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All CourseWorks Quickguides are PDF files, unless noted.

  • Using "Syl_all" mode in CourseWorks
    (535KB 10/09/2006)
    "Syll_all" is method to display a single syllabus page, instead of multiple sessions on a CourseWorks site. When students click on "Syllabus", they will see a one-page syllabus rather than links to individual sessions.
  • QuickStart: E-Reserves
    (283KB 08/27/2007)
    Linking E-Reserves to CourseWorks in Internet Explorer (for Windows users).
  • CourseWorks Shares QuickStart Guide
    (1.1MB 08/05/2006)
    The CourseWorks Shares tool is an effective way to decentralize content and display it across different courses. Shares are especially useful if you are teaching different sections of the same course and would like the content to be the same across each section's site or if you teach the same course across semesters.
  • QuickStart: Using the Face Book
    (343KB 09/12/2005)
    A brief introduction to the Face Book feature, a tool that helps instructors associate students' names with their faces.
  • Class Files QuickStart Guide
    (78KB)
    A supplement to the General Quick Start Guide. This document covers the basics of using the class files section in CourseWorks.
  • Using Zip Files
    (225KB)
    Learn how to create and upload a compressed archive of files that makes it easy for students to download multiple files at once.
  • JavaScript Error Guide
    (351KB)
    If you're getting JavaScript errors in Internet Explorer, this file will walk you through the steps to disable script debugging for PC and Mac.
  • Research Guides - help students with many aspects of their research and writing. Created by Columbia University librarians, these guides are geared to the requirements of specific departments or programs. They provide direct access from CourseWorks to recommended databases and sources of library assistance and training. To request a guide for your department or program, or to obtain more general information about this feature in CourseWorks, please contact a librarian at: researchguides@libraries.cul.columbia.edu.