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General Introduction to Course Help!The links from this page are intended to help you understand the online environment used by this course. While getting around in the environment is extremely easy and frequently intuitive, some assistance is occasionally needed. Click on any of the topics to the left for specific advice.
General Equipment & Browser Requirements
Browser Version
Some functions in the environment are actually controlled by the
browser you are using
and not the course environment itself. For example, the
way you print a page
on the screen is determined by your browserit is different
with Netscape than it is
with Internet Explorer.
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ComputerWe have discovered three limitations to the WebCT environment: (1) it does not work with Windows 3.1, (2) Internet Explorer 4 has a raft of problems if you try to download files to your PC from your personal space in the course environment, and (3) the browse button within the file uploading function frequently does not appear with earlier versions of Internet Explorer. We have no solution to offer for those of you still working with Windows 3.1 other than an upgrade. We suggest that Internet Explorer users also download Netscape for use with WebCT (Navigator Gold 3.0 is just fine). We recommend (but dont yet require) that your machine be multimedia equipped. You will see that some resources may include audio or video. For example, faculty may wish to use RealAudio to make actual lectures and talks by guest speakers available to you over the Internet. That means that your computer needs a sound card (preferably with earphones so you dont drive your family insane). up
I am indebted to Stuart Sutton, Professor at Syracuse
University, for the model for these help tips.
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