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Courses Overview

A course is the primary learning unit in Arythmatic. It packages your content into a structured, enrollable experience that learners can complete at their own pace or as part of an instructor-led cohort.

Arythmatic courses list with course cards and statisticsArythmatic courses list with course cards and statistics
The Courses page — filter, sort, and manage every course in your workspace

What makes up a course​

Every course follows a two-level hierarchy:

Course
└── Section (module / chapter)
    └── Content item (lesson)
  • Course — the top-level container. It has a title, description, thumbnail, category, pricing, and settings such as course type and enrollment visibility.
  • Section — a grouping of related content. Sections act as chapters or modules. You can have as many sections as you need, and each section has its own title.
  • Content item — an individual lesson inside a section. Each lesson holds one piece of content (video, article, document, URL, or quiz). A section can hold multiple content items in any combination of types.

Content types at a glance​

TypeWhat it is
VideoA video file uploaded to Arythmatic or referenced from your library
Text / ArticleA rich-text document written in the built-in editor
DocumentA PDF or file attachment learners can download and read
External URLA link to any web page, embedded in the course viewer
QuizAn interactive set of questions to test comprehension

For guidance on choosing the right type for your lesson, see Content Types.

Course types​

When you create a course you pick a delivery mode:

TypeWhat it means
Self-pacedLearners enroll and work through content on their own schedule
Instructor-ledLearners join a cohort (batch) with a fixed start date and schedule
HybridA mix of self-paced content and scheduled sessions

Course lifecycle​

A course moves through a simple lifecycle from creation to learner access:

  1. Draft — the course is being built. It is not visible to learners. You can freely add and rearrange content.
  2. Published — the course is live. Learners who are enrolled (or who discover it in the catalog) can access it.

You can return a published course to draft at any time to make changes, but enrolled learners retain their progress.

note

A published course that has active enrollments cannot be deleted — it can only be archived or unpublished.

Who can create courses​

Users with the Admin or Instructor role can create and manage courses. Instructors can only see and edit their own courses; Admins have access to all courses across the workspace.

Next steps​