Adding a form to a course

Forms allow you to collect information from participants of a course and automatically send it to a nominated email address.

Forms are created using various field types. The available field types are:

• Information - A read-only information area which can include formatted text and images.
• Text field - A field for a learner to enter a single line of text.
• Text area - A field for a learner to enter multiple lines of text.
• Checkbox - A set of options for a learner to select from.
• Signature box - A field for a learner to sign their name.
• Dropdown select - A set of options available for a learner to select from a drop-down menu.
• Date field - A calendar for a learner to select a date from.
• Rating scale - A question which a learner can give a rating to.

After collecting data through a form, you can run reports on the field values from the Reports page.

Forms can be mandatory or optional depending on what you need.

Follow these steps to add a Form module to a course:

1. Complete the usual steps to create a course.
2. Click Add Module and select the Form module type.
3. Give the module a name and optionally provide a description. 
4. Enter the email address to send the collected data to.
5. Turn the Allow re-submission and Mandatory toggles on or off accordingly (both are turned on by default).
6. Click Add section, give the section a name, select a field type, then use the form that opens to define the field.
7. Repeat the previous step for each section you want to include in the form.
8. Click Submit.

The form is added to the course.

For more information, see 'Adding modules to a course'.