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Setting Up and Maintaining Your Course Using IQWeb
Mapping the Course
Add/Edit Activities
1. To use online registration you must first log in to the IQWeb system. (http://trojansweb.andersonuniversity.edu/iqweb).
 Login to IQWeb with your Login ID and Password.
*Note: Your IQWeb password does not change when your e-mail account password is changed.
2. After logging in to IQWeb, you will see a calendar on your screen. Your name should also appear at the top of the screen, directly to the left of the Anderson University header. Click on Course Setup in the gold left-hand menu.
3. Select the year/term and class that you would like to setup. Your screen should now appear similar to the one below:
4. Make sure the Activities tab is selected. Use the drop-down arrow to choose how you would like to calculate the midterm/final grades. Changing this after you have started to setup your course, will require you to edit every activity and grade map!
You have four choices: Weighted Average by Activity, Total Points by Activity, Weighted Average by Activity Type, and Total Points by Activity Type.
-Weighted Average by Activity: Weighted Average by Activity allows you to determine a specific percentage of the mid
term/final grade for each activity. The sum of the percentages must equal 100% in order
to calculate grades. The total points for an activity when using weighted averages are
only used to provide a scale when entering grades. For example, a quiz may have 20
questions, be worth 20 points, and may account for 5% of the mid term/final grade.
*Note: In order to drop either the lowest or highest activity from an activity type, ALL
of the activities within that type MUST be weighted equally. Otherwise, one
student could potentially have an activity dropped that was worth 5% of the
total grade and another could have an activity dropped that was worth 10% of
the total grade, which could skew the grading.
-Total Points by Activity: allows you to define the number of points for each activity. In
this grading schema, the total points that a student can earn for a course is determined by
summing all activity points.
*Note:To drop either the lowest or highest activity from an activity type, ALL of the
activities within that type MUST have equal points. Otherwise, one student
could potentially have an activity dropped that was worth 100 points towards
his total grade and another could have an activity dropped that was worth 200
points towards his total grade, which could skew the grading.
-Weighted Average by Activity Type: allows you to define the percentage of the mid
term/final grade for each activity type. For example, Quizzes may be worth 20% of the
mid term/final grade, Papers may be worth 30% of the mid term/final grade, and Exams
may be worth 50% of the mid term/final grade.
The sum of the percentages must equal 100% in order to calculate grades. You may enter
total points for an activity in order to provide a scale when entering grades. For example,
a quiz may have 20 questions, be worth 20 points, and account for 5% of the mid
term/final grade.
*Note: This grading schema DOES NOT require that all the activities within an
activity type must have the same total points in order to drop the lowest or
highest one. All activities in a type are weighted evenly by definition when
using Weighted Average by Activity Type grading.
-Total Points by Activity Type: Total Points by Activity Type allows you to determine a specific number of points for
each activity type. In this grading schema, the total points for the course is determined by
the sum of the points for each activity type. For example, the activity type of Quizzes
may be worth 300 points, Papers may be worth 300 points, and Exams may be worth 500
points. The total points for this course are 1100. If this course has four quizzes, you can
define them as each having 50 total points. Then, when grades are calculated, the actual
sum of the total points is scaled to the total points for the activity type. In this example,
the actual total points for quizzes are 200. When grades are calculated, the points for each
quiz will be increased by 50% to make the total possible points for the activity type of
Quizzes to be worth 300, as you have defined.
This grading schema provides you with the flexibility of adding, removing, or dropping
quizzes without having to modify the grade mappings or the total points for the remaining
quizzes.
*Note: To drop either the lowest or highest activity from an activity type, ALL of the
activities within that type MUST have equal points. Otherwise, one student
could potentially have an activity dropped that was worth 100 points towards
his total grade and another could have an activity dropped that was worth 200
points towards his total grade, which could skew the grading.
5. After selecting how the grades will be calculated, select the tab called Community. Make sure that the "Active Community" checkbox is selected. This creates and grants access to the community for all students enrolled in the course. This will allow students to view an associated Course Home Page that displays course information, course activities, attached media, etc.
6. The next step is Mapping. Select the tab called Mapping. Using this window, you can view the grade mappings set up between grade values and credit types. One or more corresponding grade values will be linked to each credit type. This ensures that, for example, if a student is taking a class with a credit type of Pass/Fail, the only available grades will be 'P' (pass) and 'F' (fail). Enter the Midterm Min (minimum) Value, if applicable, and the Final Min Value that will represent a passing grade for each grade value and credit type for your course. The screen will appear similar to the one below:
*Note: Your grades will automatically be calculated for you based on this mapping and the activities you set-up for your course and their respective point value.
7. Now you are ready to add activities. Select the Activities tab. Your screen should appear similar to the picture in Step 3. Select the  button to add a new activity or copy an existing activity. Select the  button next to an existing activity to edit it. After clicking on a button, the screen should appear similar to the one shown below:
8. At least three tabs should be displayed (Information, Media, Access).
- On the Information window, you can create a brand new activity or copy an existing activity for this course by selecting the appropriate radio button.
-Using the Media window, media objects that are specifically attached to course activities can be uploaded to the central storage area for media files and linked to this specific course activity. Select the button to add a new media object. NOTE: The size limit for uploading an individual document is 9MB and the maximum for each course is 50MB. The media upload wizard is the same as that located on the Media window of the Course Setup page. When you are finished uploading all necessary media objects for this activity, select the Back to Course Manager Setup link.
To delete a media object, simply select the  button. To view an existing media object in a second browser window, simply select the appropriate icon displayed under View.
You can edit a media object at any time by selecting the button.
-Using the Access window, student access to the activity can be restricted by date and time or made available at all times.
Select the Save and Return button to return to the main Activities window.
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