Add use of variables to replace hard-coded department, number, semest…

…er info.

README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ For instructors: please see [these instructions in the section below](https://gi
 
 2. Begin making changes relevant to your course. To edit a file, you can click on a file, then on the edit icon in the upper right and then on `Commit changes` in the upper right when you want to save your changes. In the dialog box that pops up, also simply click on `Commit changes` in the box.
    - If desired, modify the site's metadata and table of contents in `_quarto.yml` to reflect the pages you want on the site. You may choose to add or remove files (each file having the conent for a separate page). 
-   - Edit the various Quarto Markdown (qmd) files: `index.qmd` (the home page), `staff.qmd` (information on staff), and `syllabus.qmd` with the content you want. You can use simple Markdown formatting, which will hopefully be easy to do by example even if you're not familiar with Markdown. Also modify the generic course title, department and number (currently "Dept 999" and the like).
+   - Edit the various Quarto Markdown (qmd) files: `index.qmd` (the home page), `staff.qmd` (information on staff), and `syllabus.qmd` with the content you want. You can use simple Markdown formatting, which will hopefully be easy to do by example even if you're not familiar with Markdown. 
+   - Edit `_variables.yml` to replace the generic department, number, and semester information with the actual information for your course.
    - Edit the `buttons.yml` file to modify the buttons shown at the top of the home page (or remove the syntax related to buttons in `index.qmd` if you don't want buttons). 
    - Update `README.md` to remove these instructions and include basic text referring to your actual class number (see section at bottom of this document for template text).
    - Check the license assigned to the materials posted on the site (by default CC-BY) in `license.qmd` to make sure you are comfortable with it. You're welcome to choose another license that you prefer. If you'd like to not allow commercial use, you might choose CC-BY-NC. You might also consider not allowing derivative works, for example by choosing [CC-BY-ND](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/deed.en) or CC-BY-NC-ND, as chosen for Data 8, but note that this license can make it hard for others to use the material in part or to build upon it. 

_quarto.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project:
 website:
   sidebar:
     style: docked
-    title: "Dept 999"
+    title: "{{< var department_abbrev >}} {{< var number >}}"
     logo: assets/stat_bear.png
     logo-alt: "UC Berkeley Statistics logo"
     contents:

_variables.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+department: "Department"
+department_abbrev: "Dept"
+number: "999"
+name: "Generic Class"
+semester: "Spring 2025"

index.qmd

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
-title: "Department 999: Generic Class"
-subtitle: "UC Berkeley, Spring 2024"
+title: "{{< var department >}} {{< var number >}}: {{< var name >}}"
+subtitle: "UC Berkeley, {{< var semester >}}"
 listing:
   - id: buttons
     template: assets/buttons.ejs

syllabus.qmd

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ title: "Syllabus"
 
 Jump to:
 
-- [About Dept 999](#about)
+- [About {{< var department >}} {{< var number >}}](#about)
   - [Goals](#goals)
   - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
 
 
-## About Dept 999
+## About {{< var department >}} {{< var number >}}
 
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