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Creating your courseCourse Creation Steps:-Choose whether to create a new course or to copy an existing course-Enter course information, such as course and section name, and select the Sage title you will be using for the course-Edit default assignment settings at the level of assessment type-Review your course settings & complete course creation process If you have never created a course before, you will be taken directly into the course creation process. Creating a New Course1. Course InformationYou will be prompted to provide the following information, which will display on your dashboard of courses (“My Courses”). Note that some of the fields are mandatoryand will be marked with an asterisk on the site.-Course Name (mandatory)-Section Name-Start & End Date (mandatory)-Time Zone (mandatory)-Course Description 4InstructorHelpDocumentationv1Toselect your title, you will need to select your course area first.The course name, section name and course dates will display to your students. TIP: Student access to the site will be based on a calculated date –typically180 days after their registration on the platform. In many cases, this may mean that students will be able to access the course after the end date you select. 5InstructorHelpDocumentationv12. Gradebook& AssignmentSettingsDuring course set up, you will have an opportunity to decide your default assignment settings (listed below) for each type of assessment. There are three types of assessments –Chapter Tests, Knowledge Checks, and Multimedia Activities (data/map/video activities).You will be able to adjust individual assignments (e.g. Chapter 4 test) after course set up. -Assign / Do Not Assign-Assign for Grade / Assign for Completion -Number of Attempts Allowed-Hints (Knowledge Checks only) -Which attempt should be graded? (if assignment is for a grade and multiple attempts are allowed)System DefaultsSage has prepopulated the default settings for each type: Chapter Tests-Assigned for Grade-1 Attempt AllowedKnowledge Checks-Assigned for Completion-Unlimited Attempts-Hints AllowedMultimedia Activities-Assigned for Completion-Unlimited Attempts 6InstructorHelpDocumentationv1Assigned for Grade vs. Assigned for Completion This setting will affect the assessment experience for your students and affect what displays in your gradebook. Student Experience (Knowledge Checks and Chapter Tests):If you assign something for a grade, your students will complete all questions before seeing correct answers or feedback. If you assign something for completion, your students will see the correct answer and feedback immediately after they submit their response. Note that the multimedia activity experience will not change based on gradebook setting. Students will always receive feedback immediately after answering the question. Gradebook If you assign something for a grade, you will see the points earned and/or the percentage correct in your gradebook. If you assign something for completion, you will see a “completed” indicator after a student has finished the entire assignment once.HintsThe platform has the ability to provide hints to your students while they are taking Knowledge Checks. You are able to disable/enablehints. Number of AttemptsYou can allow your students multiple attempts on their assignments. Knowledge Checks and Multimedia Activities will shuffle and repeat the questions. Chapter Tests draw from a question bankto allow for up tothree unique full test attempts. 7InstructorHelpDocumentationv1