Sam2013 assignments

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Completing Assignments

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Completing Assignments

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*You should now see the SAM Home screen, where you will begin each SAM

session. If the necessary Flash Player (v10) is not yet installed on your

computer, click the links under Software to install it.

(Check with your instructor first; this may already be done for you.)

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*In order to see your SAM Assignments, you need to be enrolled in a Section (class).

From the Home screen, click the Join a Class link. You can also click the Sections

button (left navigation bar), then the Join a Section button.

To Join a

Section, click

the name of

the section in

the “All

Sections” list

on the left.

Click the right

arrow button

to move it

into “My

Sections” and

click Save.

JOINING A SECTION

... yours is

instructor_course_section_semester

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*To begin your SAM Assignments, click My Assignments (from the Home tab) or SAM

Assignments (left navigation). You can sort based on Assignment name, type of

assignment, due date, and more. Simply click on the column heading to re-sort the

table.

Click on the name of the assignment (it should be a link) to get started.

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*To begin a SAM Training

assignment, click the link from

your SAM Assignments page.

Review your assignment details:

(which may include)

•Instructions

•Due Date

When you’re ready to begin your

Training, click OK.

When you do, the Training

window will launch.

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*The first screen will always

provide a written description

of the task.

Along the bottom:

Observe- allows students to

watch and listen how to

perform a task

Practice- allows students to

follow along with guided

prompts to learn a skill

Apply- students perform

actions, unprompted to prove

that they know the skill

*You MUST complete the

Apply and click Task Complete

to receive credit for each

task.

Just like in exams, you can

show/hide the task list, move

between questions w/arrows.

Also use controls to replay,

rewind, forward or pause the

movies in progress.

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SAM Assignments

Download (or Save)

Instructions and Start

Files

Complete Project

Submit for grading

Review grades

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After you click

the link to the

name of the

SAM Projects

assignment,

you will want

to download or

save the

Instructions &

personalized

Start Files to

your desktop or

other location

(USB drive,

MyDocuments,

etc.)

We will get to the submission information later.

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Some Start files will

be completely blank

(Word example) or

partially completed

(Excel example). Be

sure to follow all of

the steps in the

instructions and

Save your file once

you’re completed.

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When you’ve completed your project and saved it one

final time, you will revisit the SAM site and Browse for

your file, then Submit it for auto-grading.

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This is an example of what the Downloaded File will

include, after it’s graded.

*Go to Reports, then change the dropdown to Download

Submitted Projects and click on the name of the Project to

download. Exception: Access results available as Study Guide

only.

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This is an example of the project w/the embedded comments about

what was performed incorrectly, with the specific step number to

refer back to.

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*To begin a SAM exam, click the

link from your SAM Assignments

page.

Review your assignment details:

(which may include)

•Instructions

•Time limit

•# of chances at each question

•# of retakes of entire exam

When you’re ready to begin your

Exam, scroll down and click OK.

When you do, the exam window

will launch.

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1. Show Task List, shown collapsed, (you can use this list to jump from task to task, in any order)

2. Task ID number

3. Question label with back and forward arrows to jump between tasks

4. Time remaining (if set by instructor)

5. Attempts remaining per question

6. Describes the task that the student must perform.

7. The “simulation” of the application where you will complete the task.

Opened Task List

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*Students visit

Reports to

see results on

all types of

assignments.

If you have

also purchased

SAM

Training, you

can launch

Training

activities, righ

t from this

Study Guide.

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**We now offer a “Getting Started with SAM”

online training session to help you:

*Create your user profile

*Join a Section (class)

*Complete your assignments

*Run reports

*Many different times/dates are offered to meet your busy schedule

*Click here to register:

www.cengage.com/training/students/sam

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*Congratulations!

You have now successfully

logged into SAM

2013, joined a

section, and seen all

different types of

assignments!

Go to

http://sam2013.course.com

to complete your

assignments.