Annotation of doc/help/build_course_guide.tex, revision 1.7

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1.1       vandui11   13: \begin{document}
1.4       felicia    14: \pagestyle{empty}
1.5       felicia    15: 
                     16: \begin{flushleft}
                     17: \textbf{\LARGE{A Guide to Building Your Course}}
                     18: %\vspace{-.125in} 
                     19: \textbf{http://www.lon-capa.org}
                     20: \end{flushleft}
1.3       felicia    21: \vspace{.05in} \hrule height0.6pt \hfill \vspace{ .02in} \\
                     22: \vspace{-.25in}
1.1       vandui11   23: 
1.3       felicia    24: \section*{Log In}
1.1       vandui11   25: 
                     26: \begin{itemize}
                     27: \item Log in with your username and password.
1.5       felicia    28: \item Your browser must allow JavaScript and cookies.
1.1       vandui11   29: \item If your browser allows pop-ups, the Remote Control (Fig. 1) will appear
1.5       felicia    30: for navigation. If not, you can use the Inline Menu (Fig. 2) or Main
1.1       vandui11   31: Menu (Fig. 3) to navigate.
                     32: \item Your roles should appear. You can always go back to this screen through
                     33: {[}ROLES{]} on the Remote Control or the Main Menu. 
                     34: \end{itemize}
                     35: NOTE: If you only have one role, you will bypass this screen.
                     36: 
                     37: \begin{itemize}
                     38: \item Click the {[}Select{]} button next to the Course Coordinator role
                     39: for the course you wish to work in.
                     40: \item This course will now be displayed. 
                     41: \end{itemize}
                     42: 
                     43: \subsection*{Course Initialization Helper}
                     44: 
                     45: \begin{itemize}
                     46: \item When entering your course for the first time, the Course Initialization
                     47: Helper will appear. To keep the default LON-CAPA settings, click the
                     48: {[}Next{]} button on each screen. To exit the Helper when done, click
1.5       felicia    49: the {[}Finish Course Initialization{]} button. You will then be directed to the Course Documents Screen. 
1.1       vandui11   50: \end{itemize}
                     51: 
1.3       felicia    52: \section*{Course Documents {[}DOC{]}}
1.1       vandui11   53: 
                     54: \begin{itemize}
                     55: \item Select {[}DOCS{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
                     56: take you to the Course Documents screen, where you can import or upload
                     57: new documents to use in your course.
                     58: \item You can use folders to organize your course in terms of Homework Sets,
1.5       felicia    59: Chapters, and Units. After creating a folder (Ex: Unit 1), click
1.1       vandui11   60: on the folder icon to enter the folder and create a sub-folder (Ex:
                     61: Chapter 1).
                     62: \item You can add material to your course by importing, uploading, or creating
                     63: new resources. 
                     64: \end{itemize}
                     65: NOTE: You cannot drag and drop resources. If you add a resource to
                     66: the wrong folder, delete it and add it to the correct folder.
                     67: 
                     68: 
                     69: \subsection*{Importing Published Documents}
                     70: \begin{itemize}
1.5       felicia    71: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to.
1.1       vandui11   72: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen.
                     73: \item Browse published documents from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
                     74: \item Select the documents you wish to use.
                     75: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add documents to your course folder.
                     76: \item Finalize the order if more than one document was selected.
                     77: \item Click the {[}re-initializing course{]} button to make changes appear. 
                     78: \end{itemize}
                     79: 
1.5       felicia    80: \subsection*{Search for Published Documents}
                     81: \begin{itemize}
                     82: \item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA resource pool of published documents.
                     83: \end{itemize}
                     84:                                                                                 
                     85: 
1.1       vandui11   86: \subsection*{Uploading Documents from Your Computer}
                     87: 
                     88: \begin{itemize}
1.5       felicia    89: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to. Click the {[}Browse{]} button to search for documents saved to your
1.1       vandui11   90: computer.
                     91: \item Select a file, choose a title, and click the {[}Upload Document{]}
1.5       felicia    92: button to import to your course. 
1.1       vandui11   93: \end{itemize}
                     94: 
                     95: \subsection*{Special Documents}
                     96: 
                     97: \begin{itemize}
1.5       felicia    98: \item By clicking on the corresponding button, you can add a new folder, a 
                     99: composite page, an external resource, a syllabus, a simple page, a navigate 
                    100: contents page, a simple problem, a score upload form, a bulletin board, your
                    101: personal info, and info about another user, such as an instructor or TA.
