# DataCamp Help Center > Help center for DataCamp - ## Courses - [Course Creation Process](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2374156-course-creation-process.md): A brief introduction to how we create courses at DataCamp. - [DataCamp courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2360597-datacamp-courses.md): Get an overview of the purpose and design of DataCamp desktop courses. - [Installing packages in the requirements files](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2414227-installing-packages-in-the-requirements-files.md): How to install packages and their correct versions to ensure your project works on datacamp.com - [Chapter titles: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3460027-chapter-titles-best-practices.md): Tips for writing clear and concise titles for your chapter descriptions. - [How and when course content guidelines are checked](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2420798-how-and-when-course-content-guidelines-are-checked.md): Learn how guidelines are applied differently on the different branches of your course - [Exercise-level learning objectives](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2673594-exercise-level-learning-objectives.md): What types of learning objective can be used for exercises? - [Course-level learning objectives](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2360739-course-level-learning-objectives.md): Write specific learning objectives to create a clear vision for your course. - [Course Outline](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2360750-course-outline.md): Learn the flow and structure of a course outline, which you help you build out your course during course design. - [Course descriptions: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2360735-course-descriptions-best-practices.md): Write an exciting course description that attracts traffic to the page and encourages enrollment - [Debugging IDE potential issues](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7833231-debugging-ide-potential-issues.md) - [IDE Exercises: Baking files in the image](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7831420-ide-exercises-baking-files-in-the-image.md) - ["Multiple Choice Multiple Answers" Exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/6933377-multiple-choice-multiple-answers-exercises.md): Learn how to create a multiple choice multiple answer exercise - [Course "IDE" exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3247211-course-ide-exercises.md): Learn about one of DataCamp's newest exercise types, the IDE exercise. - [Exercise types](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2360969-exercise-types.md): Learn about the available exercise types in DataCamp courses. - [Course "Video" Exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375511-course-video-exercises.md): What exactly is a Video exercise? - [Scripts: Best Practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2340951-scripts-best-practices.md): Tips on how to write informative and engaging scripts for video exercises. - [Authoring Drag and Drop exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3039664-authoring-drag-and-drop-exercises.md): Learn how to author the Solution and SCT blocks for a Drag and Drop exercise - [Slides: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375393-slides-best-practices.md): Guidance on creating slides for video exercises that effectively demonstrate learning objectives. - [Course "Drag and Drop" exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3039539-course-drag-and-drop-exercises.md): Learn about the different types of Drag and Drop exercises. - [IDE exercise anatomy](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3247274-ide-exercise-anatomy.md): Learn about the different parts of an IDE exercise and how those map to what a student sees on Campus. - [Drag and Drop exercise anatomy](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3039578-drag-and-drop-exercise-anatomy.md): Learn about the different parts of a Drag and Drop exercise and how those map to what a student sees on Campus. - [Course "Coding" exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375526-course-coding-exercises.md): Learn about the most common type of interactive exercise in DataCamp courses. - [Course "Multiple Choice" Exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375516-course-multiple-choice-exercises.md): Learn the different parts of a DataCamp Multiple Choice Single Answer exercise. - [Course "Multiple Choice with Console" exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375523-course-multiple-choice-with-console-exercises.md): Learn what a Multiple Choice with Console exercise is and how it differs from a Multiple Choice exercise. - [Course "Iterative" Exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375528-course-iterative-exercises.md): Learn about DataCamp's Iterative exercise type. - [Course "Sequential" exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375525-course-sequential-exercises.md): Learn about DataCamp's Sequential exercise type. - [Coding exercise anatomy](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2347523-coding-exercise-anatomy.md): Learn about the different parts of a coding exercise and how those map to what a learner sees on Campus. - [Exercise Titles: Best Practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2395288-exercise-titles-best-practices.md): Tips for writing clear and concise titles for your exercises. - [Pre-exercise code](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2413919-pre-exercise-code.md): Learn what pre-exercise code means. - [Context: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2379160-context-best-practices.md): Learn the best practices for contextualizing your exercises to build your course narrative. - [Instructions: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2379165-instructions-best-practices.md): Some tips for writing good instructions in Coding, Iterative, and Sequential exercises. - [Hints: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2379164-hints-best-practices.md): Learn some tips on how to write exercise hints that get learners closer to the solution without giving it away. - [Exercise code: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2386747-exercise-code-best-practices.md): Tips