Transcript SAM 2007 v3.0 - Lingnan University

SAM 2007 v4
The Student Experience
Including SAM Projects, SAM Exams
and SAM Training
Initial Set Up
1. Ensure that you are connected to the
Internet.
2. Launch your web browser (Internet Explorer
6 or IE7).
3. Enter http://sam2007.course.com to visit
the SAM 2007 login page.
Login Page
If you have a username/password: Enter your username and
password in the appropriate fields, and click the Login button.
No username/password: Click the New User button; you will
follow the on-screen prompts to create your SAM 2007 account.
Institution Key
V7XXXXXX
Your instructor will provide your Institution Key.
It will contain 8 digits in this format V7xxxxxx.
Once you have entered the institution
key and click Submit, SAM will ask you
to verify that you have selected the
correct institution key for your institution.
Select “OK” if this is correct.
Key Code Entry
If your institution is using the key code
version of SAM 2007, you will enter your
key code here. This will be found inside the flap of
the SAM 2007 package (card) you purchased with your
textbooks.
Click Save to go to the next screen.
NOTE: This 18-digit code is case–sensitive.
User Profile
You need to create your SAM User Profile.
Enter your information in all of the required (*) fields, including a
secret question and answer that will be used for security purposes
should you ever forget your password.
Click Save when you’re done.
Profile Confirmation
This screen confirms the information entered in the User
Profile screen. If all information is accurate, click Confirm.
If it’s not correct, click Revise and go back to the prior
screen to edit.
Terms & Conditions
The SAM 2007 TERMS and CONDITIONS will display. Read
them fully, and then click the I Agree button to accept the terms
and conditions and continue.
If you click I Disagree, SAM 2007 automatically exits.
Welcome Screen
You should now see the SAM Welcome screen, where you will begin each SAM
session. If the necessary Flash Player (v10) is not yet installed on your
computer, click the links under Software to install it.
(Check with your instructor first; this may already be done for you.)
Join a Section
In order to see your SAM Assignments, you need to be enrolled in a Section (class).
From the Welcome screen, click the Join a Class link or from the left navigation, click the
Sections button, then Join a Section in the upper right corner.
To Join a
Section, click
the name of
the section in
the “All
Sections” list
on the left.
Click the right
arrow button
to move it into
“My Sections”
and click
Save.
Sections to Assignments
You will receive a confirmation message with the name of the
section you just joined; click OK.
Now you can retrieve the assignments scheduled for your
section by clicking on SAM Assignments on the left navigation
bar.
SAM Assignments
From the SAM Assignments screen, you will be able to sort based on Assignment
name, type of assignment (Exam, Training, or Project), due date, and more. Simply
click on the column heading to re-sort the table.
Click on the name of the assignment (it should be a link) to get started.
SAM Exams
To begin a SAM exam, click the
link from your SAM Assignments
page.
Review your assignment details:
(which may include)
•Instructions
•Time limit
•# of chances at each question
•# of retakes of entire exam
When you’re ready to begin your
Exam, click OK.
When you do, the exam window
will launch.
Exam interface
Opened Task List
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Show Task List, shown collapsed, (you can use this list to jump from task to task, in any order)
Task ID number
Question label with back and forward arrows to jump between tasks
Time remaining (if set by instructor)
Attempts remaining per question
Describes the task that the student must perform.
The “simulation” of the application where you will complete the task.
Student Reports
Students visit
Reports to
see results on
their Exam
and other
SAM
assignments
SAM Training
To begin a SAM Training
assignment, click the link from
your SAM Assignments page.
Review your assignment details:
(which may include)
•Instructions
•Due Date
When you’re ready to begin your
Training, click OK.
When you do, the Training
window will launch.
The first screen will always
provide a written description
of the task.
Along the bottom:
Observe- allows students
to watch and listen how to
perform a task
Practice- allows students to
follow along with guided
prompts to learn a skill
Apply- students perform
actions, unprompted to
prove that they know the
skill
Just like in exams, you can
show/hide the task list,
move between questions
w/arrows. Also use
controls to replay, rewind,
forward or pause the
movies in progress.
Training interface
SAM Projects Workflow
SAM
Assignments
Download
(or Save)
Instructions
and Start
Files
Complete
Project
Submit for
grading
Review
grades
SAM Projects
After you click
the link to the
name of the
SAM Projects
assignment,
you will want to
download or
Save the
Instructions
and
personalized
Start Files to
your desktop or
other location
(USB drive,
MyDocuments,
etc.)
We will get to the submission information later.
Sample Download #1:
Sample Download #2:
Submit for grading
When you’ve completed your project and saved it one
final time, you will revisit the SAM site and Browse for
your file, then Submit it for auto-grading.
Graded file—Summary
This is an example of what the Downloaded File will look like after
it’s graded. (Go to Reports, then change the dropdown to
Download Submitted Projects and click on the name of the Project
to download.
Graded file—embedded comments
This is an example of the project w/the embedded comments about
what was performed incorrectly, with the specific step number to refer
back to.
Congratulations!
You have now successfully logged into
SAM 2007, joined a section, and
started all different types of
assignments!
In the future, you can log in to SAM
2007 using the username and
password you just set up. You will not
need the student keycode again.
For More Help
You can go to online Help or
download the User Manual
in the Welcome page.
You can also contact our Help
Desk at
[email protected]