[Student View] Bypass Prerequisites

[admin19]

Currently while in student view if you have prerequisites for a module you have to remove these in order to see an assignment or a module as a student. It would be nice to be able to view all assignments as a student without having to unlock all of the modules. Maybe as a "master" student or something similar. One example of how this would be helpful is in narrowing down which links have been flagged by the link validator.

[candice_mcphers]

Problem statement:

Sometimes teachers or designers need to test an item in student view, but module requirement and pre-requisite settings prevent going directly to that item without removing the requirements or make the student progress through. Sometimes when using this view, teachers want to be able to see what is locked or not locked. It is important that the test student does get blocked by those items just like a real student, but sometimes that is not the issue being explored.

Proposed solution:

It would be great to have the option to check on or off a box to exclude the test student from module requirements while in "Student View." I think each time a user clicks the "Student View" button a box should pop up where they can toggle on a checkbox to exclude the student from module requirements. This would allow a teacher, designer, or admin to test an item without making sure the test student has progressed through all requirements.

User role(s):

admin,instructor,ta,designer

[stotman]

Problem statement:

When I need to see the student view for an assignment with prerequisites, it does not allow me to see it because I technically haven't met all the prerequisites to see the assignment. It pretty much renders that feature inoperable unless I go back in and remove the prereqs. It's just a pain, but it should be a fairly simple tweak. 

Proposed solution:

Would it be possible to disable prerequisites for student view?

User role(s):

instructor