                    102: \item Clicking the {[}Navigate Contents{]} button will add a Navigate Course
                    103: Contents resource page to your course. This is a good first resource for your course because it displays all of your course contents, such as your syllabus and problems sets.
1.1       vandui11  104: \end{itemize}
                    105: 
                    106: 
1.3       felicia   107: \section*{Set/Modify Course Parameters {[}PARM{]}}
1.1       vandui11  108: 
                    109: \begin{itemize}
                    110: \item Select {[}PARM{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
                    111: take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen. 
                    112: \end{itemize}
                    113: 
                    114: \subsection*{Parameter Helper}
                    115: 
                    116: \begin{itemize}
1.5       felicia   117: \item The Course Assessment Parameter Helper Mode is the easiest way to
1.1       vandui11  118: set your parameters, as it will guide you through the process step-by-step.
                    119: Using the Helper, you will be able to set the following parameters:
                    120: open date (when problems open to students), due date (when problems
                    121: are due; students cannot view problems after this date unless answer
                    122: date is set), answer date (when answers are viewable to students),
                    123: tries, and weight. 
                    124: \end{itemize}
                    125: NOTE: Changes may take up to 10 minutes to be active for all students
                    126: in your course. 
                    127: 
                    128: 
1.3       felicia   129: \section*{Chart Student Progress {[}CHRT{]}}
1.1       vandui11  130: 
                    131: \begin{itemize}
                    132: \item Select {[}CHRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
                    133: take you to the Course Statistics and Chart screen, where you can
                    134: generate a chart.
                    135: \item Click the {[}Generate Chart{]} button to view the default chart for
                    136: your class.
                    137: \item You can modify this chart in terms of sections, student data, enrollment
                    138: status, sequences and folders, output format, and output data. 
                    139: \end{itemize}
                    140: 
                    141: \subsection*{Output format}
                    142: 
                    143: \begin{itemize}
                    144: \item One of the options for your output is the Excel format. This will
1.5       felicia   145: generate an Excel 95 file: an older format that is often more compatible across various operating systems than newer formats.
1.1       vandui11  146: \end{itemize}
                    147: 
                    148: 
1.3       felicia   149: \section*{Change Preferences {[}PREF{]}}
1.2       vandui11  150: 
                    151: \begin{itemize}
                    152: \item Select {[}PREF{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                    153: you to the Change Preferences screen, where you can change your password
                    154: (if LON-CAPA takes care of checking it), your nickname or anonymous
                    155: discussion screen name, your message forward and notification addresses,
1.7     ! felicia   156: the language preferences, and various display and editor preferences.
        !           157: You will also be able to edit the personal information on the About Me screen.
        !           158: \item Click on the link corresponding to what you'd like to change, ex:
1.2       vandui11  159: Change Screen Name
                    160: \item Make your changes and submit. 
                    161: \end{itemize}
                    162: 
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1.3       felicia   164: 
                    165: \newpage
                    166: 
1.4       felicia   167: \section*{Print {[}PRT{]}}
                    168:                                                                                 
                    169: \begin{itemize}
                    170: \item The {[}PRT{]} button will only be accessible when you are looking
                    171: at one of your resources for your course.
                    172: \item Click the {[}PRT{]} button to open the print helper, which will help
                    173: you create a PDF document.
                    174: \end{itemize}
                    175: 
                    176: 
1.3       felicia   177: \section*{Getting Help}
1.1       vandui11  178: 
                    179: \begin{itemize}
                    180: \item Click on the small blue boxes with white question marks {[}?{]} for
                    181: general topic help.
                    182: \item Click on the small orange boxes with white question marks for an overview
                    183: on the help and support available.
                    184: \item Submit enhancement requests using Bugzilla at http://bugs.lon-capa.org,
                    185: or by clicking on the bug icon.
                    186: \item Additional help at http://help.loncapa.org 
                    187: \end{itemize}
                    188: 
1.5       felicia   189: \vspace{2.5in}
                    190: {\epsfxsize=3.75in \epsffile{graphics/build_course_guide_fig3.eps}} \\ Figure 3: Main Menu
1.3       felicia   191: 
1.1       vandui11  192: \end{document}

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