CIS 140
Introduction to the Internet for Business and Personal Users



  1. Click on WebCT link under the Quiz section from your Syllabus

  2. Click on Log on to myWebCT (NOT Create My WebCT !!)

  3. Enter your username and password:
    Students are assigned an all lowercase user id and password that is equal to the first two characters of your first name plus the first two characters of your last name plus the last 3 digits of your Social Security Number.

    Example: my name is Debbie Cook. My social security number is 123-45-6789.
    My user name and password will look like this below:
    deco789

    Your username and password has been automatically generated for you and is ready to use (see above). You will only be able to change your password to whatever you like once you have logged in to WebCT for the first time.

  4. Each week, a new quiz is available for you to take. You have 1 hour to finish the quiz. It is available for one week only and is due the same day your lab is due for the week. If you fail to take the quiz during the allotted dates and time, you WILL NOT be able to go back and make it up.

    The first quiz will automatically activate at 6:45pm on the first night of your class and will deactivate itself at 6:40pm the night the lab and quiz are due. . .

    For example, quiz 1 will become active at 6:45pm Wednesday the 20th of March and deactivate at 6:40pm on Wednesday the 27th of March. At 6:45pm on Wednesday the 27th of March, quiz 2 becomes active and is active for 1 week. It automatically deactivates at 6:40pm on Wednesday the 3rd of April, etc.

  5. Once you have logged into WebCT, in the upper left hand corner are 3 things that are useful to you:

  6. You can access your quizzes in 2 ways: either through the active link that will take you to the class area or by the active link to the quiz as mentioned above.

  7. To access your quiz through the active link that takes you to the class area, click on the active link that is underlined says Internet: Business and Personal Use. Once in the class area, you can access the quizzes by clicking on the CIS 140 Quizzes icon to get to the quiz section. You will receive a list of 5 quizzes. Any quizzes that are available for you to take will have an active link that you can click on. Quizzes not active yet or which have already been taken will not have an active link associated to them. If you wish to take the quiz available, click on the active link and follow the directions.

  8. To access your quiz by using the active link to the quiz in the upper left hand corner after you first sign in: click on the active link with the red dot next to it which is underlined and says There is 1 quiz available now (1 new). You will receive a list of 5 quizzes. Again, any quizzes that are available for you to take will have an active link that you can click on. Quizzes not active yet or which have already been taken will not have an active link associated to them. If you wish to take the quiz available, click on the active link and follow the directions.

  9. If you have any questions or problems, please email Nicole or Debbie at ndcook@dnai.com



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