SIMPLECOURSE TUTORIAL
INSTRUCTOR: TOM POLICANO [tjpnvc@rit.edu]
This tutorial will help you create an html based SimpleCourse On-line web page that can
be integrated with RIT’s My Courses effort. Your SimpleCourse solution is a great way
to setup, maintain and share course information and materials with students.
SimpleCourse transforms your class into a hybrid/blended classroom learning course
utilizing the Internet for classroom support. SimpleCourse allows for a paperless course
where students get all their materials and find up-to-date course information on a 24/7
basis using the Internet WWW. This tutorial teaches you how to:
• use the SimpleCourse interactive on-line form to create your basic html based
course web page
• upload your course web page into your RIT On-line account
• link your SimpleCourse web page to My Courses
• modify and update your course information
• add and link course materials
WHAT YOU NEED
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Macintosh or PC computer with an internet connection
HTML editing software like Dreamweaver
File compression software such as WinZip or Stuffit
RIT On-line account set up for WWW services (contact ITS Help Desk x54357)
CREATE YOUR SIMPLECOURSE
1. Create a new folder in your local home page site named courses
2. Create another new folder inside course and title it using your class
course_number (ex. 399)
3. Connect to the SimpleCourse on-line form at
http://www.rit.edu/~tjpnvc/simplecourse/simplecourse.htm
4. Fill in the form with your course information
5. Select Preview to see how you have done and make any corrections you would
like
6. Select Save As HTML Page, choose the courses/course_number folder you
created and name the file index.html to create your SimpleCourse web page
UPLOAD YOUR SIMPLECOURSE WEB PAGE INTO YOUR ON-LINE ACCOUNT
7. Open your site in Dreamweaver
8. Open your RIT home page
9. Add a link to your SimpleCourse web page
10. Save your modified home page
11. Upload your modified home page
12. Upload your courses folder with your course_number folder containing your
SimpleCourse web page
13. Connect to your home page using your favorite browser
14. Select the link to your SimpleCourse web page
15. Review your SimpleCourse web page
16. Make any corrections needed and re-upload the changes
UPLOAD YOUR SIMPLECOURSE WEB PAGE INTO YOUR ON-LINE ACCOUNT
17. Log into MyCourses at mycourses.rit.edu
18. Select the course you are working on from the course link
19. Select EDIT SYLLABUS
20. Scroll down to the first blank text box, usually 6
21. Type in the title field the words, “Course Link”
22. Type in the text box the hyperlink to your SimpleCourse home page as shown
below:
<a href="http://www.rit.edu/~username/courses/course_number/index.html"
target="_blank">course name course ID</a>
example: course_number = 306 and course ID= 0878-306
MODIFY AND UPDATE YOUR COURSE INFO
23. Use Dreamweaver to modify any of your course info during the quarter as the
course progresses and upload the changes
ADD AND LINK YOUR COURSE MATERIALS
24. Add your course materials into your course folder as either
• html files
• pdf Acrobat files
• digital documents compressed as zip or sit files
25. Open your site in Dreamweaver
26. Open your SimpleCourse web page
27. Add links to the course materials
28. Save your updated file
29. Upload your modified course_number folder
30. Connect to your home page using your favorite browser
31. Select the link to your SimpleCourse web page
32. Review your SimpleCourse web page
33. Try all the links to your materials
34. Make any corrections needed and re-upload the changes
Congratulations you have created your own SimpleCourse web page! Ready to do another
course?