Your Course Blueprint
There's an old expression among carpenters and tradesfolk:
"Measure twice, cut once."
This old saying goes for almost anything having to do with technology, and most certainly with your online course. It's been proven, time and again, that the better you plan for your course before building it in a learning management system, the less work you'll have to do in the end.
The essential tools in the planning of your online course include your textbook or content, a calendar, and the online syllabus and the Moodle Home page and tools.
The Home page grounds your students upon entering your course and provides immediate engagement and navigation instructions. The Modules/Units/Week tabs acts as a visual and structural organizational tool for scaffolding your online course delivery.