SAM 2010 v2.0
Instructor Quick Start Guide,
Updated June 2011
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
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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
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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
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.
Create Textbook
Training
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Click Add New
Choose Chapter Subject then Textbook
– You must have added your textbook to your
section for the proper title to appear
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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
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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
Training Options
Enter Training
instructions (optional).
Set Dates and Times for
the Training.
Note: Training Reports
are always available.
Click Save and Close.
Projects
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Use the Subject, Series and
book filters
to find Projects (Word, Excel,
Access or PowerPoint)
Access shown here as an example
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Click the radio button of the
Project you want
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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 scheduled
instance of the Project
• Select the textbook
you’re using
• Select the section
• Click the Project
Options 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
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• http://www.academic.cengage.com/support
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– http://www.cengage.com/findrep.html
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– http://www.cengage.com/samcentral
• SAM-CourseCare site (self-service training videos)
– http://www.cengage.com/coursecare/sam
• THANK YOU for your SAM adoption!