Ed Unx t Student Manual

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EduN x t The Next Generation Platform of Learner Centric Pedagogy

MANUAL



EduN x t platform has been launched by the Sikkim Manipal University in order to bring to

the students the convenience of the new generation education at their door-steps. The

portal is itself a store-house of innumerable resources for helping the students right from

the aspect of examination preparation towards the enhancement of the employability

skills. The EduN x t portal takes help of the new generation information andcommunication technology in order to give the students the feel of campus education in

an online medium and to replicate the campus experience. It is an online medium which

the students can access 24 hours a day and can prepare for the examinations and also can

enhance their skill levels.

Modes of Course Delivery through EduN x t

Overview of the EduN x t Resources

EduNxt

OnlineMentoring

Sessions

DiscussionForum

InstantMessaging

OnSync WebConferencing

Blogs

EduN x t

Softcopy SLM

e-SLM

Quizzes

Model QP

Cases &Caselets

Videos

Animations

Articles

Glossary

PowerPointPresentations



This manual will give a brief overview on how to access EduN x t portal. This manual will

give light on the richness of the EduN x t portal and will introduce the different section of

the portal to the users so that they can use the portal effectively in order to prepare for

the examination. It also introduces different resources available in the EduN x t portal

which the students can use for their examination preparation and also for enhancing theirknowledge. This manual discusses in details about different aspects of the portal right

from logging into the portal.

EduN x t is the portal for the next generation education. The varied resources available in

the portal are true testimony of its richness. There is enough scope of self-assessment in

the portal which gives the students the opportunity to test their understanding level.

There is enough scope in the portal for interaction among the students or between the

students and Sikkim Manipal University faculty members to clarify the doubts. The

students can see their peers and can make direct communication among themselveswhich gives them the feel of a larger campus environment. The students can get their

queries resolved in short time in the online medium which gives the students the

opportunity of undergoing quality and effective education in the convenience of their

home. The EduN x t portal is a virtual campus which the students can feel every time they

log into it and can log out gaining immense subject-related and practical knowledge from

the variety of resources present in the portal.



Contents

Section 1 - Logging into the EduN x t Portal

Section 2 - EduN x t Portal Homepage

Section 3 - Entering a Course in EduN x t Portal

Section 4 - Browsing the Course Homepage

Section 5 - Browsing the Quick links in a Course

Section 6 - Browsing the Course BookSection 7 - Attempting the Quiz

Section 8 - Editing the Profile

Section 9 – Attending Mentor Chat Session in OnSync

Platform

Section 10- Frequently Asked Questions



Section 1 Logging into the EduN x t Portal

The EduN x t Portal URL is http://edunxtmba.smude.edu.in . Please type the mentioned URL

in the internet browser address and the Login page will appear. In the Login page you

need to enter your Login Credentials after which you will be able to enter the website.

You will receive the Login Credentials from the University through e-mail or any other

mode shortly after completing all formalities to join the program.

Please enter the credentials in respective fields in order to login into the EduN x t portal.

Figure 1 – Logging into the EduN x t portal

If you forget your password, then you can request your password by mentioning your user

id or the e-mail address you have given at the time of your admission in the university.

Your revised password will be sent to your registered e-mail address.

Enter your Login ID

Enter your Password

http://edunxtmba.smude.edu.in/








Section 2 EduN x t Portal Homepage

After entering the EduNxt portal, you will see the following homepage.

