[ARCHIVED] Create a script to check a course for Syllabus

[sgutierrez1]

Hello, I've been tasked to find a better solution than to verify one course at a time if it has a Syllabus exists.  I would like to do this per term.  I've been told that it can be accomplished using a JSON script with powershell, but I have no experience doing this.  I also don't know how to set up an environment where I can output to a file using the API calls as I also don't have any experience with API coding.  This is to help a quality control team be more efficient to their task.

I know a few of you came across this dilemma.  If there is a solution, can you please provide a blueprint code and comment the areas where I need to put in my values for access token, etc.?  Also, any tool you used and how to install it would help as well.

[stuart_ryan]

Hi Steven,

I will admit I have not used powershell before, but I will share this into the Canvas Developers‌ group to see if anyone has any code examples for you that they might be able to share in that language.

I hope that helps!

Stuart

[Boekenoogen]

Hi Steven,

You might think about using Syllabus Tracker. This is a great program that you can see if someone will help you install on a web server. Once set up, it will track your syllabi per term, program, and course. It will even tell you who the instructor was at the time of the course. 

Take a look...

John Boekenoogen
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide

[sgutierrez1]

Thanks for the suggestion.  According to the site, it says it's no longer supported and a possible newer version is out but doesn't know who made it.

[sgutierrez1]

Nevermind it was moved to here: https://github.com/CIDI/CanvasTools/tree/master/syllabusTracker