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1.2       bowersj2    1: \label{Course_Setting_Parameters}
1.6       vandui11    2: As Course Coordinator, select \textbf{PARM} on the Remote Control or Main Menu to set your course
                      3: parameters. From that screen, you can either edit the course
                      4: environment or the course parameters. 
1.3       bowersj2    5: 
1.5       albertel    6: The course environment contains several parameters that apply directly
1.3       bowersj2    7: to the course as a whole.
                      8: 
                      9: The other parameters in the course apply with varying granularities to
                     10: the components of the course, such as maps, problems, and students.
                     11: 
                     12: You can display parameters for the entire course (top-level
1.1       bowersj2   13: map) or just select the enclosing map.  After the parameters display,
1.6       vandui11   14: you can choose to set parameters (example: due dates) on three
1.1       bowersj2   15: levels:
                     16: 
                     17: \begin{enumerate}
                     18: \item Entire course - everything in the top-level sequence. Click on the
1.8     ! www        19: asterisk (if no current entry exists) or on the entry in any of the problems under the \textbf{general} heading.
        !            20: \item Enclosing map.  Click on the asterisk or entry in one of the problems in the
1.1       bowersj2   21: enclosing map under \textbf{for Enclosing Map} heading.
1.8     ! www        22: \item One particular resource. Click on the asterisk or entry in the particular
1.1       bowersj2   23: problem you want to set parameters for under the \textbf{for Resource} heading.
                     24: \end{enumerate}
                     25: 
                     26: The last heading says \textbf{Parameter in Effect}. 
                     27: Under this heading is the actual parameter being used. The \emph{most
                     28:   specific} parameter is what will be used for any given resource.