and guidelines on writing exercise code optimized for DataCamp courses. - [Success messages: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2379166-success-messages-best-practices.md): Some tips and tricks for writing insightful success messages. - [Style guidelines](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2360981-style-guidelines.md): Learn DataCamp's style guidelines, which helps keeps our product clean and consistent across the platform. - [Course review](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2378506-course-review.md): Learn the appropriate workflow to get your course content reviewed by your Curriculum Manager or Content Developer. - [Wrap-up video](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2731299-wrap-up-video.md): Complete your course with a video exercise that recaps your course and discusses next steps. - [Screencasts](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2299807-screencasts.md): Create screencasts to prepare for your upcoming audio recordings. - [Audio recordings](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2299774-audio-recordings.md): An overview of how to create quality audio recordings for your course. - [Submission correctness tests](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2312002-submission-correctness-tests.md): What are submission correctness tests \(SCTs\)? Who writes them? - [Submission correctness tests: deep dive](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2348740-submission-correctness-tests-deep-dive.md): More details about how Submission Correctness Tests for interactive coding exercises work behind the scenes. - [Animating slides](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2466268-animating-slides.md): How to add animations to your slides in the course editor - [What can you teach in your SQL course?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2413999-what-can-you-teach-in-your-sql-course.md): A quick look at what's possible to teach in your SQL course, using either PostgreSQL or SQL Server. - [Setting up a SQL database for a SQL Server course](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2478498-setting-up-a-sql-database-for-a-sql-server-course.md): Create, initialize, and properly load your SQL Server database into the course editor and your exercises. - [Setting up a SQL database for a PostgreSQL course](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2456636-setting-up-a-sql-database-for-a-postgresql-course.md): Create, initialize, and properly load your SQL database into the course editor and your exercises. - [SQL lessons: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2834429-sql-lessons-best-practices.md): Learn effective ways of teaching SQL content in your course. - [SQL exercises: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2825780-sql-exercises-best-practices.md): How to use DataCamp's exercise types to teach SQL. - [SQL content guidelines](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2790153-sql-content-guidelines.md): Guidelines about SQL syntax and formatting in your DataCamp course. - [Formatting your SQL queries](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2597163-formatting-your-sql-queries.md): Style recommendations for SQL courses. ## Projects - [DataLab project anatomy](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7013703-datalab-project-anatomy.md) - [What is the aim of a DataLab project?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7013718-what-is-the-aim-of-a-datalab-project.md) - [DataLab project Instructions: Best Practice](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7013753-datalab-project-instructions-best-practice.md) - [DataLab project Guides: Best Practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7013759-datalab-project-guides-best-practices.md) - [DataLab project Resources: Best Practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7013769-datalab-project-resources-best-practices.md) - [How to author SCTs for DataLab projects](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7014375-how-to-author-scts-for-datalab-projects.md) - [Setting up your sample DataLab for a DataLab Project at DataCamp](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7034166-setting-up-your-sample-datalab-for-a-datalab-project-at-datacamp.md) - [How to author the DataLab project Configuration](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7207041-how-to-author-the-datalab-project-configuration.md) - [Style Guidelines for Projects](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2584383-style-guidelines-for-projects.md): Learn DataCamp's style guidelines, which helps keeps our product clean and consistent across the platform. - [How to author Guides for DataLab projects](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/7015261-how-to-author-guides-for-datalab-projects.md) - [How to author Solution Code for DataLab projects](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/8266811-how-to-author-solution-code-for-datalab-projects.md) - [Developing a SQL project](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/8263051-developing-a-sql-project.md) - [Project runtimes and dataset sizes](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/11186150-project-runtimes-and-dataset-sizes.md) ## Course Editor Basics - [Slide design features](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2788486-slide-design-features.md): Learn the features available in DataCamp's slide design and how to use them in your course. - [Markdown standardization](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2216640-markdown-standardization.md): A brief explanation of why we standardize the format of the Markdown powering your courses behind the scenes. - [Timing slides](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2386776-timing-slides.md): How to time slides and animations in the course editor once your slides and script content are completed - [Debugging in the editor](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2336264-debugging-in-the-editor.md): Learn some helpful tips to debug your content in the editor. - [Creating slides in the editor](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2319498-creating-slides-in-the-editor.md): A very basic introduction to creating slides in the editor ## Live Courses and Maintenance - [Introduction to