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   17: \begin{document}
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   20: \begin{flushleft}
   21: \textbf{\LARGE{\textsf{A Guide to Building Your Course}}}
   22: \textbf{\textsf{http://www.lon-capa.org}}
   23: \end{flushleft}
   24: \vspace{.05in} \hrule height0.6pt \hfill \vspace{ .02in} \\
   25: \vspace{-.25in}
   26: 
   27: \section*{\large{\textsf{Log In}}}
   28: 
   29: \begin{itemize}
   30: \item Log in with your username and password.
   31: \item Your browser must allow JavaScript and cookies.
   32: \item Your roles screen should appear after logging in. 
   33: \end{itemize}
   34: NOTE: If you only have one role, you will bypass this screen.
   35: \begin{itemize}
   36: \item You can always go back to this screen by clicking the 
   37: \underline{Roles} link on the Inline Menu which appears at the top of every page or by going to the Main Menu. 
   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*{\textsf{\textsl{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
   49: the {[}Finish{]} button. You will then be directed to the Edit Course Screen. 
   50: \end{itemize}
   51: 
   52: \section*{\large{\textsf{Edit Course}}}
   53: 
   54: \begin{itemize}
   55: \item The Course Editor is where you can upload, import, and create documents for your course.
   56: \item If you are not already at the Course Editor, click the \underline{Edit Course} link from the Inline Menu or Main Menu. 
   57: \item You can use folders to organize your course in terms of Homework Sets,
   58: Chapters, and Units. After creating a folder (Ex: Unit 1), click
   59: on the folder icon to enter the folder and create a sub-folder (Ex:
   60: Chapter 1).
   61: \end{itemize}
   62: NOTE: You cannot drag and drop resources. 
   63: If you add a resource to the wrong folder, use the \underline{Cut} link before the resource name.  Navigate to the folder you wish to paste the resource and click the {[}Paste{]} button.
   64: 
   65: \subsection*{\textsf{Special Documents}}
   66: \begin{itemize}
   67: \item By clicking on the corresponding button, you can add a new folder,
   68:  syllabus, simple page, navigate contents page, simple problem, document drop-box, and more.
   69: \item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button to add folders in your course.  For example, you can create a folder called ``Homework Set 1'' and import homework problems to that folder.
   70: \item Clicking the {[}Navigate Contents{]} button will add a Navigate Course
   71: 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.
   72: \end{itemize}
   73: 
   74: \subsection*{\textsf{Importing Published Documents}}
   75: \begin{itemize}
   76: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to.
   77: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the Edit Course screen.
   78: \item Browse published documents from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
   79: \item Select the documents you wish to use.
   80: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add documents to your course folder.
   81: \item Finalize the order if more than one document was selected and then click the {[}Finish Import{]} button.
   82: \item Click the {[}re-initializing Course{]} button to make changes appear. 
   83: \end{itemize}
   84: 
   85: \subsection*{\textsf{Search for Published Documents}}
   86: \begin{itemize}
   87: \item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA Catalog and upload documents.
   88: \end{itemize}
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   90: 
   91: \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading Documents from Your Computer}}
   92: 
   93: \begin{itemize}
   94: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to. Click the {[}Browse{]} button to search for documents saved to your
   95: computer.
   96: \item Select a file, choose a title, and click the {[}Upload Document{]}
   97: button to import to your course. Re-initialize course when finished. 
   98: \end{itemize}
   99: 
  100: \section*{\large{\textsf{Course Enrollment}}}
  101: \begin{itemize}
  102: \item Click the icon to manage course users on the Main Menu.
  103: \item This will bring you to the enrollment manager screen.
  104: \item Click the link \underline{Automated Enrollment Manager} to modify your automated enrollment if your institution uses this feature. 
  105: \end{itemize}
  106: Skip ahead to the Parameter Settings section if your institution uses automated enrollment.
  107: 
  108: \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading a Classlist}}
  109: \begin{itemize}
  110: \item Click the \underline{Upload a File of Course Users} link on the Enrollment Manager screen.
  111: \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.  
  112: \item You can save an Excel spreadsheet in a CSV format if you are creating your own classlist.
  113: \item Classlist files must have values for student usernames at the minimum.
  114: \item Browse and upload your classlist.
  115: \item Match column samples to the appropriate enrollment fields.  
  116: \item If you are using student usernames shared by other systems with a common password, ask your domain coordinator which password authentication to choose.
