Getting Started

Resources

www.collegesuccess.com

Click on Training Notes and Sam Houston State University

Register and Log In

Go to:

www.collegescope.com/ccs/shsu

Note that the faculty login is:

www.collegescope.com/shsu

CCS stands for College and Career Success

Click on Register Here

Fill out the registration information.

Remember:

Important! Write down the email address and

password you used to register. You will need your email address and

password to log in next time.

Next time log in with the email address and password you created.

Click on Start CollegeScope

Click on Pre-Test

Begin the Self Assessment

Self Assessment

This is a pre-test to see what you already know.

You will take this assessment at the end to see how much you have learned.

Just relax and answer the questions honestly.

Sample Self Assessment Question

View your results.

See Your Results on the Pre-Test

You are ready to begin Chapter 1

Think about the question before you read.

The Mindsets

These questions help you to think about the question before you answer.

Then you read the material and add to your answer.

Purpose: Reading comprehension Engagement

Sample page

Sample page

The Journal Entries

Are an opportunity to think about the material and apply it to your personal life.

Become part of your portfolio Can be viewed by your instructor Must be finished before advancing to the

next page Are generally a well-developed paragraph Use a grading rubric

Don’t answer with just a phrase!

Quizzes

Read the chapters carefully so you can answer the quiz questions.

You can go back and find the answer before you mark your quiz.

You cannot change your answers on the quizzes after you press the Submit button.

You get immediate feedback on the answers.

Your quiz results are part of your portfolio which your instructor can see and grade.

Click on Results to view all your work.

Pay or use access code to begin Ch. 2

Pay online with a credit card.

Get a discount by paying online. You can use your financial aid voucher in

the bookstore to purchase an access code to use instead of a credit card. The bookstore charges more.

(Insert the price of CollegeScope at your college.)

Pay online here.

$50

If you purchase an access code, enter it here.

Chapter 2 Begins with the Do What You Are Personality Assessment.

Introducing the Assessments

Job Jar Activity

Personality AssessmentHelps identify your gifts and talentsUseful in choosing a career or majorHelpful in improving communication

and relationships

Getting the Best Results from DWYA

Find a time when you are not tired or rushed.

There are no right or wrong answers.

Answer quickly giving your first impression. Do not over analyze.

You will have a chance to look at your profile and change it if you think it is not correct.

Getting the Best Results from DWYA

Answer the questions honestly to get the best results.

Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed.

Do not answer the questions: How you want to be How you have to be at home, work or

school How others want you to be

Getting the Best Results from DWYA

The test does not measure: Intelligence Psychological or emotional health

Begin Do What You Are

Continue with the Career Interest Survey.

Click on My DWYA Report on your portfolio.

Take a look at your DWYA Report.

Notice some careers that match your interests at the end of the report.

Click on a career to find more information.

Chapter 3

Has 2 assessments Productivity Environmental Preference

Survey (PEPS) Multiple Intelligences Advantage (MI

Advantage)

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment

Measures preferences in 20 areas

Getting the Best Results from the PEPS Learning Style Inventory

Give your initial response.Answer quickly, but carefully. No need to over analyze.Answer as though you were

learning new or difficult information.

Important Considerations

It is not a test It describes how you prefer to learn

new or difficult materialUsually there are 6 or 7 areas out of

20 that are important for an individual

Read the directions. Click Continue.

Begin the learning style assessment.

Go to your portfolio and view your report.

Directions for the MI Advantage

The assessment takes approximately 15 minutes.

The purpose of this assessment is to identify your personal strengths and matching majors.

Directions for the MI AdvantageAnswer the questions honestly. Avoid answering with what you think

you should say or what you want to be true.

Take the assessment when you are well rested and have time to complete it.

There are no right or wrong or good or bad answers.  Each person has a unique intelligence profile.

Answer with what comes to mind first; do not overanalyze your answers

Sample question

Sample question

Your Profile

Your intelligences are matched to careers

Add careers to your portfolio

Continue the Chapters

Your Portfolio

Common Problems and Easy Solutions

Register Only One Time

Students register only once. They they log in with the email address and the password they created.

Write down the email address and password you use to create your accounts.

I forgot my email address

Your professor can find the email address you used to create your account by looking at their portfolio on My Students or All Students in the instructor account.

I forgot my password

Check the forgot password link for a reminder.

Your professor can look at the Student Portfolio and reset the password.

I can’t continue to the next page.

You must finish everything on the page to continue to the next page. quiz questions (Press Submit for score) all activities mindsets Journal entries

If you forget, you are reminded at the bottom of the page.

My Account Disappeared

Students try to log into the instructor account. Make sure that you have /ccs/ in the URL

http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/yourcollege

Don’t use Google to find CollegeScope. You may end up in a different college account.

When I tried to register, it says that my email already exists.

If the email already exists, you have already registered. Log in with the email address and password you created when you registered the first time.

When I tried to log in, it says that my email does not exist.

There are several reasons for this:You are using a different email.You entered the info incorrectly.You have not registered.

Contact Customer Service

If you have any problem you cannot resolve. This does not happen very often.