DataCamp Course Maintenance](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3760900-introduction-to-datacamp-course-maintenance.md): An overview of DataCamp Course Maintenance - [Course Soft Launch](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3760912-course-soft-launch.md): What does it mean when your Course is in Soft Launch? - [Course Hard Launch](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3760914-course-hard-launch.md): Learn exactly what happens when a course hard launches and the metrics to get there from soft launch. - [How to Approach Course Maintenance](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3767466-how-to-approach-course-maintenance.md): Developing a Maintenance Mindset - [Chapter Level Quality Metrics](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3760922-chapter-level-quality-metrics.md): What metrics does DataCamp Track for each Chapter? How is content quality measured? - [Exercise Level Quality Metrics](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3767486-exercise-level-quality-metrics.md): Determine where problems exist with Exercise-level metrics - [Interpreting Code Diffs](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3767507-interpreting-code-diffs.md): Learn how to interpret learner submissions. - [Acceptable 'Asked Hint' and 'Asked Solution' Percentages](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3767501-acceptable-asked-hint-and-asked-solution-percentages.md): Learn how to gauge the acceptable level of '% asked hint,' and '% asked solution' when performing course maintenance. - [Interpreting Learner Issues/Feedback \(SCT/Hint\)](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3767515-interpreting-learner-issues-feedback-sct-hint.md): Learn how to interpret feedback provided by learners about course exercises. - [Duped Metric](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3767530-duped-metric.md): Learn the meaning of the "duped metric," which appears on the Course Dashboard. - [What Do I Do If an Exercise Has a High “% hint”?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/4058594-what-do-i-do-if-an-exercise-has-a-high-hint.md) - [What Do I Do If an Exercise Has a High “% solution”?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/4058605-what-do-i-do-if-an-exercise-has-a-high-solution.md) - [How Do I Improve the Course Completion Rate or Rating?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/4058612-how-do-i-improve-the-course-completion-rate-or-rating.md) - [How Do I Identify Useful Feedback?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/4058623-how-do-i-identify-useful-feedback.md) - [Writing a GitHub Pull Request](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3760954-writing-a-github-pull-request.md): Learn how to write a GitHub pull request and what information to include. - [Requesting SCT Edits](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5042889-requesting-sct-edits.md): How to request SCT edits - [How to Approach Making Course Edits](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3773645-how-to-approach-making-course-edits.md): Use the CHECK method and more helpful questions to consider when editing your course - [Using the Teach Editor to Make Changes to Your Course](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3760940-using-the-teach-editor-to-make-changes-to-your-course.md): Learn how to use DataCamp’s Teach Editor to make changes to your course ## Tips & Tricks - [Instructor bios: best practices](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3460054-instructor-bios-best-practices.md): Tips for writing an informative short bio to convey your professional credentials and your qualifications to lead your course or project. - [Alternative text](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375407-alternative-text.md): Learn what alternative text is and why you should use it in your DataCamp content. - [Become a DataCamp power user](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2321827-become-a-datacamp-power-user.md): Learn hotkeys to create content faster! - [Markdown tutorial](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2336337-markdown-tutorial.md): Find out all the ways you can use Markdown at DataCamp to format your content! ## Frequently Asked Questions \(FAQ\) - [Profanity and sensitive content in data](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/3328558-profanity-and-sensitive-content-in-data.md): Can your dataset include profanity, political, religious, or potentially offensive content? - [How much code scaffolding?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2670569-how-much-code-scaffolding.md): Guidance on the amount of code scaffolding to use in sample code - [How do I write special characters?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2514071-how-do-i-write-special-characters.md): How to write punctuation, emoji, non-ASCII characters. - [How do I insert a table?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2514059-how-do-i-insert-a-table.md): How to insert a table of values into a slide or an exercise. - [Describing pre-exercise code](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2453110-describing-pre-exercise-code.md): How to explain what you did in pre-exercise code. - [DataCamp content hosting](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375427-datacamp-content-hosting.md): Is it possible to host private DataCamp content? - [DataCamp commits on GitHub](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2375413-datacamp-commits-on-github.md): Why is "DataCamp" making commits in my repo? - [Using web APIs](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2353917-using-web-apis.md): Learn whether it's possible to create an exercise with a web API call. - [Sources of data](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2353872-sources-of-data.md): Where to find datasets for your DataCamp course or project. - [Datasets to avoid](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2360699-datasets-to-avoid.md): Find out which datasets you should NOT use in your course. - [Exercise hints](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2299760-exercise-hints.md): Write informative hints to help your students complete an exercises without giving away the solution. - [Writing LaTex](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2316361-writing-latex.md): How to write LaTeX in Markdown in DataCamp's editor. - [You or we?