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Enhancing participation in

Codex Activities

GETTING STARTED TUTORIAL

NOTE Please note that this PDF version does not have the interactive features offered through the courseware. We recommend that you take the tutorial using the interactive courseware environment, and use the PDF version for printing the tutorial and to use as a reference after you have completed the course.

English Version 2.0 © FAO, 2009

Enhancing participation in Codex Activities Getting Started Tutorial

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Table of contents

Introduction....................................................................................................2

Starting the Course .........................................................................................3

Course Menu ..................................................................................................4

General screen layout ......................................................................................5

Navigation ......................................................................................................7

Left-hand Menu...............................................................................................8

Lesson Structure ........................................................................................... 10

Icons............................................................................................................ 12

Thanks for taking this tutorial......................................................................... 13


Introduction

Why should you read this tutorial?

The Getting Started tutorial will show you how to start using the course and make the most of your learning experience, by describing the many features available.

What this tutorial is about?

This tutorial describes a typical lesson so that you become familiar with how the lessons are structured and what is required of you. All menu items, icons and navigation tools are identified and their features explained. The tutorial will also show you how to keep track of which lessons you have completed and where you are in the course. Happy learning!

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Starting the Course

Learning more about this Course

This course provides information on Codex procedures, and supports effective participation of all delegates attending Codex meetings. Before starting the course, we would advise you to visit the About this Course section to learn more about the course content, structure and workload.

Start Learning

Click on Start Learning from the Start Course section in order to start the course.

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Course Menu

What is the Course Menu for?

The Course Menu provides a list of the lessons in the course, as well as their duration and a short description.

To choose a lesson:

• select a unit; then • double-click the lesson you wish to take; or • select the lesson by clicking on it and then press the “Go” button below the

description box. When you complete a lesson, the “completed” icon will appear behind the lesson title in the lessons box.

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General screen layout

Screen Areas of a Lesson

The screen layout of a lesson consists of three main areas as follows:

This area contains the tabs required to access the Course Menu and the Additional Info Section.

Course Navigation Bar

Lesson Navigation Bar This area contains the tabs required to move through a lesson. It also provides information on where you are in the lesson.

Lesson screen This screen contains the lesson content and exercises.

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Screen Areas in the Additional Info section

The Additional Info section of the course contains a left-hand menu that provides access to useful information about the course, where to get support, and access to online resources.

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Navigation

What is the Course Navigation bar for?

Location: where am I?

Course title

Unit and Lesson title

Navigation: where can I go?

What is the Lesson Navigation bar for?

Location: where am I?

Navigation: where can I go?

Current page

Exit from the course

Go to the Course Menu

Go to the Additional Info section

Reload the current page (if it contains animations and/or interactions)

Go to the previous or next page of the lesson

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Left-hand Menu

What does the left-hand menu contain?

The following functions are available by clicking on the left-hand menu options.

Option Sub Menus Description

About this Course

This section provides an overview of and general information about the course and some guidance on how to plan this course.

My Course

This section contains information about your progress as a learner. From the My Progress section, you can view your progress in the course.

Search

This section provides a tool for searching within the course.

Resources

The Resources section provides rapid access to a wide range of resources including a series of documents relevant to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, mini-lessons that expand on some of the subjects covered in the lessons, job aids, lessons in PDF, a technical glossary, abbreviations and resources for trainers.

Help and support

This Help and Support section provides a list of FAQs for this course. You can also find instructions for contacting us by e-mail for help. This tutorial is also available through this section.

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Option Sub Menus Description

Online

This section provides information and a link to the CODEX website. You can also find information about the Food Safety eNewsletter or help us by evaluating this course.

Legal Information

This section contains the User Agreement which states the legal terms and conditions for using this course and a statement concerning our use of trademarks and graphics. You can also view all the graphics and photo credits used in the course.

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Lesson Structure

The following sections provide a short description of a typical lesson.

Learning objectives screen

The first screen contains the learning objectives for the lesson.

Lesson core

The core of the lesson is a set of screens composed of text, illustrations, interactive and self-evaluation exercises and links to more resources.

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Summary

At the end of the lesson you will find a summary of the key-concepts and...

Resources

... a list of job aids and documents.

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Icons

What are the icon functions?

Name Symbol Function

Information icon

opens a popup window on top of the main screen with additional information. The popup can be moved around. To close it, click on the close option ( ).

Example icon

opens an example window on top of the main screen. The window can be moved around. To close it, click on the close option ( ).

Document Icon

opens a PDF or a Microsoft Word document in a separate window. These can be printed. You can close or minimize the window and return to the current screen of the lesson.

Mini-lesson icon

opens a mini-lesson in a separate window. You can browse the mini-lessons' screens and then close the window and return to the current screen of the lesson.

Web Icon

visits an external website. By clicking on the icon, your default Internet browser will open to a specific website. You can close or minimize the window and return to the current screen of the lesson. Links can also be shown as follows: www.fao.org

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http://www.fao.org/


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Thanks for taking this tutorial

You can view the interactive version of this tutorial on the courseware. You can view the whole tutorial, or specific parts of the tutorial anytime by selecting “Getting Started” under Help & Support in the Left-hand menu.

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