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which is always visible in IVLE. Clicking the IVLE logo always returns you to
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The user "studenta" is enrolled in several subjects, and has several files
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First, click all of the "Checkout" buttons, to check out the Subversion
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First, click all of the *Checkout* buttons, to check out the Subversion
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repositories. Now you can explore the sample files, for example, in the
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Go into the "stuff" directory and left-click the file "hello.py". This will
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Go into the ``stuff`` directory and left-click the file ``hello.py``. This will
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open the build-in text editor, which lets you modify the file. Along the top,
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there is a button marked "Serve". Clicking this will *run* the Python code as
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there is a button marked *Serve*. Clicking this will *run* the Python code as
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a CGI application -- this should open a new window which reads "Hello,
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world!". You can also click "Run", which will run the program in the built-in
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world!". You can also click *Run*, which will run the program in the built-in
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Python console (which pops up from the bottom of the screen). This will be
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much uglier, printing the CGI output.
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* "Serve" runs Python programs as CGI applications, showing their web output.
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* "Run" runs Python programs as command-line applications.
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* *Serve* runs Python programs as CGI applications, showing their web output.
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* *Run* runs Python programs as command-line applications.
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Note that you can also use the console at the bottom of the screen as a
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generic Python console, whenever you wish.
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You can also serve other files, such as HTML files (try "Welcome to
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IVLE.html"). This will just present them as normal web pages.
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You can also serve other files, such as HTML files (try ``Welcome to
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IVLE.html``). This will just present them as normal web pages.
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Files also have full Subversion histories. If you click on a file in the file
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view (such as "hello.py"), and go to More Actions -> Subversion -> View Log,
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view (such as ``hello.py``), and go to *More Actions ‣ Subversion ‣ View Log*,
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you will see the history of a file, and be able to "select" then view a "diff"
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of the file. If you edit a file, you need to commit it (More Actions ->
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Subversion -> Commit). If you create a new file (More Actions -> Directory
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actions -> New file), you need to add it (More Actions -> Subversion -> Add),
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of the file. If you edit a file, you need to commit it (*More Actions ‣
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Subversion ‣ Commit*). If you create a new file (*More Actions ‣ Directory
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actions ‣ New file*), you need to add it (*More Actions ‣ Subversion ‣ Add*),
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This student has already completed a project, and is ready to submit it. Go
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into the Intermediate Ivle -> mywork directory. Select "phase1.html" and
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choose More Actions -> Publishing -> Submit. This takes you to the Submit
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into the *Intermediate IVLE ‣ mywork* directory. Select ``phase1.html`` and
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choose *More Actions ‣ Publishing ‣ Submit*. This takes you to the Submit
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Choose to submit to Phase 1, and click Submit Project. You should see a page
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telling you the submission was successful, with a link to "verify". Verify
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Choose to submit to Phase 1, and click *Submit Project*. You should see a page
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telling you the submission was successful, with a link to *Verify*. Verify
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shows you exactly which files were submitted, and their contents at the time
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of submission (if the files have changed since then, you'll still see the
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submitted version). You should verify after each submission -- you can verify
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any submitted project from the subject page.
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If you go into the Intermediate Ivle -> group1 directory, you will be able to
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make a group submission to Phase 2 (which is a group project). Note that the
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Phase 3 submission has already closed.
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Also note that the file here ("phase2.html") was edited by studenta and
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If you go into the *Intermediate IVLE ‣ group1* directory, you will be able
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to make a group submission to Phase 2 (which is a group project). Note that
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the Phase 3 submission has already closed.
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Also note that the file here (``phase2.html``) was edited by studenta and
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studentb collaboratively, as you can see in the project's revision log.
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Click on Intermediate Ivle -> Subject Home from the home screen (or, from the
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IVLE pulldown menu, choose Subjects and select Intermediate Ivle). There is
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one worksheet, Worksheet Basics. Clicking this takes you to the worksheet,
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Click on *Intermediate IVLE – Subject Home* from the home screen (or, from
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the IVLE pulldown menu, choose *Subjects* and select Intermediate IVLE). There
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is one worksheet, Worksheet Basics. Clicking this takes you to the worksheet,
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where students are challenged by Python questions.
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After reading the worksheet, attempt the simple programming question, which is
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to write a factorial program.
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A sample solution follows::
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After reading the worksheet, attempt the first simple programming question,
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which is to write the "Hello world" program.
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First, click *Submit* without writing any code, and note that the system
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automatically runs a test case, which fails. Now change the code to be "almost
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right" (for example, write ``Hello world`` instead of ``Hello, world!``), and
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press *Submit* again. It will tell you that you almost got it right. In this
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way, the IVLE test framework can show users that they're on the right track.
