24. A system comprising: a plurality of objects associated with a course; and a pre-specified locale associated with the course, wherein the pre-specified locale has associated therewith an attribute identifying the pre-specified locale as mandatory or elective, wherein the plurality of objects and the pre-specified locale are stored in a computer-accessible memory.
24. A system comprising: a plurality of objects associated with a course; and a pre-specified locale associated with the course, wherein the pre-specified locale has associated therewith an attribute identifying the pre-specified locale as mandatory or elective, wherein the plurality of objects and the pre-specified locale are stored in a computer-accessible memory. 26. The system of claim 24 , further comprising: a plurality of available locales and wherein the pre-specified locale is limited to being one of the available locales.