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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: \item You can always go back to this screen by clicking the 
   34: \underline{Roles} link on the Inline Menu which appears at the top of every page or by going to the Main Menu. 
   35: \item Click the {[}Select{]} button next to the Course Coordinator role
   36: for the course you wish to work in.
   37: \item This course will now be displayed. 
   38: \end{itemize}
   39: 
   40: \subsection*{\textsf{\textsl{Course Initialization Helper}}}
   41: 
   42: \begin{itemize}
   43: \item When entering your course for the first time, the Course Initialization
   44: Helper will appear. To keep the default LON-CAPA settings, click the
   45: {[}Next{]} button on each screen. To exit the Helper when done, click
   46: the {[}Finish{]} button. You will then be directed to the Edit Course Screen. 
   47: \end{itemize}
   48: 
   49: \section*{\large{\textsf{Edit Course}}}
   50: 
   51: \begin{itemize}
   52: \item The Course Editor is where you can upload, import, and create documents for your course.
   53: \item If you are not already at the Course Editor, click the \underline{Edit Course} link from the Inline Menu or Main Menu. 
   54: \item You can use folders to organize your course in terms of Homework Sets,
   55: Chapters, and Units. After creating a folder (Ex: Unit 1), click
   56: on the folder icon to enter the folder and create a sub-folder (Ex:
   57: Chapter 1).
   58: \end{itemize}
   59: NOTE: You cannot drag and drop resources. 
   60: 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.
   61: 
   62: \subsection*{\textsf{Special Documents}}
   63: \begin{itemize}
   64: \item By clicking on the corresponding button, you can add a new folder,
   65:  syllabus, simple page, navigate contents page, simple problem, document drop-box, and more.
   66: \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.
   67: \item Clicking the {[}Navigate Contents{]} button will add a Navigate Course
   68: 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.
   69: \end{itemize}
   70: 
   71: \subsection*{\textsf{Importing Published Documents}}
   72: \begin{itemize}
   73: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to.
   74: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the Edit Course screen.
   75: \item Browse published documents from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
   76: \item Select the documents you wish to use.
   77: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add documents to your course folder.
   78: \item Finalize the order if more than one document was selected and then click the {[}Finish Import{]} button.
   79: \item Click the {[}re-initializing Course{]} button to make changes appear. 
   80: \end{itemize}
   81: 
   82: \subsection*{\textsf{Search for Published Documents}}
   83: \begin{itemize}
   84: \item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA Catalog and upload documents.
   85: \end{itemize}
   86: 
   87: \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading Documents from Your Computer}}
   88: 
   89: \begin{itemize}
   90: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to. Click the {[}Browse{]} button to search for documents saved to your
   91: computer.
   92: \item Select a file, choose a title, and click the {[}Upload Document{]}
   93: button to import to your course. Re-initialize course when finished. 
   94: \end{itemize}
   95: 
   96: \section*{\large{\textsf{Set/Modify Course Parameter Settings}}}
   97: 
   98: \begin{itemize}
   99: \item Use the Course Parameter Settings to set parameters such as open date, due date, and number of tries.
  100: \item Select the Clock Icon to \underline{Modify parameter settings} from the Main Menu. This will
  101: take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen. 
  102: \end{itemize}
  103: 
  104: \subsection*{\textsf{Parameter Helper}}
  105: 
  106: \begin{itemize}
  107: \item The Course Assessment Parameter Helper Mode is the easiest way to
  108: set your parameters, as it will guide you through the process step-by-step.
  109: Using the Helper, you will be able to set the following parameters:
  110: open date (when problems open to students), due date (when problems
  111: are due; students cannot view problems after this date unless answer
  112: date is set), answer date (when answers are viewable to students),
  113: tries, and weight. 
  114: \end{itemize}
  115: NOTE: Changes may take up to 10 minutes to be active for all students
  116: in your course. 
  117: 
  118: \section*{\large{\textsf{Course Enrollment}}}
  119: \begin{itemize}
  120: \item Click the icon to manage course users on the Main Menu.
  121: \item This will bring you to the enrollment manager screen.
  122: \item Click the link \underline{Automated Enrollment Manager} to modify your automated enrollment if your institution uses this feature. 
  123: \end{itemize}
  124: Skip ahead to the Parameter Settings section if your institution uses automated enrollment.
  125: 
  126: \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading a Classlist}}
  127: \begin{itemize}
  128: \item Click the \underline{Upload a File of Course Users} link on the Enrollment Manager screen.
  129: \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.  
  130: \item You can save an Excel spreadsheet in a CSV format if you are creating your own classlist.
  131: \item Classlist files must have values for student usernames at the minimum.
  132: \item Browse and upload your classlist.
  133: \item Match column samples to the appropriate enrollment fields.  
  134: \item If you are using student usernames shared by other systems with a common password, ask your domain coordinator which password authentication to choose.
  135: \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.  
  136: \end{itemize}
  137: 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.
  138: 
  139: \subsection*{\textsf{Resetting Student Passwords}}
  140: \begin{itemize}
  141: \item Only the student or the domain coordinator can change the student's password.
  142: \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.
  143: \item Initial email addresses can be set during enrollment using either an uploaded classlist or automated course enrollment.
  144: \item Students can set/change email addresses in their preferences.
  145: \end{itemize}
  146: 
  147: \section*{\large{\textsf{Chart Student Progress}}}
  148: 
  149: \begin{itemize}
  150: \item Select the plain spreadsheet icon on the Main Menu to to view the course assessment progress chart.
  151: \item Click the {[}Generate Chart{]} button to view the default chart for
  152: your class.
  153: \item You can modify this chart in terms of sections, student data, enrollment
  154: status, sequences and folders, output format, and output data. 
  155: \end{itemize}
  156: 
  157: \subsection*{\textsf{Output format}}
  158: 
  159: \begin{itemize}
  160: \item The options for chart output include Excel and CSV formats. Both formats can be opened by Excel.
  161: \end{itemize}
  162: 
  163: 
  164: \section*{\large{\textsf{Change Preferences}}}
  165: 
  166: \begin{itemize}
  167: \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.
  168: \item Under the My Space heading on the Main Menu, click the appropriate icon to set user preferences. 
  169: \item Click on the link corresponding to what you'd like to change, ex:
  170: \underline{Change Screen Name}
  171: \item Make changes and save. 
  172: \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.
  173: \end{itemize}
  174: 
  175: \section*{\large{\textsf{Print}}}
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  177: \begin{itemize}
  178: \item The option to generate a PDF printout will only be accessible when you are
  179: viewing a resource in your course.
  180: \item When viewing a resource, click the print icon to prepare a printable document.  This will take you to the print helper.
  181: \end{itemize}
  182: 
  183: 
  184: \section*{\large{\textsf{Getting Help}}}
  185: 
  186: \begin{itemize}
  187: \item Click on the small blue boxes with white question marks {[}?{]} for
  188: general topic help.
  189: \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. 
  190: \item Submit enhancement requests from the LON-CAPA help/support screen by clicking on the bug icon.
  191: \item Click on the \underline{Return to last location link} to exit the help/support screen and return to your course.
  192: \item Additional help at http://help.lon-capa.org 
  193: \end{itemize}
  194: 
  195: 
  196: \end{document}