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Enhancing participation in
Codex Activities
GETTING STARTED TUTORIAL
NOTE Please note that this PDF version does not have the interactive features offered through the courseware. We recommend that you take the tutorial using the interactive courseware environment, and use the PDF version for printing the tutorial and to use as a reference after you have completed the course.
English Version 2.0 © FAO, 2009
Enhancing participation in Codex Activities Getting Started Tutorial
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Table of contents
Introduction....................................................................................................2
Starting the Course .........................................................................................3
Course Menu ..................................................................................................4
General screen layout ......................................................................................5
Navigation ......................................................................................................7
Left-hand Menu...............................................................................................8
Lesson Structure ........................................................................................... 10
Icons............................................................................................................ 12
Thanks for taking this tutorial......................................................................... 13
Enhancing participation in Codex Activities Getting Started Tutorial
Introduction
Why should you read this tutorial?
The Getting Started tutorial will show you how to start using the course and make the most of your learning experience, by describing the many features available.
What this tutorial is about?
This tutorial describes a typical lesson so that you become familiar with how the lessons are structured and what is required of you. All menu items, icons and navigation tools are identified and their features explained. The tutorial will also show you how to keep track of which lessons you have completed and where you are in the course. Happy learning!
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Starting the Course
Learning more about this Course
This course provides information on Codex procedures, and supports effective participation of all delegates attending Codex meetings. Before starting the course, we would advise you to visit the About this Course section to learn more about the course content, structure and workload.
Start Learning
Click on Start Learning from the Start Course section in order to start the course.
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Course Menu
What is the Course Menu for?
The Course Menu provides a list of the lessons in the course, as well as their duration and a short description.
To choose a lesson:
• select a unit; then • double-click the lesson you wish to take; or • select the lesson by clicking on it and then press the “Go” button below the
description box. When you complete a lesson, the “completed” icon will appear behind the lesson title in the lessons box.
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General screen layout
Screen Areas of a Lesson
The screen layout of a lesson consists of three main areas as follows:
This area contains the tabs required to access the Course Menu and the Additional Info Section.
Course Navigation Bar
Lesson Navigation Bar This area contains the tabs required to move through a lesson. It also provides information on where you are in the lesson.
Lesson screen This screen contains the lesson content and exercises.
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Screen Areas in the Additional Info section
The Additional Info section of the course contains a left-hand menu that provides access to useful information about the course, where to get support, and access to online resources.
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Navigation
What is the Course Navigation bar for?
Location: where am I?
Course title
Unit and Lesson title
Navigation: where can I go?
What is the Lesson Navigation bar for?
Location: where am I?
Navigation: where can I go?
Current page
Exit from the course
Go to the Course Menu
Go to the Additional Info section
Reload the current page (if it contains animations and/or interactions)
Go to the previous or next page of the lesson
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Left-hand Menu
What does the left-hand menu contain?
The following functions are available by clicking on the left-hand menu options.
Option Sub Menus Description
About this Course
This section provides an overview of and general information about the course and some guidance on how to plan this course.
My Course
This section contains information about your progress as a learner. From the My Progress section, you can view your progress in the course.
Search
This section provides a tool for searching within the course.
Resources
The Resources section provides rapid access to a wide range of resources including a series of documents relevant to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, mini-lessons that expand on some of the subjects covered in the lessons, job aids, lessons in PDF, a technical glossary, abbreviations and resources for trainers.
Help and support
This Help and Support section provides a list of FAQs for this course. You can also find instructions for contacting us by e-mail for help. This tutorial is also available through this section.
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Option Sub Menus Description
Online
This section provides information and a link to the CODEX website. You can also find information about the Food Safety eNewsletter or help us by evaluating this course.
Legal Information
This section contains the User Agreement which states the legal terms and conditions for using this course and a statement concerning our use of trademarks and graphics. You can also view all the graphics and photo credits used in the course.
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Lesson Structure
The following sections provide a short description of a typical lesson.
Learning objectives screen
The first screen contains the learning objectives for the lesson.
Lesson core
The core of the lesson is a set of screens composed of text, illustrations, interactive and self-evaluation exercises and links to more resources.
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Summary
At the end of the lesson you will find a summary of the key-concepts and...
Resources
... a list of job aids and documents.
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Icons
What are the icon functions?
Name Symbol Function
Information icon
opens a popup window on top of the main screen with additional information. The popup can be moved around. To close it, click on the close option ( ).
Example icon
opens an example window on top of the main screen. The window can be moved around. To close it, click on the close option ( ).
Document Icon
opens a PDF or a Microsoft Word document in a separate window. These can be printed. You can close or minimize the window and return to the current screen of the lesson.
Mini-lesson icon
opens a mini-lesson in a separate window. You can browse the mini-lessons' screens and then close the window and return to the current screen of the lesson.
Web Icon
visits an external website. By clicking on the icon, your default Internet browser will open to a specific website. You can close or minimize the window and return to the current screen of the lesson. Links can also be shown as follows: www.fao.org
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Thanks for taking this tutorial
You can view the interactive version of this tutorial on the courseware. You can view the whole tutorial, or specific parts of the tutorial anytime by selecting “Getting Started” under Help & Support in the Left-hand menu.