Figure 4 – EduN x t

Portal Homepage

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Figure 5 – Sections in EduN x t Portal Homepage

1

Name of the User who has

logged into the EduN x t Portal

is shown here

2Click here to log out of the

EduN x t Portal

3

Search option in the EduN x t

Portal (Content, Community

and User can be searched in

this section)

4

Profile Link (Clicking on the

profile will take to the profile

page)

5

Quick Link for My Records, My

Program, Dashboard, My

Space and My Blogs

6Link to Dashboard or

Homepage

7Link to the list of Courses You

have access

8

Link to section where students

can send messages and can

check the messages

9 Link to Community



10

Chat Sessions of the week will

be visible in this section

11

Link to the My Mail section

(Received and Sent messagescan be viewed in this section)

12News and Alerts will be

displayed in this section

13

Courses for which the users

are registered are displayed

here



14Last 100 Community updates

are displayed in this section



Section 3 Entering a Course in EduN x t Portal

In the EduNxt portal, each subject is a course. For example, the MBA program has 6

courses in the 1st

semester –

MB0038 – Management Process and Organizational Behaviour

MB0039 – Business Communication

MB0040 – Statistics for Managers

MB0041 – Financial and Management Accounting

MB0042 – Managerial Economics

MB0043 – Human Resource Management

How to enter a particular course in the EduN x t Portal?

There are several ways to enter a course in the EduN x t Portal.

Way 1 – After entering the Homepage/Dashboard, click on the My Program link.

Figure 6 – Clicking My Program Link

Figure 7 – Clicking on the Program Name “MBA”

You have entered the list of all courses for which you are registered in the semester.



Figure 8 – Clicking on the MBF106 Human Resource Management

After clicking the course name, you will enter the course homepage.

Figure 9 – Clicking on the Fall 2010-Sem 1-MBF106-201008

After clicking the link shown in Figure 9, you will enter the course homepage.

Figure 10 – Course Homepage



Way 2 – Click on the My Courses link in the Homepage/Dashboard.

Figure 11 – Click on the link “My Courses”

Click on the Human Resource Management link in the list.

Figure 12 – Click in the Human Resource Management Link

You will reach the Human Resource Management homepage.

Figure 13 – Human Resource Management Course Homepage



Section 4 Browsing the Course Homepage

In the previous section, you have learnt how to enter the homepage of a course (MBF106

Human Resource Management). In this section, you will know about different parts of a

course homepage.

Figure 14 – Different Sections of a Course Homepage

1

Shows Course Name, Summarized details of

Community Admin, Course Admin, Faculty and

Students enrolled in the course

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2Displays any task like scheduled chat on the course

for the week

3

Displays the wall messages written by members on

the course (You can write a message in the box and

add it in the wall which will be seen by all having

access to the course)

4Displays all Faculty mentors registered for the

course

5 Displays all new resources uploaded in the course



6Quick links to different resources and facilities

available in the course*

* Some of the links will not be available to all the users



Section 5 Browsing the Quick links in a Course

In the Left hand side of a course (Area 6 in the Course Dashboard shown in Section 4),

there are several quick links are available which are for accessing different sections as well

as resources available under the course. This section discusses most common links

available under “Go To” section.

About

Course

Displays the

details about

the course likeLearning Plan,

Reference

Materials

available for the

course

Class Home

This will take to

the Course

Dashboard

Schedule

Course schedule

will be

displayed



Course Book

This takes to the

resource section

of the Course.

You can browse

the e-SLMs,

PowerPointpresentations,

Videos,

Animation, can

attempt quizzes

etc. of all units

in this area. You

can comfortably

browse among

different units if

you try to

access in the

resource

materials in this

section.

To-Do

You will get to

know about the

assignments

you need to do

from this area

Learning

Units

You can access

resources of a

particular unit

in this section



Assessments

Interactive

Assessments

will be

displayed in this

section which

the students can

try to test their

knowledge

FAQ

Frequently

asked questions

on different

study units will

be uploaded in

this section

Blog

Faculty blogs on

the course are

displayed in this

Area



Forum

Different

Forums are

available in this

section wherethe users can

start any

discussion topic

related to the

course

Progress

Report

User can see

how much they

have completed

in the course

Create new

Community

User can create

a new

community on a

specific subjectunder the

course



Section 6 Browsing the Course Book

The EduN x t Portal is the store house of rich resources. You will get variety of resources for

enhanced and interactive learning experience in the portal. Some of the resources that

you will get in the EduN x t Portal are the following –

E-SLM

Soft copy of the SLMs in PDF Format

Quizzes

PowerPoint Presentation

Case Studies

FAQs

Model Question Paper

Videos

Animationsand many more …..