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2316397-you-or-we.md): Should I use "you" or "we" when referring to students? - [Exercise instructions](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2299771-exercise-instructions.md): Write clear instructions that guide students through the code without giving away the solution. - [Sentence case or title case](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2299809-sentence-case-or-title-case.md): When should I use sentence case and when should I use title case in my course? - [Exercise success messages](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2299773-exercise-success-messages.md): Write insightful success messages that not only encourage students, but build their data fluency. - [What should Exercise Context contain?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2299758-what-should-exercise-context-contain.md): Write clear and informative context that helps your students engage with your exercises. - [Scaffolding in sample code](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2316416-scaffolding-in-sample-code.md): Learn how to create the scaffolding in your course to redact sample code. - [Exercise sections](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2316393-exercise-sections.md): Why are there so many parts to an exercise? - [Copyright](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2316413-copyright.md): Can I use images from external sources? - [Code input and output](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2316414-code-input-and-output.md): Learn how to show input and output on your slides. - [Resizing images](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2291354-resizing-images.md): How do I resize an image on a slide? - [Links in video exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/2291368-links-in-video-exercises.md): How do I put links in a video exercise? ## Business Intelligence Courses - [BI Courses on DataCamp](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5445768-bi-courses-on-datacamp.md): For BI SMEs: Get an overview of the purpose and design of DataCamp BI courses. - [Overview of the exercise types for BI courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5445749-overview-of-the-exercise-types-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: Get an overview of the different exercise types in BI courses. - [What Makes a BI course a Good Course?](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/6272787-what-makes-a-bi-course-a-good-course.md): Checklist - [The BI course Spec Process and README Template](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5442510-the-bi-course-spec-process-and-readme-template.md): For BI SMEs: Get an overview of the different steps in the course specs process and the course README template. - [The Course Outline for BI Courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5445465-the-course-outline-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: Learn about creating a course outline during the course spec process. - [Building Capstone Exercises for BI Courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5445472-building-capstone-exercises-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: Learn about how to create capstone exercises for the course spec process. - [Creating a Sample Lesson for BI Courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5445480-creating-a-sample-lesson-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: Learn about how to create a sample lesson for the course spec process. - [Common phrases for VM exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5573649-common-phrases-for-vm-exercises.md) - [How to write hints for multi-step VM exercises](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/6637150-how-to-write-hints-for-multi-step-vm-exercises.md) - [Style guidelines for BI courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5442018-style-guidelines-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: Learn the style guidelines, which helps keeps our BI courses clean and consistent across the platform. - [Demo Screencasts for BI Courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5445450-demo-screencasts-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: Learn about BI demo screencasts, how to create them, and how to deliver them to the DataCamp team. - [Guide to Recording Screencasts](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/6984257-guide-to-recording-screencasts.md): For BI SMEs: Learn best practices for recording your final BI screencasts and how to deliver them to the DataCamp team. - [Remote Desktop Exercises for BI courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5441822-remote-desktop-exercises-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: Learn more about the purpose of an RDE, its components, and how to get started building one. - [How to create Remote Desktop Exercises in Teach for BI courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5441892-how-to-create-remote-desktop-exercises-in-teach-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: Learn how to build the different types of RDEs in Teach. - [Creating and uploading exercise files for BI courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/5441954-creating-and-uploading-exercise-files-for-bi-courses.md): For BI SMEs: how to create and upload exercise files for RDEs. - [Style guidelines for Excel](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/8005194-style-guidelines-for-excel.md) ## Cloud Courses - [Cloud Courses on DataCamp](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/9659144-cloud-courses-on-datacamp.md): Get an overview of the purpose and design of DataCamp Cloud courses - [Course outline for Cloud courses](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/10313825-course-outline-for-cloud-courses.md) - [How to Create a Cloud Exercise](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/10313846-how-to-create-a-cloud-exercise.md) - [The Cloud Course Spec Process and README Template](http://instructor-support.datacamp.com/en/articles/9659056-the-cloud-course-spec-process-and-readme-template.md): Get an overview of the different steps in the course specs process and the course README template.