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

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How to Use Your DVM 0030 CourseCompass CourseCompass CoursewareCourseware

to NavigateNavigate Your Way to Success in Mathematics!!Success in Mathematics!!

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

You will know that all the programs are fully loadedfully loaded when you see the PLATO iconPLATO 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 successfulsuccessful in math in math,

…you must aimyou must aim for skill masteryskill mastery!!

If you If you aimaim for onlyonly getting a passingpassing grade grade,

…you are in DANGERDANGER of NOTNOT having enough math knowledgeenough math knowledge nor skillskill

to to buildbuild upon!! upon!!

Through your CourseCompassCourseCompass courseware you can pinpoint pinpoint

your your specificspecific math math deficienciesdeficiencies!

CourseCompass CourseCompass will then provide you with tutorial exercisestutorial exercises that can help strengthen your math skills!!strengthen your math skills!!

You will do that workdo that work in your CourseCompassCourseCompass Study Plan Study Plan onlineonline.

How does it work?How does it work? 1. Begin by taking a PreTesttaking a PreTest in CourseCompassCourseCompass to discover which

math skills are lacking.

2. Your CourseCompassCourseCompass courseware courseware will create an create an individualized individualized Study PlanStudy Plan for you as a result of submitting submitting that testtest.

3. Go to your CourseCompass CourseCompass Study PlanStudy Plan for that chapter and dodo all all the workthe work for the objectives/sections indicated that need extra that need extra studystudy.

These objectives are indicated by yellow pencil iconsyellow pencil icons.

4. After finishing all the exercises on your personal study planyour personal study plan, take the CourseCompassCourseCompass Post Test Post Test to see which skills you have masteredmastered and which skills need more work.skills need more work.

5. Return to your CourseCompassCourseCompass Study PlanStudy Plan for that chapter and do the work for those objectives/sections that still need that still need moremore study. study.

6. Continue in this cycleContinue in this cycle until you master all objectivesmaster all objectives and you will be better preparedbe better prepared for that next level of math!!!

Click on Click on Student Student Log InLog In to enter to enter your your CourseCompass CourseCompass courseware.courseware.

Type in your Type in your Login NameLogin Name and and PasswordPassword..

Then click Log InLog In.

Click on the course you are takingcourse you are taking.

To use CourseCompassCourseCompass on your HOME HOME computercomputer you must install the 6 plug-insmust install the 6 plug-ins: Click on MyMathLab Software Installation MyMathLab Software Installation

WizardWizard and follow the instructionsfollow the instructions.

CAUTION!!!

CAUTION!!!

Do NOTNOT try to install th

e plug-ins

install the plug-ins on on

our computers

our computers here at PGCC

here at PGCC as they

are ALREADY INSTALLED!!!

ALREADY INSTALLED!!!

Note the legendNote the legend for the blue video camerasblue video cameras. This tells us that video clipsvideo clips are available available on the exercises markedexercises marked with a blue video clipsblue video clips.

Do NOT try to access

Do NOT try to access

these video clips on our

these video clips on our

PGCC computers! PGCC

PGCC computers! PGCC

does not presently have

does not presently have

the band-width to

the band-width to

support streaming video.

support streaming video.

DO askDO ask th

e lab personnel

lab personnel

for the appropria

te

appropriate Digita

l

Digital

Video Tutor CD

Video Tutor CD and a

headset

headset instead.

If you have high-speed

If you have high-speed

Internet on your H

OME

Internet on your H

OME

computer, you

computer, you willwill b

e be

able to access th

ese

able to access th

ese

video-clips on your

video-clips on your

HOME computer.

HOME computer.

If you want to view a video clip while in the Marlboro Hall Marlboro Hall

Learning LabLearning Lab, click on VIDEO VIDEO LECTURESLECTURES to seesee which video CD video CD

to ask for. to ask for.

Be sure include the namename of the CDCD along with its numbernumber. For example, if you needed to see

a video presentation for section section 3.83.8, you would ask for PreAlgebraPreAlgebra CD #3CD #3.

If your instructor assigns CourseCompass online homework, click

on ONLINE HOMEWORK.

Click on the underlined word, homeworkhomework, to see if your

instructor has assigned any online homeworkonline homework.

If your instructor has NOT assigned any online homework, follow the Math Math

Success CycleSuccess Cycle by taking a testtaking a test in CourseCompassCourseCompass, followed by doing the

study planstudy plan in CourseCompassCourseCompass.

If your instructor did assign online online homeworkhomework, click on your assigned assigned

homeworkhomework.

Begin by clicking on the first question.

When When you are finishedfinished remember to click on Submit Submit

HomeworkHomework..

To find a TestTest or Quiz assignedQuiz assigned by your instructorinstructor, beginbegin by clicking on TAKE A TAKE A

TESTTEST..