  117: \item Usernames used only for LON-CAPA can have intial passwords specified in the classlist or you can set an internally authenticated global password for all students.  Only new accounts will be assigned a new password.  
  118: \end{itemize}
  119: HINT: Use the Reverse Association option to assign the same values to two different fields.  For example, it is common to associate the student ID/number values for both the student ID field and the initial password.
  120: 
  121: \subsection*{\textsf{Resetting Student Passwords}}
  122: \begin{itemize}
  123: \item Only the student or the domain coordinator can change the student's password.
  124: \item If LON-CAPA handles password authentication and an email address is specified in the student's preferences, a forgotten password can be recovered from the log-in screen.
  125: \item Initial email addresses can be set during enrollment using either an uploaded classlist or automated course enrollment.
  126: \item Students can set/change email addresses in their preferences.
  127: \end{itemize}
  128: 
  129: \section*{\large{\textsf{Set/Modify Course Parameter Settings}}}
  130: 
  131: \begin{itemize}
  132: \item Use the Course Parameter Settings to set parameters such as open date, due date, and number of tries.
  133: \item Select the Clock Icon to \underline{Modify parameter settings} from the Main Menu. This will
  134: take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen. 
  135: \end{itemize}
  136: 
  137: \subsection*{\textsf{Parameter Helper}}
  138: 
  139: \begin{itemize}
  140: \item The Course Assessment Parameter Helper Mode is the easiest way to
  141: set your parameters, as it will guide you through the process step-by-step.
  142: Using the Helper, you will be able to set the following parameters:
  143: open date (when problems open to students), due date (when problems
  144: are due; students cannot view problems after this date unless answer
  145: date is set), answer date (when answers are viewable to students),
  146: tries, and weight. 
  147: \end{itemize}
  148: NOTE: Changes may take up to 10 minutes to be active for all students
  149: in your course. 
  150: 
  151: 
  152: \section*{\large{\textsf{Chart Student Progress}}}
  153: 
  154: \begin{itemize}
  155: \item Select the plain spreadsheet icon on the Main Menu to to view the course assessment progress chart.
  156: \item Click the {[}Generate Chart{]} button to view the default chart for
  157: your class.
  158: \item You can modify this chart in terms of sections, student data, enrollment
  159: status, sequences and folders, output format, and output data. 
  160: \end{itemize}
  161: 
  162: \subsection*{\textsf{Output format}}
  163: 
  164: \begin{itemize}
  165: \item The options for chart output include Excel and CSV formats. Both formats can be opened by Excel.
  166: \end{itemize}
  167: 
  168: 
  169: \section*{\large{\textsf{Change Preferences}}}
  170: 
  171: \begin{itemize}
  172: \item The Change Preferences screen allows you to set preferences such as password (if LON-CAPA takes care of checking it), nickname, anonymous discussion screen name, message forwarding and notification email addresses, language preferences, and various other display and editor preferences.
  173: \item Under the My Space heading on the Main Menu, click the appropriate icon to set user preferences. 
  174: \item Click on the link corresponding to what you'd like to change, ex:
  175: \underline{Change Screen Name}
  176: \item Make changes and save. 
  177: \item The \underline{Change Roles Page Preferences} allows you to configure a hotlist for your roles page.  This is especially helpful if you manage many roles in LON-CAPA.
  178: \end{itemize}
  179: 
  180: \section*{\large{\textsf{Print}}}
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  182: \begin{itemize}
  183: \item The option to generate a PDF printout will only be accessible when you are
  184: viewing a resource in your course.
  185: \item When viewing a resource, click the print icon to prepare a printable document.  This will take you to the print helper.
  186: \end{itemize}
  187: 
  188: 
  189: \section*{\large{\textsf{Getting Help}}}
  190: 
  191: \begin{itemize}
  192: \item Click on the small blue boxes with white question marks {[}?{]} for
  193: general topic help.
  194: \item Click on the \underline{Help} link in the upper-right-hand corner to access the LON-CAPA help/support screen.  You can view and search the entire LON-CAPA manual from this screen. 
  195: \item Submit enhancement requests from the LON-CAPA help/support screen by clicking on the bug icon.
  196: \item Click on the \underline{Return to last location link} to exit the help/support screen and return to your course.
  197: \item Additional help at http://help.lon-capa.org 
  198: \end{itemize}
  199: 
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