Getting Started

Register and Log In Go to: http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/yourcollege

Click on Register Here

Fill out the registration information.

Remember: Important! Write down the email address and password you used to register. You will need your email address and password to log in next time.

Next time log in with the email address and password you created.

Click on Start CollegeScope

Begin the Self Assessment

Self Assessment This is a pre-test to see what you already know. You will take this assessment at the end to see how much you have learned. Just relax and answer the questions honestly.

Sample Self Assessment Question

Begin Chapter 1

View your assessment results on the next page.

And on your portfolio

Read the pages and complete the journal entries.

The Journal Entries Are an opportunity to think about the material and apply it to your personal life. Become part of your portfolio Can be viewed by your instructor Must be finished before advancing to the next page Are generally a well-developed paragraph Don’t answer with just a phrase!

The Electronic Journal It is an opportunity for students to read and think about how to apply the material in their personal lives. I expect a well-developed paragraph for most questions.

Complete the activities

And the quizzes

Quizzes Read the chapters carefully so you can answer the quiz questions. You can go back and find the answer before you mark your quiz. You cannot change your answers on the quizzes. You get immediate feedback on the answers. Your quiz results are part of your portfolio which your instructor can see.

Pay or use access code to begin Ch. 2

Pay online with a credit card. Get a discount by paying online ($50). You can use your financial aid voucher in the bookstore to purchase an access code to use instead of a credit card. The bookstore charges $65.

Pay online here.

If you purchase an access code, enter it here.

The Access Code Ask your instructor how much it costs at your college. Save money by paying online with a credit card. You can also purchase an access code at the bookstore at a higher price.

Chapter 2 Begins with the Do What You Are Personality Assessment.

Introducing the Assessments Job Jar Activity

Personality Assessment Helps identify your gifts and talents Useful in choosing a career or major Helpful in improving communication and relationships

Getting the Best Results from DWYA Find a time when you are not tired or rushed. There are no right or wrong answers. Answer quickly giving your first impression. Do not over analyze. You will have a chance to look at your profile and change it if you think it is not correct.

Getting the Best Results from DWYA Answer the questions honestly to get the best results. Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed. Do not answer the questions: How you want to be How you have to be at home, work or school How others want you to be

Getting the Best Results from DWYA The test does not measure: Intelligence Psychological or emotional health

Begin Do What You Are

Continue with the Career Interest Survey.

Click on My DWYA Report on your portfolio.

Take a look at your DWYA Report.

Notice some careers that match your interests at the end of the report.

Click on a career to find more information.

Chapter 3 begins with a learning style inventory.

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment Measures preferences in 20 areas

Getting the Best Results from the PEPS Learning Style Inventory Give your initial response. Answer quickly, but carefully. No need to over analyze. Answer as though you were learning new or difficult information.

Important Considerations It is not a test It describes how you prefer to learn new or difficult material Usually there are 6 or 7 areas out of 20 that are important for an individual

Read the directions. Click Continue.

Begin the learning style assessment.

Go to your portfolio and view your report.

Your learning preferences are green.

Read the learning strategies that would work well for you.

Continue the Chapters

Your Portfolio

Common Problems and Easy Solutions

Register Only One Time Students register only once. They they log in with the email address and the password they created.

Write down the email address and password you use to create your accounts.

I forgot my email address Your professor can find the email address you used to create your account by looking at their portfolio on My Students or All Students in the instructor account.

I forgot my password Check the forgot password link for a reminder. Your professor can look at the Student Portfolio and reset the password.

My Account Disappeared Students try to log into the instructor account. Make sure that you have /ccs/ in the URL http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/yourcollege Don’t use Google to find CollegeScope. You may end up in a different college account.

When I tried to register, it says that my email already exists. If the email already exists, you have already registered. Log in with the email address and password you created when you registered the first time. When I tried to register, it says that my email already exists.

When I tried to log in, it says that my email does not exist. There are several reasons for this: You are using a different email. You entered the info incorrectly. You have not registered.

Contact Customer Service If you have any problem you cannot resolve. This does not happen very often.