CourseMaster for Records Management

1. CourseMaster for Records Management Getting Started for Students

2. Preliminary Steps • Locate your Access Code. If you purchased CourseMaster from the bookstore, your Access Code is inside the CourseMaster booklet. Option: purchase it at www.CengageBrain.com • If you do not have a single-sign on account (SSO), go to www.cengagebrain.comorhttp://login.cengagebrain.com

3. Locate Quick Start Guide • From your SSO Records Management site, click Free Materials. • Download and print the Student Quick Start Guide. Details are available for getting started and various question types.

4. Single-Sign On Account (SSO) • Go to http://login.cengagebrain.com to register for the online course. • Register as a new user or log in if you already have a SSO account.

5. Creating an SSO Account • Register and complete the form to establish an SSO account.

6. Paste Student Access Code • Once you have established an SSO account, Copy and Paste your Access Code for CouseMaster for Records Management; it is found inside the printed booklet you purchased.

7. Paste Course Key • Copy the Course Key provided by your instructor where shown.

8. Open the Course • Once your student access code is registered, your course will display. • Click Open.

9. Opening Screen • If the left navigation button displays, click the gray button at the top to close it. • Click a lesson to open it.

10. Exercise Tip #1 • Click Enter to continue. • Read the directions carefully for each exercise—they vary by activity.

11. Exercise Tip #2 • Click Submit button at the bottom of the exercise when completed. • Incorrect answers are flagged. Click Rule to review the rule, click Try Again, and resubmit. • Indexing must be 100% correct before you can alphabetize the names when alphabetizing is required.

12. Exercise Tip #3 • Whenever you are alphabetizing a group of cards, drag the first card to the lower left edge of the screen—this is position 1. Move the next card behind it. When column 1 is full, move the next card to the bottom of column 2.

13. Exercise Tip #4—Key to Index • Whenever you index by keying a name, each letter must be keyed correctly; spelling counts; capitalization does not count as an error. • Do not key punctuation marks as they are not an indexing unit. • Close up space between words within a single indexing unit. For example: Key InAndOut for the name In-And-Out

14. Student Results • Results of each exercise are posted in parentheses next to the exercise on the chapter contents. • Exercises must be complete in order to be graded. If not complete, a green checkmark appears in the box. • If you redo an exercise, results are saved over the top.

15. Complete Assignments • Select the exercise you want to complete. • Follow the directions on screen. • Once an activity is completed, click Submit. You will receive feedback on incorrect answers and points for each completed activity. • Display the Chapter contents to see points for each completed activity. • Read the CourseMasterStudent Quick Start Guide for further details