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If you get it exactly right and click *Submit* a third time, you will pass the
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Note that you can also click *Run*, and it will execute your solution in the
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Python console. This doesn't cost you an "attempt", nor does it run the test
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cases. It just lets you test it out for yourself before making an official
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Back on the subject page, you will notice that the exercise appears complete,
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and you have been awarded a mark.
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A sample solution to the second exercise follows::
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First, click Submit, and note that the system automatically runs some test
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cases, all of which fail. Now paste the solution to :func:`fac` (but not
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:func:`main`). Clicking Submit again shows some test cases pass, but not all.
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Finally, paste the solution to :func:`main`, and click Submit again. This
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time, you will pass the test.
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Note that you can also click "Run", and it will execute your solution in the
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Python console. This doesn't cost you an "attempt", nor does it run the test
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cases. It just lets you test it out for yourself before making an official
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Back on the subject page, you will notice that the exercise appears complete,
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A lecturer's view
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Log into IVLE as a lecturer (username: 'lecturer', password: 'password'). Many
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Many of these things are also possible as a tutor (try username: ``tutor``,
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Being a lecturer or tutor is a per-subject privilege, so it only applies to
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certain subjects. All of your special powers are under the subject home for
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the subjects you are a tutor in. Note that everything a lecturer can do, an
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admin can also do, for all subjects in the system.
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Click "Intermediate IVLE - Subject home". From here, you will see largely the
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same view as a student, but with more buttons. "Change details" allows you to
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modify the subject properties. "Enrol users" allows you to add existing IVLE
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users as students or tutors of the subject you are teaching (this is currently
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an irreversible action).
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Click *Intermediate IVLE – Subject home* (the one which does not display a
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semester -- implying the currently active semester). From here, you will see
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largely the same view as a student, but with more buttons. *Change details*
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allows you to modify the subject properties. *Administer enrolments* allows
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you to add existing IVLE users as students or tutors of the subject you are
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teaching, change the roles of existing members, and revoke enrolments.
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Managing projects
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Click "Manage projects" to go to the project management screen. Note that the
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Click *Manage projects* to go to the project management screen. Note that the
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3 projects are grouped into "Solo projects" (projects submitted by each
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individual student) and "Group projects". Try adding a new Solo project, by
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clicking on "Add a new project" within that box. The fields should be fairly
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clicking on *Add a new project* within that box. The fields should be fairly
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self-explanatory.
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You can't currently edit or delete a project after it has been created.
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Group projects are complicated by what we call "project sets". A "project set"
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is a set of group projects where the student groups are the same throughout.
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box. This means students will get into groups of 3 to submit Phase 2, and then
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the same group will submit Phase 3.
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Clicking "Manage groups" lets you put students into groups for a given project
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Clicking *Manage groups* lets you put students into groups for a given project
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Click "Add a new project set" and enter a group size of 6. Then, create a
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Click *Add a new project set* and enter a group size of 6. Then, create a
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project in the new set. Each student must get into a new group for each
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project *set*. Note also that the groups will share a Subversion repository
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for all projects in a set, but if you create a new set, the students will have
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to start using a new repository.
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Return to the subject home page. Click "Manage worksheets". On this page, you
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add new ones, and re-order them. You can also edit any worksheet from its own
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Returning to the subject home page, click *Manage worksheets*. On this page,
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you will see all of the worksheets for the subject. Here you can edit
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worksheets, add new ones, and re-order them. You can also edit any worksheet
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* The "URL name" is the name of the worksheet as it appears in URLs.
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* The "Assessable" checkbox will make the exercises in the worksheet count
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* The *Assessable* checkbox will make the exercises in the worksheet count
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towards each student's worksheet mark, if checked. Uncheck it for
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informational worksheets.
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the box below. Leave it on "reStructuredText" unless you have a reason not
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the box below. Leave it on *reStructuredText* unless you have a reason not
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briefly explains this format. See `A ReStruecturedText Primer
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<http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/user/rst/quickstart.html>`_ for a full
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guide. Note that the exercises themselves are not in the worksheet. They are
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separate resources, which can be shared across subjects. Exercises can be
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guide. Note that the exercises themselves are not defined in the worksheet.
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They are separate resources, which can be shared across subjects. Exercises
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Click "Manage exercises" to see the exercises (in the sample data, just
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"factorial"). An exercise is a very complex thing, due to the fact that it
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Click *Manage exercises* to see the exercises (in the sample data, just
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``factorial``). An exercise is a very complex thing, due to the fact that it
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runs automated testing on the student code. The details are outside the scope
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of this tour. Hopefully, you can figure out how they work by examining the
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existing "factorial" exercise.
