Quiz Access and Chapter Coverage Notes
Quiz Access on Brightspace
- Navigate to Brightspace.
- In Brightspace, go to the Assignments section to find the quiz.
- The instructor says there is at least one published quiz.
- When you click the quiz, you will be prompted for an access code on first use.
- After entering the access code and registering with the email used to purchase the course, you will have access to the quiz. The transcript references an example code 3456 as part of the process; one line also mentions color one which appears garbled; treat as enter or activate access after registration.
- The instructor notes that the quiz is published and available through Brightspace.
Access Code and Registration Details
- Access code is required on the first login.
- You must register using the email you used to purchase the course.
- The transcript mentions an example code 3456 as part of the process; exact structure is unclear from the transcript.
- A garbled phrase color one appears; interpreted as enter or activate access after registration; no definitive meaning beyond access granted.
- Note: there is an aside line that implies being behind schedule; this is about scheduling, not the code.
Course Coverage Plan and Exam Preparation
- The instructor emphasizes the need for a solid grasp of material already covered in class.
- Coverage plan for Chapter 6: only half of it will be covered in this session, not the complete chapter.
- Chapter 2 will be skipped in this portion.
- Chapter 6 is described as the fifth chapter to be covered in this sequence, suggesting numbering confusion in the transcript.
- The plan is to go over material before the exam, but the explicit change is that not all of the fifth chapter will be covered; only half of it will be addressed.
- The intended outcome: students should focus on understanding the portion of Chapter 6 that will be covered prior to the exam.
Miscellaneous Remarks and Anecdotes
- Personal aside: the speaker mentions waiting two hours for a photo to download and then having to delete something; this is presented as a non-educational digression.
- The speaker mentions working at a place named Poseys as part of a casual aside. We may interpret Poseys as Poseys without apostrophe.
- An analogy is used: with the right upbringing and motivation, it feels like a werewolf; this serves as a metaphor for personal development and drive.
- The tone indicates the session is somewhat behind schedule and not all material will be covered as originally planned.
- Real-world context: Brightspace is a learning management system used in many courses; the plan to access a quiz via Assignments and the use of an access code reflects typical LMS workflows.
- Practical implications: students should ensure they know how to access Brightspace, locate the quiz under Assignments, and be aware that they may need to register with the purchasing email and use a specific access code.
- Numerical references: a time mention of 2 hours for a download task, and an example code 3456; the fraction 1/2 to denote covering half of Chapter 6.
- The explicit mathematical representation: covering half of Chapter 6 can be written as 1/2 of Chapter 6, i.e. \frac{1}{2} of Chapter 6.
- Real-world relevance: these notes reflect common educational practices around exam prep and LMS usage.