Topics and courses: how Qenot is organised
A topic holds what you study for one subject area; a course puts several topics together for one exam.
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Everything in Qenot lives in a topic. A topic is a folder for one area you study: your lecture PDFs, slides, notes and links, plus everything Qenot makes from them (notes, flashcards, quizzes) and your conversations about it.
A course is a group of topics that are tested together, usually one module or one exam. You don't need a course to study, but you need one to practise past exams, because an exam usually covers several topics at once.
Topics
- Make one by dropping a file on the Topics page. Qenot opens the new topic straight away.
- Qenot names the topic and writes a short description from its files. Rename it any time from the title at the top; once you've named it yourself, Qenot leaves the name alone.
- Each topic has three places: the Workspace (sources and study material), the Content reader, and its own chat.
Courses
- Make one from the Courses page with New course: give it a name and tick the topics it covers.
- A course opens on its Overview, which always shows the next thing to do.
- Add past exams to a course, sit them on the clock, and get them marked against all of its topics.
Next: add your sources, or read how courses work.
Try it in Qenot
Open your topicsCommon questions
Should I make one topic per lecture or one per subject?
One per area you study together, usually a unit or a chapter group, like "Thermodynamics" or "Cell biology". Many lectures go into one topic. If a topic grows past 20 or 30 files, split it.
Can a topic be in more than one course?
No. A topic belongs to one course at a time. You can move it to another course whenever you like.
Do I need a course at all?
No. Topics work on their own: reading, study material, chat and Recall. A course adds past exams and questions across several topics.