--- doc/help/build_course_guide.tex 2007/10/07 23:30:33 1.9 +++ doc/help/build_course_guide.tex 2009/11/24 15:14:50 1.13 @@ -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 @@ -46,14 +43,14 @@ for the course you wish to work in. \item When entering your course for the first time, the Course Initialization Helper will appear. To keep the default LON-CAPA settings, click the {[}Next{]} button on each screen. To exit the Helper when done, click -the {[}Finish{]} button. You will then be directed to the Edit Course Screen. +the {[}Finish{]} button. You will then be directed to the Course Editor Screen. \end{itemize} -\section*{\large{\textsf{Edit Course}}} +\section*{\large{\textsf{Course Editor}}} \begin{itemize} -\item The Edit Course screen is where you can upload, import, and create documents for your course. -\item If you are not already at the Course Editor, click the \underline{Edit Course} link from the Inline Menu or Main Menu. +\item The Course Editor is where you can upload, import, and create documents for your course. +\item If you are not already at the Course Editor, click the \underline{Course Editor} link from the Inline Menu or Main Menu. \item You can use folders to organize your course in terms of Homework Sets, Chapters, and Units. After creating a folder (Ex: Unit 1), click on the folder icon to enter the folder and create a sub-folder (Ex: @@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ Contents resource page to your course. T \subsection*{\textsf{Importing Published Documents}} \begin{itemize} \item Go to the folder you want to add material to. -\item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the Edit Course screen. +\item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the Course Editor screen. \item Browse published documents from the LON-CAPA resource pool. \item Select the documents you wish to use. \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add documents to your course folder. @@ -84,9 +81,8 @@ Contents resource page to your course. T \subsection*{\textsf{Search for Published Documents}} \begin{itemize} -\item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA resource pool and upload documents. +\item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA Catalog and upload documents. \end{itemize} - \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading Documents from Your Computer}} @@ -94,12 +90,34 @@ Contents resource page to your course. T \item Go to the folder you want to add material to. Click the {[}Browse{]} button to search for documents saved to your computer. \item Select a file, choose a title, and click the {[}Upload Document{]} -button to import to your course. +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 for managing student enrollment on the Main Menu. +\item Click the icon to manage course users on the Main Menu. \item This will bring you to the enrollment manager screen. \item Click the link \underline{Automated Enrollment Manager} to modify your automated enrollment if your institution uses this feature. \end{itemize} @@ -107,7 +125,7 @@ Skip ahead to the Parameter Settings sec \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading a Classlist}} \begin{itemize} -\item Click the \underline{Upload a class list} link on the Enrollment Manager screen. +\item Click the \underline{Upload a File of Course Users} link on the Enrollment Manager screen. \item Your classlist can be in any of the following formats: CSV (comma separated values), semicolon separated values, space separated values, or tabular separated values. \item You can save an Excel spreadsheet in a CSV format if you are creating your own classlist. \item Classlist files must have values for student usernames at the minimum. @@ -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}