CourseCompass Courseware How to Use Your DVM 0030 CourseCompass Courseware Navigate Success in Mathematics!! to Navigate Your Way to Success in Mathematics!!

MILL lab Username your username passwordOK. When you get to your computer in the MILL lab, click inside the Username box and type in your username and then tab down and type in your password. Then click OK.

fully loaded PLATO icon You will know that all the programs are fully loaded when you see the PLATO icon appearing on your screen.

To access CourseCompass in the Lab: 1) Click on Start, then Academic Applications. 2) Then click on Math and CourseCompass.

Type coursecompass.com in the address window and hit enter. coursecompass.com

In order to be s ss successful in math, …you must aim for s ss skill mastery! If you aim for o oo only getting a passing grade, …you are in D DD DANGER of N NN NOT having enough math knowledge nor s ss skill to build upon!!

CourseCompass pinpoint your specific math deficiencies Through your CourseCompass courseware you can pinpoint your specific math deficiencies! CourseCompass tutorial exercises strengthen your math skills!! CourseCompass will then provide you with tutorial exercises that can help strengthen your math skills!! do that work CourseCompass Study Planonline You will do that work in your CourseCompass Study Plan online.

How does it work? taking a PreTestCourseCompass 1. Begin by taking a PreTest in CourseCompass to discover which math skills are lacking. CourseCompass coursewarecreate an individualized Study Plansubmitting test 2. Your CourseCompass courseware will create an individualized Study Plan for you as a result of submitting that test. CourseCompass Study Plando all the workthat need extra study 3. Go to your CourseCompass Study Plan for that chapter and do all the work for the objectives/sections indicated that need extra study. yellow pencil icons These objectives are indicated by yellow pencil icons. your personal study plan CourseCompass Post Test masteredskills need more work. 4. After finishing all the exercises on your personal study plan, take the CourseCompass Post Test to see which skills you have mastered and which skills need more work. CourseCompass Study Plan that still need more study. 5. Return to your CourseCompass Study Plan for that chapter and do the work for those objectives/sections that still need more study. Continue in this cyclemaster all objectives be better prepared 6. Continue in this cycle until you master all objectives and you will be better prepared for that next level of math!!!

Click on Student Log In to enter your CourseCompass courseware.

Type in your Login Name and Password. Log In Then click Log In.

course you are taking Click on the course you are taking.

CourseCompass HOME computer must install the 6 plug-insMyMathLab Software Installation Wizardfollow the instructions To use CourseCompass on your HOME computer you must install the 6 plug-ins: Click on MyMathLab Software Installation Wizard and follow the instructions. CAUTION!!! NOTinstall the plug-inson our computershere at PGCC ALREADY INSTALLED!!! Do NOT try to install the plug-ins on our computers here at PGCC as they are ALREADY INSTALLED!!!

Note the legendblue video camerasvideo clips available exercises markedblue video clips Note the legend for the blue video cameras. This tells us that video clips are available on the exercises marked with a blue video clips. Do NOT try to access these video clips on our PGCC computers! PGCC does not presently have the band-width to support streaming video. DO asklab personnel appropriateDigital Video Tutor CD headset DO ask the lab personnel for the appropriate Digital Video Tutor CD and a headset instead. If you have high-speed Internet on your HOME computer, you will be able to access these video-clips on your HOME computer.

Marlboro Hall Learning Lab VIDEO LECTURESseevideo CD to ask for. If you want to view a video clip while in the Marlboro Hall Learning Lab, click on VIDEO LECTURES to see which video CD to ask for. nameCD number Be sure include the name of the CD along with its number. section 3.8 PreAlgebra CD #3 For example, if you needed to see a video presentation for section 3.8, you would ask for PreAlgebra CD #3.

If your instructor assigns CourseCompass online homework, click on ONLINE HOMEWORK.

homework online homework Click on the underlined word, homework, to see if your instructor has assigned any online homework. Math Success Cycle taking a testCourseCompass study planCourseCompass If your instructor has NOT assigned any online homework, follow the Math Success Cycle by taking a test in CourseCompass, followed by doing the study plan in CourseCompass.

online homework assigned homework If your instructor did assign online homework, click on your assigned homework.

Begin by clicking on the first question.

When finished Submit Homework. When you are finished remember to click on Submit Homework.

TestQuiz assignedinstructor beginTAKE A TEST. To find a Test or Quiz assigned by your instructor, begin by clicking on TAKE A TEST.

tests Click on the word tests for the Chapter you desire.

Or you may choose to take a sample test to discover your math weaknesses. Click on the Chapter Test assigned by your instructor. Study Plan created for you In either case, a personal Study Plan will be created for you.

