Instructor Quick Start Guide, Updated June 2011

SAM 2010 v2.0

http://sam2010.course.com

• System Requirements– Be sure to have Flash 10 or higher installed– Be sure you’re using one of the following: IE 7, 8, or 9; Firefox

3.5; Google Chrome; or Safari– Make SAM 2010 a trusted site– Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Vista, Windows XP

…all of these details (and more) are found in the Documentation located on the SAM 2010 home page URL noted above, or on the SAM Central website (www.cengage.com/samcentral)

Highlights• Content– Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint

• Assessment & Training tasks (also includes Windows 7)• Introductory Office projects (end-of-chapter and 2nd scenario)• Advanced projects (Excel & Access ONLY…see details on next slide)

• Functionality– Built on the same solid infrastructure as SAM 2007– Chapter specific exams or create your own! – Flexible scheduling options– Robust reporting

What’s new to this version:

• Additional content– 650+ new Assessments– 650+ new Trainings– Comprehensive level Excel Projects• Shelly Cashman series and New Perspectives series

– Comprehensive level Access Projects• Shelly/Cashman series and New Perspectives series

Hierarchy—order of operations

• Sections– Name of the class, must be created first

• Assignments—– Could be Exams, Training or Projects– Create these after you create your sections

• SAM Assignments– Those that are scheduled; must be done so

students see assignments• Reports

Create a Section• Click “Add New”

• Complete all required fields (*)• NOTE: Section name should be descriptive to ensure that students are

given enough info to join the proper class. (50 character limit)• Ex. CIS100, sect04, Intro to Computers, Taggart, MWF2p

• Student auto-enroll is checked by default; this allows students to join classes without instructor approval.• Be sure to include your textbooks in use on the Textbooks tab• Add additional instructors (if any)• Click Save and Close

Create Textbook Exams• Click Add New• Click the “Textbook Exam” radio button• Click OK.

• Use the Subject and Textbook filters to locate the chapter. • Click the chapter name, move it w/the right arrow, Click OK

and then name it.• Review the questions, then Save and Close.

Create New Exams• Click Add New.• Click the New Exam radio button• Click OK• Use the Source dropdown to select:

– Tasks (hands-on, performance based questions)– Testbank (objective-based questions: multiple-choice, true-false,

short answer, etc.)

• Use the other filters to narrow down your content • Add questions by highlighting the line and moving them,

with the right arrow, into the New Exam Contents box. (screen shots on next page…)

Use the filters to add different application questions (or question types) into your exam.

The screen will repaint itself as you choose from each filter drop down.

FYI: Tasks are ordered according their placement on the ribbon, from left to right.

You can add questions to your exam by highlighting them on the left and clicking the right arrow.

Preview your entire exam or just selected questions.

Click OK to save it.

Name it; Review Questions

• After you click OK, you will name the exam.

• Determine Public or Private– Public—other instructors can

see and schedule– Private—only exam creator can

use• On the Questions tab, confirm

questions then Save and Close.

Schedule the Exam• Click on Schedule New• Choose the type of assignment you want to

schedule (Exam)• Find your assignment by using the filters• Click the name of the

assignment, click OK.• Give the assignment a name • Select the book you’re using• Select the section• Click the Exam Options tab

Enter exam instructions (optional).

Set Scoring & Delivery Options (defaults shown here.)

Set task (and testbank) options. Here is where you can also schedule 2nd scenario tasks.

Set Dates and Times for the exam and exam reports. (password, if desired)

Click Save and Close.

Exam Options tab

Create Textbook Training

• Click Add New• Choose Chapter Subject then Textbook

– You must have added your textbook to your section for the proper title to appear

• Select the Textbook Training you wish to assign• Click the right arrow to bring it into the New

Training Contents box• Click OK

• Name the assignment• If you wish to auto-generate exam, check the

box.• Review questions/tasks on Questions tab.• When you’re done, click the Save and Close

button.

Create New Training• Click Add New• Select the New Training radio button• Choose from the Subject drop down• Add questions by highlighting the line

and moving them, by clicking the right arrow, into the New Training Contents box.

• Click OK.

• Name the assignment• If you wish to auto-generate exam, check

the box.• Review questions/tasks on Questions

tab.• When you’re done, click the Save and

Close button.

Schedule the Training

• Click on Schedule New• Choose the type of assignment you want to schedule (Training)• Find your assignment by using the filters• Click the name of the assignment, click OK.• Give the assignment a name • Select the book you’re using• Select the section• Click the Training Options tab

Enter Training instructions (optional).

Set Dates and Times for the Training.

Note: Training Reports are always available.

Click Save and Close.

Training Options

Projects• Use the Subject, Series and

book filters to find Projects (Word, Excel, Access or PowerPoint)

Access shown here as an example

• Click the radio button of the Project you want– The first cases listed are

from the end of chapter material

– The 2nd scenario cases (B) cover the same skills, different document

• Click the Preview button to see the content of the Project (Start File, instruction File, Solution File)

• Click the Schedule button

Project Properties

• Name the scheduledinstance of the Project• Select the textbookyou’re using• Select the section• Click the ProjectOptions tab

Project Options

• Add instructions for the Project• Set # of attempts• Set dates for the download and

upload• Set dates for report availability• Review step weights. All projects

are worth 100 points• Click OK

– Students lose points when not performed correctly; they don’t gain points.

• Click Save and Close.

Reports

• Use the filters to find the proper Type (Exam, Projects, or Training) and actual Report.

• Check the proper section• Click Generate Report• Each column heading is

sortable.• Results can be exported

to .xls, .csv, .pdf formats.

Contact us: • Technical Support/product feedback

– Email: tech.support@course.com– Phone: 800-648-7450, option 5, option 3– Live Chat for students 24/7

• http://www.academic.cengage.com/support

– Live Chat for instructors 9-9 EST• Sales Representative

– http://www.cengage.com/findrep.html• SAM Central (a great resource!)

– http://www.cengage.com/samcentral• SAM-CourseCare site (self-service training videos)

– http://www.cengage.com/coursecare/sam• THANK YOU for your SAM adoption!