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Instructions for online quizzes

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You need to complete the following steps to be able to take the Project 1 and later Project 2: Part A: Preparation phase Step 1: Download spreadsheet Step 2: Prepare your computer Step 3: Take example quiz Part B: Implementation phase Step 4: Complete tasks Step 5: Enter answers into quiz Read these instructions and ensure you understand what you need to do before you take any quiz. You can only take each Online Quiz once. If you have any questions after reading these instructions, contact your lecturer before doing anything else. We have created short example quiz that you must take. This is described below.

Part A: Preparation phase

Step 1: Download spreadsheet
Create a new folder with the name 71150P1 on your Desktop. Download the appropriate Excel file for your version of Excel from the course web page to your hard drive into the 71150P1 folder. Dont open the file in the browser. It wont work properly.

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Step 2: Prepare your computer Unblock your pop-up blocker

Each quiz is on a separate page or pop-up.
If you use Google you may have pop-ups blocked. See: http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=9171 to unblock your pop-ups. If the link above is broken Google the phrase popup blocker on the http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/. If you use Internet Explorer: click Tools on the main menu, then Pop-up Blocker>Turn off Popup Blocker. If you use Firefox: click Tools on the main menu, then Options>Content and deselect the Block pop-up windows check box.

Contact our technical support team if this does not work. You may reset this feature after the quiz. NOTE: These instructions are for Excel 2010/2007. The instructions for Excel 2003 and older are given on page 7. You must prepare your spreadsheet as instructed below or you won't be able to complete Project 1, Task 1 and Project 1, Task 1 (Example).

Excel 2010

Excel 2007

(1) Click the File tab (2) Click the Options button

(1) Click the Office button

(2) Click the Excel Options button

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(3) Click the Trust Center button

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(4) Click the Trust Center Settings button

(5) Click the Trusted Locations button

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(6) Click the Add new location button

(7) Click the Browse button, find the folder where you saved the Excel file and click OK to accept the location. Then, click OK button on this, Microsoft Office Trusted Location window to confirm. Finally, close the Trust Center and Excel Options windows by clicking OK.

To remove this location from the list of trusted locations follow the previous instructions and in Step 6 click Remove instead of Add new location button.

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There are many combinations of user, configuration, application version, and options. This means that the above instruction may not work for you. If this is the case then you may also wish to try the following to see if this prepares your spreadsheet. 1. Click Office button and then Excel Options as illustrated on p. 1. 2. In the left pane click Add-Ins button, then Go button (located to the right from Manage: Excel Add-ins drop-down list). 3. The Add-Ins window should pop-up on the screen. Tick the 'Analysis Toolpak' checkbox and then click OK. 4. You may need to have the original Office CD with you to properly install this add-ins. You can also change the macro settings (required only if you didnt save Excel file in the trusted location as described above). On p. 3, in Step (5) instead of clicking the Trusted Location button click Macro Settings button and check the radio button as shown on the screen below.

Then, click OK button on this Trust Center window to confirm. Finally, close the Excel Options window by clicking OK. If you have any further questions please contact your lecturer to solve any problems before you start working on Project 1, Task 1.

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Excel 2003 or older

Click Tools on the main menu. Select Options from the drop-down list. Click the Security tab.

Click the Macro Security button. Check Low on the Security Level tab, then OK.

If the above instruction does not work for you then you may also try the following to see if this helps preparing your spreadsheet.

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1. Click Tools on the main menu and then Add-Ins. 2. The Add-Ins window should pop-up on your screen. 3. Tick the 'Analysis Toolpak' checkbox and then click OK. 4. You may need to have the original Office CD with you to properly install this add-ins. If you have any further questions please contact your lecturer to solve any problems before you start working on Project 1, Task 1.

Problems you may encounter with the Answers worksheet

If you see a several #NAME? in column B of the Answers worksheet it is an indication that you have not followed all the instructions in this step to the last letter. Once you finish preparing your spreadsheet as instructed, #NAME? will no longer appear in the Answers worksheet. If you see any #VALUE? in column B of the Answers worksheet it is an indication that you have not completed all the tasks in Project 1, Task 1 as required. Make sure you complete all the tasks in Task 1. When you do, your #VALUE? cells will have proper values.

Changing numbers in the Answers worksheet

The random functions built into the spreadsheets will mean the numbers in the Answers worksheet will change every time you open the workbook. The numbers will not mean anything to you; they are generated based on the activities you carry out on your workbook. For example, the answers for Project 1, Task 1, Step 1 are based on how you have managed the workbook in relation to the ordering of worksheets, labels and formatting, features used, page setups, etc. all of which are part of the requirements covered in the project question. As you work through the various steps, the cells in the Answers worksheet get populated based on what is being assessed.

Step 3: Take example quiz

We have prepared short example quiz, 71150 Project 1 Example. You must take this example quiz and score 100% to ensure your browser works correctly and to get password for Project 1 quiz. It also gives you an idea what you can expect in the real tests. You can take the example quiz as many times as you like until you get it right.

Part B: Implementation phase

Step 4: Complete tasks
Complete the tasks listed in the Project 1 Question document (under Assessments on the course homepage) before attempting the quiz. You will need to record your answers and results and have them available, in print or electronic form, so you can refer to them as you answer the questions in the quiz. Project 1 quiz is password-protected. To access it you must achieve 100% in the example quiz. You'll then be given the password.

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Step 5: Enter answers into quiz

It will take about 15 hours to complete the Project 1 tasks and another 60 minutes to enter your answers into the online quiz. There is no time limit, so you can open and close the quiz, but you must save your answers each time. Save what you are doing regularly by clicking on Save without submitting at the bottom of each page. You can change any answer before you submit. You need to click on Submit all and finish to submit your test for marking. Do not click Submit all and finish until you have completed and checked everything.

Copying your report (from Word to the Moodle quiz)

Use keyboard shortcuts to paste the text from your report into the quiz (Project 1, Task 2 and Project 2, Task 2 & 3): 1. Select the text in your report 2. Copy: CTRL+C OR Cut: CTRL+X 3. Switch to the quiz 4. Click the text box in the appropriate question 5. Paste: CTRL+V Please keep in mind that you cant copy and paste any picture/diagram from your Word report into the Moodle quiz. You need to store your pictures/diagrams into the storage area as explained below.

Creating, storing and using pictures and diagrams

You must store your pictures and diagrams in JPG format before taking any quiz. We have created Storage space for any pictures and diagrams that you wish to use in your projects. You can find the Storage space under Assessments on the course homepage. Use Storage: Upload pictures and diagrams to upload pictures for Project 1, Task 2 and Project 2, Task 3. Storing pictures and diagrams in Storage Once you have all your pictures/diagrams in JPG format you must upload them to the Storage.
1. Access the Storage. 2. Click Add entry tab and browse to the folder where each JPG is located. 3. Keep adding pictures until you upload them all.

Using pictures in a quiz To add a picture from Storage into a quiz right-click the picture in Storage. Select (Copy shortcut / Copy picture location). Use this URL as the Image URL in quiz when you need to insert a picture in your answer ("Insert Image" icon is on the Text Editor toolbar). Insert the following information in the Insert Image window:

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1. Paste the URL of your picture in the Image URL: text box. 2. Insert the slide number in the Alternate text: text box. 3. Set the Border thickness: to 1. 4. Set the Width: to 800 and Height: to 600. 5. Click OK. Contact our technical support team if you experience any technical problem with the online quizzes. Helpdesk Email: helpdesk@openpolytechnic.ac.nz Free phone: 0508 650 200 ext 9000

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