def create_empty_course(url,
user,
name='New Course',
short_description="",
is_private=False):
learning_activity = LearningActivity(parent=None,
root=None,
is_container=True,
name=name,
uri='/activity/' + url)
learning_activity.save()
course = Course(short_description=short_description,
root=learning_activity,
private=is_private)
course.save()
auth = AuthorLearningActivity(user=user,
learning_activity=learning_activity)
auth.save()
return learning_activity.id, learning_activity.uri
