, or research.
| ID |
Group.GroupName |
| ID Example |
Group.OLCG
Group.PraxisResearch |
| Name Example |
GROUP - Online Learning Collaboration
GROUP - Praxis Research |
Training Course Shell
Course shell used for a stand-alone training/professional development course and for offerings of training/professional development course section(s).
| ID |
Train.Unit.Topic
*Add AYTERM for separate sections of the training course. |
| ID Example |
Train.Busar.Finance
Train.KSO.IntroBackwardsDesign
Train.KSO.IntroBackwardsDesign.AYTerm |
| Name Example |
TRAINING - Bursar's Office Finance
TRAINING - Introduction to Backwards Design
TRAINING - Introduction to Backwards Design - Fall 2026 |
Orientation Course Shell
Course shell used for an academic program or student orientation.
| ID |
Orientation.Program
*Add Degree to academic programs. |
| ID Example |
Orientation.SSPTransferStudent
Orientation.Translation.MA |
| Name Example |
ORIENTATION - SSP Transfer Student
ORIENTATION - Translation, M.A. |