1. How creating a course on the e-lastic platform 1

2. INTRODUCTION As part of the E-LASTIC project, this course is addressed to those responsible for HR and training and it aims at acquiring the necessary knowledge to use learning and information materials through the autonomous development and publishing of contents on an online platform. Learn then thanks some simple functions to create a learning route through the CMS (content management system) developed for the E-LASTIC platform. The training route -as followed-is at your availability to create courses and constantly enrich their contents through the real-time updating of learning materials. In this regard you'll find some guides, summarizing slides and tutorials completely devoted to the use of on screen functions. 2

3. The e-lastic project consists of self-learning courses for companies within the automotive field, developed and supplied through an on web platform 3

4. this Platform as global OUTPUT of the project becomes a real PORTAL devoted to training and learning 4

5. in this regard we remind that: to be successful, all portals should be constantly updated to make "live" their subjects in our case chosen topics for companies within the automotive field 5

6. to make all this successful, that is to say to make our website always updated we need to learn how to use part of the platform's software called CMS (Content Management System) an input system of the platform to implement, edit, add, change, etc, educational and information contents 6

7. before entering the CMS, however, let's summarize the main methodological idea of our platform 7

8. through our platform students don't study in front of a video but learn basics, which will be (later) studied thanks to the educational materials "downloaded" from the net 8

9. Sintesys students use PC first through its normal functions of "entertainment" and then as quick, detailed and economical"carrier" of information 9

10. I create the learning route -master -module -educational unit 10

11. First level: courseware It’s the general level containing all courses 11

12. Select “Enter” in the section “E-lastic platform” If you want to create a Courseware, select “Go to the CMS” 12

13. Please provide username and password and click “Login” 13

14. Select the CMS language 14

15. Select the section “Development” to create a courseware 15

16. Select “create a new courseware” to create a courseware or select a courseware inserted to edit documents 16

17. Provide the general information concerning the courseware: Title-objectives-contents-experts 17

18. functions regarding develop courseware, to be included in the cms  title  educational objectives contenuti  contents  experts  conceptual map video links bibliography glossary faq final test 18

19. We have created the courseware named “text” 19

20. Second level: educational module It’s the level corresponding to the course * * A course is made up of several educational units or lessons 20

21. If you want to create a module, please click on “add module” 21

22. Provide the general information concerning the module: Title - introduction 22

23. functions regarding create module, to be included in the cms  Title  Module educational objectives  Contents videos module tests 23

24. 24 We have created the module named “title”

25. third level: educational unit it’s the level corresponding to the lesson prepared by teachers 25

26. If you want to create a unit, please click on “add unit” 26

27. Provide the general information concerning the unit: Title - introduction 27

28. functions regarding create educational unit, to be included in the cms  Title  introduction video lesson tools slide/ppt lecture note documentation links bibliography self-assessment test 28

29. 29 We have created the unit named “text”

30. To sum up 30

31. The courseware may contain: - videos -educational objectives -contents -conceptual map -experts -general information -links -bibliography -glossary -faq -coureware final test 31

32. Module 1, The module may contain: -introductory videos -introduction -module test 32

33. Unit 1, The unit may contain: -video lesson -introduction -Unit Test / self- assessment test -tools, the tools may contain : -ppt lessons -related audio files -lecture notes (pdf) -attached documents -links -bibliography 33