It is likely that the above items will be populated from information already present on university systems. The above restriction will not prevent teachers from editing course sections.
The site administrator may have created course categories to help teachers and students find their courses easily. Course categories may be reflected in the Navigation block.
This is the name of the course. It is displayed as a link on course lists on the Front page and on My Moodle and in reports. It is also used in the browser title bar when the course is viewed.
Many institutions have a shorthand way of referring to a course, such as BP102 or COMMS. Even if you do not already have such a name for your course, make one up here. It will be used in several places where the long name is not appropriate, such as the Navigation block.
The ID number is an alphanumeric field. It has several potential uses. Generally, it is not displayed to students. However, it can be used to match this course against an external system's ID, as your course catalogue ID or can be used in the certificate module as a printed field.
The summary appears on the course listings page. This field is searched when searching for a course and also appears in the Course/Site description block.