Welcome to your Online Example Course!

This is where your instructor will add a welcome message and a course overview. The course overview usually includes information to help students understand the purpose of the course, how the course will be organized, and how the course will be delivered (i.e. all online or a mix of online and on-campus). Instructors might also describe some of the activities in the course and how these will be assessed.

Prerequisite Knowledge

Sometimes you need to complete courses in a specific order at a college. For example, completing ENC 1101 before ENC 1102. This is where your instructor will list any classes you should have already taken before registering for this class.

Navigation Menus and Recommendations

This section shows some of the navigational features in Canvas, both how to navigate to different courses in Canvas and within a specific Canvas course.

global and course menus

Course Menu

The Course Menu allows you to access key areas of the course including:

Modules - the modules contain all of the content and assignments for the course.

Grades - view your grades and assignment feedback from the facilitators.

People - list of participants in the the course. Groups work areas are also located on the People page.

Global Menu

The Global Menu is always visible no matter what course you are in. Important items in the menu are:

Dashboard - a list of your active courses

Inbox - messaging tool used to communicate with other people in your course at any time.

Calendar - organization tool used to show due dates for course content.

Help - access to Canvas related help. You have the option of chat, phone, or submitting a help desk ticket.

Page Navigation

Page Navigation is controlled by the "Next" and "Previous" buttons, found at the bottom of each page.

Next Button - navigates the user to the next page within a Module's sequence.

Canvas "Next" Button

Previous Button - navigates the user to the previous page within a Module's sequence.

Canvas "Previous" Button

Browser Recommendations

The internet browser you use while in Canvas is an important factor in making sure everything works during the semester.

Recommended browsers while using Canvas:

Google Chrome
Mozilla FireFox

Course Learning Objectives (CLO)

Every course you take at Florida SouthWestern State College will include a list of "Objectives" or "Outcomes" for the course. These objectives are the list of skill sets, processes, and information you are expected to acquire after successfully participating in and completing the assignments for the course. Pay attention to this list closely.

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

CLO 1 Analyze primary texts drawn from a wide variety of genres, historical events, and perspectives, to develop the skills of textual analysis - Example from a European History course.

CLO 2

CLO 3

Note: Above are institutionally mandated outcomes found in the course syllabus.

Grading Breakdown

Your final grade will be based on a 100% grading scale, as detailed below. Please be sure to review the course syllabus for specific details related to each assignment category.

Late Policy: This is where your instructor will add a statement regarding their policy on late submissions of assignments.

Expected response times: This is where your instructor will explain how long it should take them to grade your work and provide feedback.

Assignment Types, Points, and Percentage

This table will include all of the assignments types within the course and will show how much each assignment type contributes to your final grade.
Assignment Type	Points	Percentage
Quizzes		Percentage
Discussions		Percentage
Assignments		Percentage
Mid Term		Percentage
Final		Percentage

Learn how to approximate your assignment scores using the What-If-Grades feature.

Communication

In this section, your instructor should include details as to the best way to reach them. Most will give you their preferred email address or direct you to the Canvas Inbox, but a few might give you their office or cell phone number. They should also give you an expected response time. For example, they might explain they will reply to your emails within 24 hours during the week, but make take up to 48 hours on weekends.

This is also where your instructor might explain how they will communicate important messages to the class, such as using the Announcements.