How to use Hawkes Learning Systems software

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How to use Hawkes Learning Systemssoftware
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• Get your Access code
• Enroll in a gradebook
• Complete your homework
• View your Progress Report
• Take a WebTest

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Get your Access Code

• Purchase the HLS software and
• textbook from the bookstore
• Locate the yellow sticker on your
• CD envelope
• Go to www.hawkeslearning.com or click the I need
  an access code link from the software.

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Click on get your access code
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Fill out the form (including the license number
from the yellow sticker on your CD sleeve) and
click Submit. Your Access Code will appear on
the screen and will also be emailed to you.
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• Save your Access Code!
• (You will need your Access Code each time you
  enter the software.)
• Save the code on your computer in order to browse
  and find easily for each use.
• Be sure to also save your code on a portable
  saving device such as a memory stick or floppy
  disk for use both at home and on campus
• Tip Keep original email with Access Code
  to reference.

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Enroll in a Gradebook

• After you install the software from the CDs,
  double click on the purple diamond icon on the
  desktop to open the software.
• The first time you enter your code, you will be
  prompted to save it. (Save to your computer
  and/or portable storage device for use on other
  computers)

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• On your computer at home, if you didnt enter
  the Course ID when you installed the software,
  youll be asked to enter it now. Your Course ID
  is
• CuestaIMA

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• If connected to the internet, fill in the box
  with
• CuestaIMA
• If you do not have an internet connection, choose
• No, I will not be accessing an online gradebook
  from this computer
• This is automatically done for you in the labs
  at school

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If you are working on a computer with an internet
connection, you will be asked to enroll in your
instructors gradebook by choosing their name and
section and then selecting Enroll.
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You will be taken to the Table of Contents

• Select the assigned chapter and lesson from
• the menu.

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Each lesson has Instruct, Practice, and Certify
modes.
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Click on the Instruct button for access to
narration and videos, example problems, and
definitions.
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Click on the Practice button for unlimited
practice problems. You can choose the level of
difficulty and get help from the Interactive
Tutor.
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In the Practice section, click on the Tutor
button at the bottom of the page for Step-by-Step
help and a worked out solution for each problem.
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You can enter answers containing symbols, such as
exponents and fractions, by using the Keypad
located at the top left and right hand side of
the screen.
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Click on the Certify button to complete your
homework assignment. Each assignment is
mastery-based.
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• Mastery means
• You are allowed to miss a certain number of
  questions and still pass. You must get about 80
  of the problems correct.
• If you miss more than the allowed number of
  questions, you must start over and try again
  until you master the material.
• You will NOT be penalized for having to start
  over.
• You should go back to Instruct and Practice to go
  over the material again. The software will
  automatically send you back to practice to go
  over the problem types you were missing.
• When you do complete the assignment, your grade
  is 100. (Make sure its on time - there may be
  late penalties.) If you do not complete your
  homework, your grade is a zero.

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When you complete your assignment, a certificate
will appear on the screen. Click the Save button
and choose the location where you would like it
saved.
You can also Print this code for your records.
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• If you are in the lab at school, your
  certification code will be sent automatically to
  your instructors gradebook.
• If you are at home and have an internet
  connection, your certification code will be sent
  automatically to your instructors gradebook.

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• If you do not have an internet connection at
  home, you will need to go to the Progress Report
  website to register your certification code.
• Your Progress Report website is
• www.hawkeslearning.com/CuestaIMA

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Go to www.hawkeslearning.com/CuestaIMA and enter
your Access Code to view your Progress Report.
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Your Progress Report tells you the due dates for
your Hawkes Learning Systems assignments, as
well as shows you when you have registered these
assignments successfully in your instructors
gradebook.
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• Check the Status column to see if your
  certification is registered in your instructors
  gradebook.
• - Assignment completed on time (100)
• - Assignment completed late
• - Assignment not complete (0)
• - Assignment still due

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If there is not a date in the Status column, you
will need to register your certification code.
Click on the Submit Certificate(s) tab at the top
of the page.

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If you have saved your certificate, choose
Browse and double click on the file to submit
(It will have the lesson name followed by
.SAV)If you have printed your certificate,
click on Type or Paste and then choose the
appropriate lesson from the drop-down menu and
enter the code
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Caution

If you do not have an internet connection, you
must register the certificate ON or BEFORE the
due date to receive full credit. If you have an
internet connection at home or are working in the
lab, ALWAYS check to make sure your certificate
was sent to the grade book.
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You also have the ability to create your own
practice tests using the software. Simply click
on the WebTest button on your Table of Contents
screen.
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To create your own test, first click the Take
Test button and then select Practice Test from
the menu that appears.
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To take a test assigned by your instructor,
choose Assigned Test from the menu.
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Please direct any questions to Hawkes Technical
Support1-843-571-2825support_at_hawkeslearning.com