--- doc/help/build_course_guide.tex 2008/07/08 06:11:07 1.11 +++ doc/help/build_course_guide.tex 2009/05/20 15:21:12 1.12 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ %\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} \usepackage{epsf} -\usepackage[verbose,letterpaper,tmargin=1.0in,bmargin=-0.125in,lmargin=.5in,rmargin=.5in, columnsep=.3in]{geometry} +\usepackage[verbose,letterpaper,tmargin=.5in,bmargin=0.5in,lmargin=.5in,rmargin=.5in, columnsep=.3in]{geometry} \usepackage[tiny]{titlesec} % \makeatletter \usepackage{babel} @@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ \item Log in with your username and password. \item Your browser must allow JavaScript and cookies. \item Your roles screen should appear after logging in. -\end{itemize} -NOTE: If you only have one role, you will bypass this screen. -\begin{itemize} \item You can always go back to this screen by clicking the \underline{Roles} link on the Inline Menu which appears at the top of every page or by going to the Main Menu. \item Click the {[}Select{]} button next to the Course Coordinator role @@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ Contents resource page to your course. T \begin{itemize} \item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA Catalog and upload documents. \end{itemize} - \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading Documents from Your Computer}} @@ -97,6 +93,28 @@ computer. button to import to your course. Re-initialize course when finished. \end{itemize} +\section*{\large{\textsf{Set/Modify Course Parameter Settings}}} + +\begin{itemize} +\item Use the Course Parameter Settings to set parameters such as open date, due date, and number of tries. +\item Select the Clock Icon to \underline{Modify parameter settings} from the Main Menu. This will +take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen. +\end{itemize} + +\subsection*{\textsf{Parameter Helper}} + +\begin{itemize} +\item The Course Assessment Parameter Helper Mode is the easiest way to +set your parameters, as it will guide you through the process step-by-step. +Using the Helper, you will be able to set the following parameters: +open date (when problems open to students), due date (when problems +are due; students cannot view problems after this date unless answer +date is set), answer date (when answers are viewable to students), +tries, and weight. +\end{itemize} +NOTE: Changes may take up to 10 minutes to be active for all students +in your course. + \section*{\large{\textsf{Course Enrollment}}} \begin{itemize} \item Click the icon to manage course users on the Main Menu. @@ -126,29 +144,6 @@ HINT: Use the Reverse Association option \item Students can set/change email addresses in their preferences. \end{itemize} -\section*{\large{\textsf{Set/Modify Course Parameter Settings}}} - -\begin{itemize} -\item Use the Course Parameter Settings to set parameters such as open date, due date, and number of tries. -\item Select the Clock Icon to \underline{Modify parameter settings} from the Main Menu. This will -take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen. -\end{itemize} - -\subsection*{\textsf{Parameter Helper}} - -\begin{itemize} -\item The Course Assessment Parameter Helper Mode is the easiest way to -set your parameters, as it will guide you through the process step-by-step. -Using the Helper, you will be able to set the following parameters: -open date (when problems open to students), due date (when problems -are due; students cannot view problems after this date unless answer -date is set), answer date (when answers are viewable to students), -tries, and weight. -\end{itemize} -NOTE: Changes may take up to 10 minutes to be active for all students -in your course. - - \section*{\large{\textsf{Chart Student Progress}}} \begin{itemize}