NOTbrowser’s green BACK buttonunless you need to leave the test before you are finished. Once you start the test, do NOT click your browser’s green BACK button to go back to a previous problem, unless you need to leave the test before you are finished. ‘I am ready to start’ Click on ‘I am ready to start’ to begin If you need to leave the test before you are finished, your test will be saved and you can return and finish it later, unless you are taking a proctored test in the testing center.

Type in your answer.

‘Next Question’. And click on ‘Next Question’.

fraction fraction tool If your answer is a fraction click on the fraction tool on the left side of your screen, then type in your answer.

Click mouse inside the box and type in the answer on your keyboard.

Next Question Then click the Next Question button below.

cannot finish the entire test NOT Submit Test If you cannot finish the entire test in one sitting, do NOT click on the Submit Test button. click on exceptSubmit Test Instead, click on any other button on the screen except Submit Test. return and finish the testlater time You will be permitted to return and finish the test at a later time. submitting testONLY when you are completely finishedCourseCompass Study Plan reveal a more accurate picture of what you need to study. By submitting the test ONLY when you are completely finished, your CourseCompass Study Plan will reveal a more accurate picture of what you need to study.

completely finishedSubmit Test When you are completely finished click on Submit Test.

Please do NOT Print anything from CourseCompass while in the LAB.

Test Summary test score The Test Summary shows your test score and how many you got correct out of the total number of problems on the test.

‘Back to Study Plan.’ Click on ‘Back to Study Plan.’

chapter study plan Click on the chapter study plan for the test you have just taken.

yellow pencils more study is needed The sections marked with yellow pencils indicate that more study is needed for these sections.

Begin by clicking on the first section marked with a pencil.

exercises need more work marked with a yellow pencil The exercises that need more work are marked with a yellow pencil.

Click on the first one marked with a pencil.

answer box Click inside the answer box and type in your answer.

‘Check Answer’ Enter Click on ‘Check Answer’ or simply push Enter on your keyboard.

OK next problem. Click on the OK and since you got it right, click on the next problem.

read the pop-up Done If you get it wrong, read the pop-up and click on the Done button.

If you need some help solving this problem, you have your choice of these buttons.

NOTVIDEO PRINT PGCC’s MILL Learning LAB PLEASE do NOT click on VIDEO or PRINT while in PGCC’s MILL Learning LAB!!

Clear Answer Click on Clear Answer.

type in your new answer‘Check Answer’ Enter After reworking the problem, type in your new answer and click on ‘Check Answer’ or simply hit Enter on your keyboard.

enterclick OK close the pop-up Hit enter again or click on the OK to close the pop-up.

Back to Study Plan Once you complete all the problems for that objective, click on ‘Back to Study Plan.’

Some Things to Remember: must installpluginsHOME computer CourseCompasshome 1.You must install the plugins on your HOME computer before you can use your CourseCompass at home. NOT try to install the pluginscomputers in the Labpluginsalready installed 2.Do NOT try to install the plugins on the computers in the Lab! The plugins are already installed on our computers!! NOT try to access the online videos in CourseCompass while in the Lab 3.Do NOT try to access the online videos in CourseCompass while in the Lab. ASKlab personnelappropriate Digital Video Tutor CDheadset 4.DO ASK the lab personnel for the appropriate Digital Video Tutor CD and a headset instead. bring your own headset 5.Better yet, bring your own headset from home! NOTlisten to your personal CDsMP3s Marlboro Learning Lab! 6.But do NOT listen to your personal CDs or MP3s while in the Marlboro Learning Lab!

Study Like You Mean It!!! TAKE A PRETESTdiscover your math weaknesses 'Submit Test'finished. 1) TAKE A PRETEST in CourseCompass to discover your math weaknesses and remember to click on 'Submit Test' when finished. STUDY PLANDO the objectives/sections yellow pencil icons 2) Go to your CourseCompass STUDY PLAN and DO the objectives/sections marked with yellow pencil icons. TAKE THE POST TEST 3) TAKE THE POST TEST for that same chapter in CourseCompass. STUDY PLAN complete mastery of ALL the objectives. 4) RETURN again to your CourseCompass STUDY PLAN to see how much you have learned and how much more you need to study to gain complete mastery of ALL the objectives. DO THE WORK REQUIREDthose objectives that still need more work RETURN to do the same test 5) DO THE WORK REQUIRED for those objectives that still need more work; and then RETURN to do the same test in CourseCompass again. (See a tutor, if necessary, or view a video for that section.) Continue in this patternMASTERY of ALL the objectives 6) Continue in this pattern until you reach MASTERY of ALL the objectives. And You WILL be Better Prepared for Your Next Level of Math!!!