Vendor Documentation
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You will not receive email in myCourses, it will go directly to your RIT email. myCourses keeps no records of sent information in myCourses, so if you need a copy of what you send out, be sure to CC yourself in on the email. If you wish for your RIT email to be forwarded to an external address, you may do so at http://start.rit.edu
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The Dropbox Assignments tool is for the secure submission of assignments. Click on the assignment in the list of Dropbox folders to make a submission. Students will fill out a form, and then can type in a text box and, if enabled by the instructor, add a file using the Add File button. It is important to click the Submit button to complete your submission. If you are not told on screen ** FILE SUBMISSION SUCCESSFUL **, then your assignment was not submitted successfully and your instructor has not received your assignment. A history of submissions can be found at the top of the list of Dropbox Assignment folders, before you enter an assignment.
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Instructors can set deadlines on Dropbox Assignment availability. They may disappear from your listings without any notice, so it is important to not wait until the last minutes to submit work to the Dropboxassignment submission folder! Also keep in mind that your clock time may not match the time listed on the myCourses servers, you may be too late to submit and will be locked out of the Dropboxassignment submission folder.
The Discussions tool is where your instructor may post topics ranging from questions about the course to course discussions on specific topics. Some instructors require a certain number of posts per week for a participation grade, so be sure you are aware of these requirements. When there are unread posts on a discussion board, you will see a listing on the Course Home page letting you know that there are "X Unread Discussion Posts".
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The Quiz tool can be used to access students knowledge through online quizzing. Instructors have a plethora of many options available to them for Quizzes, including the ability to have a specific date/time range. If you have questions about taking Quizzes, please contact your instructors. For any technical problems, please contact both your instructor and Academic Technology Support. We often work collaboratively to determine the best reconciliations in the event of technical problems.
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Since this guide is only a small overview of the tools available in myCourses, please refer to the Documentation for FAQ's on specific tools and documentation provided by the myCourses vendor, Desire2Learn (D2L). If you cannot find the answer you are looking for on the myCourses Help & Resources page, you may contact technical support for further assistance.
For on-campus courses, please contact the ITS Helpdesk.
For online courses, please contact contact Academic Technology Support for further assistance.
