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Essex County College
College Success!
SSO Student Login Page: login.cengagebrain.com
Click Here to Begin
Access Code from Book – Enter in the Box
Account Creation Screen # 1
Complete this page.
Be Sure to click on
“I Agree” on right and write
down and save your email and
password!
Account Creation Screen # 2
Select United States
Select Two Year College
Type 07102 Zip Code
Account Creation Screen # 3
Be Sure to Select
Essex County College - Newark
Cengagebrain Home Dashboard
You will see two
websites loaded,
one for CSFI and
one for College
Success
CourseMate
Resources.
Click on the
OPEN button next
to CSFI.
Click Continue when
this box appears.
Accessing CSFI 2.0 (Cont’d)
Once your account has been created: To complete
your registration, you will need to enroll in an
Instructor-Led Course using a “Course Key” given to
you by your instructor. Enter that course key in the
box seen here and click Submit. You are now
enrolled in your instructor’s course.
Please Note: This is
NOT the Book
Access Code that
came with your
Book.
Taking the Pre-Test
To take the Pre-Test: First click on the Assignments tab.
Then click on the Take button in the Actions column. (Note:
By default, you only have one attempt at the Pre-Test, and
the Post-Test won’t appear until after the Pre-Test has been
completed.)
Taking the Pre-Test (Cont’d)
After you click “Take” , click
the Start Assignment Now
button. On the next screen,
click “Begin the CSFI
Assignment”.
Taking the Pre-Test (Cont’d)
After you click “Begin
the CSFI Assignment”:
The Pre-Test includes
100 statements, broken
into 10 pages. Respond
to all 100 statements,
navigating forward as
you complete each set
by clicking Next.
Taking the Pre-Test (Cont’d)
When you arrive at the
last page of the PreTest, clicking on the
Lock and View Results
button will take you to the
results page and will
disable your ability to go
back and edit your
responses. Click this
button only if you are
ready to lock in your
responses and view your
results.
Pre-Test Results
After you click “Lock and
View Results”: Each bar
in the graph represents
one of the 10 factors being
assessed. This graph is a
direct result of your
response to the 100
statements.
• Green bars indicate
proficiency in a factor.
• Blue bars indicate low to
high average proficiency in
a factor (as compared to
other students nationally).
• Red bars indicates that
further development is
needed in a factor.
Pre-Test Results (Cont’d)
Note that below each bar
are two links:
1. The factor-title link takes
you to a page that provides
you with information about
the factor and how to
increase your proficiency in
that particular skill area.
2. The score link takes you
to a page which shows you
the survey statements
related to the given factor,
providing you with a chance
to see the related
statements and how you
responded.
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Pre-Test Results (Cont’d)
After you have reviewed
your results: When you are
ready to submit your
assignment to your
instructor, click the Submit
Assignment for Grading
button. (Note: Once the
assignment has been
submitted, you will still be
able to return to see your
results.)
Pre-Test Results (Cont’d)
To review your results
and study tips at any
time: Anytime you’d like to
review your pre-test
results, click the
Assignments tab, click All
Assignments, and then
click 100% next to the PreTest. You will be able to
access these results and
study tips for the duration
of your course.
CSFI 2.0 Support
For self-training videos on using CSFI 2.0, please go to
www.cengage.com/coursecare/csfi
and click on First Class in Service
When Finished, Close Out of CSFI Website and Back to
Cengagebrain Homepage.
Now find second
button next to
College Success
CourseMate and
click OPEN.
Click on Enter Your Course Key and
Enter the CM Course Key Your
Instructor has given you. You only have
to do this the first time.
The Screen Will Look Something Like this…Use the Course Key
Your Professor Has Given You, Not this One Below.
You Can Now Begin to Use All the Resources On This Site
Note – you can still use these resources without a
Course Key if your instructor does not provide one.
When Finished, Close Out of CourseMate Website and Back to
Cengagebrain Homepage.
Be sure to bookmark this
page and remember
your username and
password.