CourseCompass
Features
You Using must already be
registered or enrolled in a
current class.
Open up an internet browser.
CourseCompass especially likes
Explorer.
Go to www.coursecompass.com
Login with your login name and
password.
Click on your course to get to the
page with the menu.
Whenever you are ready to:
Do your homework
View your textbook online
View your grade book
Use any other features of CourseCompass
The next group of slides explain how to do all
of the above.
If you want to work homework problems from
your home computer, you will need to install
any necessary software!!!
Adobe FlashPlayer (newest version) is all that
is needed on your home computer or laptop
computer.
The following slides may look slightly
different than what you may see in your
current version of CourseCompass.
(Some slides may have been copied from
previous versions.)
www.coursecompass.com
To access your resources, go to:
Under Returning Users, click Log In
After logging in, click
on the course to get
to the home page.
Note: For those of you that have used
CourseCompass previously, there is a new look to
the home page (as of summer 2010).
This is the home page you will see.
At the top is a weekly
dateline. On the right
is an overall score line
and information
showing your
progress. You may
be able to see a few
announcements.
Click on View All
Announcements to
see all.
Several
announcements will
describe how to
enter some answers
or give other hints
that will help you
complete your
online homework.
The menu is on the left. Click homework to do your online
homework, quizzes and tests to do a practice test, gradebook to
view your online homework grades, study plan for possible practice,
or ebook (chapter contents) to view the online textbook.
Homework
Never work more than 1 homework
assignments ahead.
You have unlimited tries of a problem, up
to the deadline.
Every student should get a 100% on each
homework assignment.
When you
wish to work
homework,
click on the
DO
HOMEWORK
link.
Select which HW assignment
and click on it.
Click on the Problem # to view the problem. You do NOT
have to work all problems at the same time. Answers are
automatically saved if you logout and return later to finish
HW. You can always see which problems are correct,
incorrect, or not started (see checked problems).
Work your
problem on
paper, then enter
your answer.
You will notice a
toolbox at the left
to help enter
fractions,
exponents, roots,
etc. Click Check
Answer.
If you give an incorrect answer,
try again. Or use some helps
listed at the right.
If you want to see a similar
problem solution, click on
View an Example.
You can view how the
problem should be
worked.
You could also Ask your instructor for
help. Just type your message and send.
If you want to be given hint to help you solve the
problem, click on Help Me Solve This.
If you would like to print the problem to take to
class, to the Math Help Room (MATH 205), or
to an instructors (or coordinators) office hours
for help, click on Print.
You get immediate feedback. The
check means you answered
correctly.
If you want to print ALL of
the homework problems,
click on the print icon from
this homework overview
page.
Your OnlineTextbook
You have a 3-hole punched textbook so
you can remove the pages and take to
class with you. You also have an online
text.
From the menu: Click on Chapter
Contents or ebook and select the chapter
and lesson you want.
(Or, there is a link to the textbook pages
while working a homework problem.)
Online
Textbook
Online Book
Select Chapter
Select Lesson.
Click on multimedia textbook section or any of
the other above links to view textbook, video
lectures, animation tutorial helps, exercises.
Scroll down to the bottom to find a
study summary, review exercises,
and a chapter test, just as they are in
your paper textbook.
Before each exam I will give you
some review problems. These
problems are found in the review
exercises.
If you want help working any of the
chapter test problems, click on the
link to the chapter test with
TestPrep Videos. Each problem
has a video link that demonstrates
how to work the problem.
These videos correspond to a disk
that you may have purchased with
your textbook.
Click on the
video link by
each problem.
This is a view of a
possible textbook
page. You can
use the forward or
backward arrows
on the top to
advance or move
back pages.
You can access all textbook pages from this site!!
There is also a link to the
textbook while doing HW. Click
on Textbook Pages. It takes
you to the pages where there is
help for the problem.
Practice Tests
There are two practice texts for each chapter.
One can be used as a pre-test and one as a
post-test.
In MA 15200, the lessons from the appendix
pages will not have practice tests.
The scores you receive for these practice texts
do not count for or against your grade.
There is also extra practice available if you click on
TAKE A TEST. There are 2 practice tests for
each chapter.
From the home page of coursecompass
there is a link to quizzes&tests. There
are 2 tests for every chapter. This can
help indicate how well you understand
the material in that chapter.
Click on I am ready to start when trying a test. You
may take a practice test an unlimited number of times.
Study Plan
The study plan allows you to practice more
problems.
Any problems completed in the study plan
will not score toward your grade.
You can use the study plan to determine
what objectives you need to study.
You can select a chapter.
Then select a lesson.
The problems are numbered corresponding to the numbers found
in the textbook, not the numbers as listed in coursecompass.
This is a great way to review and find what you need to study.
When reviewing for an exam, look at the assignment list and work
those problems.
MyMathLab provides a Study Plan that
offers lots of practice and feedback.
You must take a practice test first.
Here is where you
click to see what you
need to study.
GradeBook
Click on Grade Book from the menu on the
home page. You can view your most
recent HW, the past couple of weeks, or
all of the HW grades.
If you did not attempt a homework
assignment, it may read past due or there
may be a zero with *.
To check your scores for
each assignment, click on
GRADEBOOK.
You can view your grades for the
past 2 weeks, past month, or
entire course.
The gradebook will keep track of your progress on homework
problems; number correct, percent correct, time on task, and
date/time. If you want to practice some problems after the
deadline, click on review. (You may have to ask for a similar
example to re-do some problems. Your grade will not be
changed.)
Within the gradebook and after a
deadline, you can practice all the
homework problems you have
completed earlier by clicking on the
word review.
You can only use this link, if you
have completed the homework
problems. Any assignments that
were scored zero will not necessary
have a review link.
Click on a problem, just as if working an assignment. Your score will not be
changed.
There is a
help and
support
link.
Problems???
Contact Student Support at
1-800-677-6337 for technical
support 24 hours a day.
For math tutoring at the Tutor Center call
1-800-435-4084 between 5 PM and midnight
Sunday through Thursday.
You must use your coursecompass course ID or
student access code to register.