Click on the word teststests 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.

In either case, a personal Study PlanStudy Plan will be created created

for youfor you.

Once you start the test, do NOTNOT click your browser’s green BACK buttonbrowser’s green BACK button to go back to a previous problem, unless you need to leave unless you need to leave the test before you are finished. the test before you are finished.

Click on ‘I am ready to start’‘I am ready to start’ to begin

If you need to leave the test before you are If you need to leave the test before you are finished, your test will be saved and you can finished, your test will be saved and you can return and finish it later, return and finish it later, unless you are taking unless you are taking a proctored test in the testing centera proctored test in the testing center..

Type in your answer.

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

If your answer is a fraction fraction click on the fraction toolfraction 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.

Then click the Next QuestionNext Question button below.

If you cannotcannot finish the entire test finish the entire test in one sitting, do NOT NOT click on the

Submit TestSubmit Test button.

Instead, click on click on any other button on the screen exceptexcept Submit TestSubmit Test.

You will be permitted to return and return and finish the testfinish the test

at a later timelater time .

By submittingsubmitting the test test ONLY when you are ONLY when you are completely finishedcompletely finished, your CourseCompass CourseCompass

Study Plan Study Plan will reveal a more reveal a more accurate accurate picturepicture of what you need to study. of what you need to study.

When you are completelycompletely finishedfinished

click on Submit TestSubmit Test.

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

The Test SummaryTest Summary shows your test scoretest score and how many you got correct out

of the total number of problems on the test.

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

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

The sections marked with yellow pencilsyellow pencils indicate that more study is neededmore study is needed for

these sections.

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

The exercises exercises that need more need more workwork are marked with a yellow marked with a yellow pencilpencil.

Click on the first one marked with a pencil.

Click inside the answer answer

boxbox and type in your answer.

Click on ‘Check ‘Check Answer’Answer’ or simply

push Enter Enter on your keyboard.

Click on the OKOK and since you got it right, click on

the next problem.next problem.

If you get it wrong, read the read the pop-uppop-up and click on the DoneDone

button.

If you need some help solving this problem,

you have your choice of these buttons.

PLEASE do NOTNOT click on VIDEOVIDEO or PRINTPRINT while in PGCC’s MILL PGCC’s MILL

Learning LABLearning LAB!!

Click on Clear Clear AnswerAnswer.

After reworking the problem, type type in your new answerin your new answer and click on

‘Check Answer’‘Check Answer’ or simply hit EnterEnter on your keyboard.

Hit enterenter again or clickclick on the OKOK to close the pop-upclose the pop-up.

Once you complete all the problems for that objective, click on ‘Back to Back to

Study PlanStudy Plan.’

Some Things to Remember:Some Things to Remember:1. You must installmust install the pluginsplugins on your HOME HOME

computercomputer before you can use your CourseCompassCourseCompass at homehome.

2. Do NOTNOT try to try to installinstall the the pluginsplugins on the computers computers in the Labin the Lab! The pluginsplugins are already already installedinstalled on our computers!!

3. Do NOTNOT try to access the try to access the online videosonline videos in in CourseCompassCourseCompass while in the Labwhile in the Lab.

4. DO ASKASK the lab personnellab personnel for the appropriate appropriate Digital Video Tutor CDDigital Video Tutor CD and a headsetheadset instead.

5. Better yet, bring bring your ownyour own headset headset from home!

6. But do NOTNOT listen to your personal CDslisten to your personal CDs or MP3sMP3s while in the Marlboro Learning Lab!Marlboro Learning Lab!

StudyStudy Like You Like You MeanMean It!!! It!!! 1) TAKE A PRETESTTAKE A PRETEST in CourseCompass to discover your math discover your math

weaknessesweaknesses and remember to click on 'Submit Test''Submit Test' when finished. finished.

2) Go to your CourseCompass STUDY PLANSTUDY PLAN and DO the DO the objectives/sectionsobjectives/sections marked with yellow pencil iconsyellow pencil icons.

3) TAKE THE POST TESTTAKE THE POST TEST for that same chapter in CourseCompass.

4) RETURN again to your CourseCompass STUDY PLANSTUDY PLAN to see how much you have learned and how much more you need to study to gain complete mastery of ALL the objectives. complete mastery of ALL the objectives.

5) DO THE WORK REQUIREDDO THE WORK REQUIRED for those objectives that still those objectives that still need more workneed more work; and then RETURN to do the same testRETURN to do the same test in CourseCompass again.

(See a tutor, if necessary, or view a video for that section.)

6) Continue in this patternContinue in this pattern until you reach MASTERYMASTERY of of ALL the ALL the objectivesobjectives.

And And YouYou WILLWILL be be Better Better PreparedPrepared for for Your Next Your Next

Level of Math!!!Level of Math!!!