diff --git a/tests/scripts/update_course_settings.php b/tests/scripts/update_course_settings.php
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+++ b/tests/scripts/update_course_settings.php
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+<?php
+
+/* For licensing terms, see /license.txt */
+
+/**
+ * Bulk update course settings.
+ */
+
+exit;
+
+require __DIR__.'/../../main/inc/global.inc.php';
+
+// params
+
+$settingsWithValues = [
+   //'student_delete_own_publication' => 1,
+];
+
+$courseIdList = [
+];
+
+// process
+if (empty($courseIdList)) {
+    $result = Database::select(
+        'id',
+        Database::get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_COURSE)
+    );
+
+    $courseIdList = array_column($result, 'id');
+}
+
+$appPlugin = new AppPlugin();
+
+foreach ($courseIdList as $courseId) {
+    echo "Course ID: $courseId".PHP_EOL;
+
+    foreach ($settingsWithValues as $setting => $value) {
+        CourseManager::saveCourseConfigurationSetting(
+            $appPlugin,
+            $setting,
+            $value,
+            $courseId
+        );
+        echo "\tSetting: $setting <- value: ".((string) $value).PHP_EOL;
+    }
+}