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*really* game, create a new exercise for your worksheet.
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Viewing worksheet marks
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You will probably have already noticed that the lecturer's worksheet view is
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not quite like the student's. It has a table at the top which shows some
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statistics about how students in this subject are going with each exercise.
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(Depending on settings, tutors may also be able to access these stats.)
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Lecturers (not tutors) can also get more specific feedback on individual
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students by selecting "View worksheet marks" at the bottom of the subject
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page. This shows the marks in each worksheet, and in the subject overall, for
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each student, and can be used to calculate each student's final grade.
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The marks are calculated from the current time, by default. However,
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normally, there is a cutoff time after which students cannot gain any
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additional marks for worksheets. You can set this cutoff in the offering
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edit page. Once set, the marks will be calculated based on submissions up
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until that date, and students will be notified of the cutoff time.
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Administrator users in IVLE have significant privileges. Note, however, that
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for technical reasons, admins cannot read or write other users' files. This
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requires root access on the machine IVLE is installed on.
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Firstly, pull down the IVLE menu (top-left). There is an additional item for
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admins -- the *Users* page. This lists all users with an account in IVLE.
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Clicking on a username takes you to the user's profile page. Try it with the
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The profile page is exactly the same as the user himself would see it, but
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with a few more buttons on the side. "Change password" is the same as the
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user's own "Change password" page. However, "Reset password" is a special
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with a few more buttons on the side. *Change password* is the same as the
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user's own *Change password* page. However, *Reset password* is a special
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admin page which lets you change a user's password without knowing the old
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one. "Administer user" also lets you change administrative settings for the
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one. *Administer user* also lets you change administrative settings for the
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user, such as their full name (more formal than display name, which the user
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themselves can change) and student ID. You can also add/remove admin status
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Use this with care. Making a user an admin gives them complete control over
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the system. They could even revoke *your* admin rights!
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Admin users also enjoy the same privileges as lecturers, for all subjects on
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the system. In addition, admins can enrol users in a subject as lecturers
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(this is the only way to become a lecturer). Go to the subject page for
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"Advanced IVLE" and enrol the user "lecturer" as a Lecturer in the subject.
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Admin users also enjoy the same privileges as lecturers, for all subject
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offerings on the system. In addition, admins can enrol users in an offering as
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lecturers (this is the only way to become a lecturer), and change or delete a
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lecturer's enrolment. Go to the subject page for Advanced IVLE and enrol the
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user ``lecturer`` as a lecturer in the subject.
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Admins can also administer subjects. Here it is important to distinguish
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between a "subject" (a course on a specific topic which is repeated over a
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number of semesters or years) and an "offering" (a particular instance of a
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subject, for one semester). Lecturers can administer *offerings* they are
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enrolled in, but not *subjects*.
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As an admin, go to the *Subjects* page. You will see a link *Manage subjects
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and semesters*. The list at the top of the page shows all registered
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subjects. Click *Create new subject* to create a brand new subject (i.e., a
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new course). Call it "Introduction to Programming", with the URL name
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``intro-prog`` and subject code 200101.
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Now we have created a *subject* but not an *offering*, so nobody will be able
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to teach or enrol in this subject. From the "Introduction to Programming"
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page, click *Create new offering*. Select the semester in which the subject
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will be first taught. If you wish to create the first offering of a semester
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(e.g., 2011 semester 1), you will have to create a new semester first. Type
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in a subject description. (Note that each offering has an independent
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description.) Once you have created an offering, you can enrol lecturers, and
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they can in turn enrol students.
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the description and managing projects), however it remains the admin's duty to
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An important duty of the administrator is controlling the *state* of each
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semester. Return to the *Manage subjects and semesters* page. Note the
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*Semesters* table contains a list of all known semesters, and whether they are
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"past", "current" or "future".
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IVLE could automatically create and manage semesters based on the system
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clock, but it presently does not. That is because your institution may have
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a different concept of a "semester" to ours. (For example, what are the
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semester start and end dates?) IVLE has therefore been designed to require
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admins to manually activate new semesters and disable old ones.
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In the sample data, 2009 semester 2 is the "current" semester. Let us assume
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that we are moving into the start of 2010. Edit 2009 semester 2 and set its
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state to "Past". Then, edit 2010 semester 1 and set its state to "Current".
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This affects the system in several ways. Mainly, it just changes the UI for
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all users, in terms of which offerings are presented as "current".
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Marking a semester as anything other than "current" will make it impossible
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