3 Instructor Environment

3.1 Professor Pages

3.1.1 Professor Community

Upon logging into the Capsim website, instructors have access to news items about Capsim and a list of publications by professors who use Capsim.

Instructors also have access to a series of forums about the simulations, including implementation and research. All instructors can create and post to the forums.

Information on the Capsim Challenge (participant list, rankings, etc.) is also available.

3.1.2 Active Courses

The Active Courses link opens an area that allows instructors to enter their current (active) industries. See 3.2 Welcome Page.

3.1.3 Inactive Courses

These are courses to which participants no longer have access. Inactive courses can be made active again by clicking on the Industry ID, then, when the new page opens, adjusting the end date in the Manage Course| Administration section.

3.1.4 Archived Courses

Historical results from past years remain available to instructors. Archived courses cannot be reactivated. Participants do not have access to archived courses.

3.1.5 Exams

This link leads to the Comp-XM administration area. Please see 7.1 The Comp-XM Instructor Environment for more information.

3.1.6 Launch A New Course

See 2.2 Launching a Course.

3.1.7 Associates

Instructors can allow others to have administrative access to the simulation, including co-teachers and teaching assistants. In the Manage Associates area instructors simply click Add (in the upper right corner) and enter a first, last and display name. The system will generate a user ID and password for the associate. Instructors will need to relay the user ID and password to the associate. 

Instructors assign associates by selecting a name then entering check marks next to the desired industries.

To delete an associate, select the name then click Delete in the upper right corner.

3.1.8 My Account

This area allows instructors to update postal addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and passwords.