You can browse these resources in the Course Book section under a course in the EduN x t Portal.

Click on the Course Book link under Go To in the Course Homepage.

Figure 15 – Course Book of Human Resource Management

Figure 15 shows the course book of the Human Resource management. The different parts

of the course book are described in details in the Figure 16 below.



Figure 16 – Different parts of the Course Book

1 In this area, the user will view the e-SLM

of the particular section of a unit. e-SLM

is the enriched form of the soft-copy

SLM with lot of interactions and value-

added contents.

2 In this section, the user can choose

which resource of belonging to a

particular unit he/she wants to see. He

can select from different sections of the

unit or he can choose to see the PDF

version of the SLM or the PowerPoint

presentation of the unit. He has to click

in the selections given and the resource

will be displayed in the part 1

(mentioned above). Presently, Unit 1

Overview is selected and displayed.

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3 He can practise the quizzes of a

particular unit in this section. He needs

to click on the particular unit.

4 He can see the FAQs belonging to the

from this section.

5 He can browse among different units of

a course clicking here. Presently the user

is in unit 1.



Section 7 Attempting the Quiz

In the section 6, you have gone through the Course Book of a particular course. The

Practice section of the Course Book has also been introduced to you in the section. You

have to click a quiz in the unit for attempting and it will be opened.

Figure 17 – MCQs-Unit-01-1-Mark Quiz is clicked

Figure 18 – Click on My Response to enter the Quiz section

After clicking the My Response the student will go to the page where he/she will find the

link to start the quiz.



Figure 19 – Click on the “Start the Quiz Now” to enter quiz

Figure 20 – Select any radio-button (the answer you think to be correct) and click NEXT to continue

Seeing the Result of your attempt – You can see the result of your attempt in the quiz by

clicking on the RESULTS (See Figure 20 marked area).

This is the 1st

Questions of the 6

Questions in the Quiz



Figure 21 – Results of the Attempt

When you will take your cursor in the red-marked area shown in Figure 21, you will get

the View link. Click on the View link shown in the area and you will get the details of the

attempt, i.e., which questions have been answered correctly and which questions have

been answered wrongly.

Figure 22 – Results of the Attempt



Section 8 Editing the Profile

A profile is the introduction page of a user. The other users come to know about the user

viewing the profile page only.

Figure 23 – Profile Page

Click on the button Edit User Profile button to update your profile.

Figure 24 – Click on the Edit User Profile to update profile information



Figure 25 – Update Profile Information and Click Save to Update it in the Portal

You can update following information in the profile so that other users can know about

you completely from your profile page –

Photograph

Basic Information

Account Information

Contact Information

Academic Information

Other Information

Click on the respective link in the Edit Profile page to update information.

Click SAVE when you are finished updating.



Section 9 Attending Mentor Chat Session in OnSync

Platform

What is OnSync Session?

The OnSync is a platform where the faculty members can make course delivery in

synchronous manner with more interactivity and ease. It is a platform where –

The students can view and hear the lecture of the faculty live

The students can see the presentations shown by the faculty member

The students can ask any query through chat and the faculty answer the query

orally showing more presentation if needed

The faculty can share his desktop to the students to let them understand any

particular topic by live demonstration

This is much better platform for course delivery in an online medium because –

It is possible in the new platform to view and hear faculty’s lecture

Faculty need not go for typing his answers in Chat Window and can orally give the

answers showing presentations if needed

He can share files to describe complex problems having mathematical equations

The mode of delivery will also be fast and the faculty can describe a topic through

the medium just like he/she is able to do it in a class-room The sessions will be much more interactive

Technical Specifications Needed for attending OnSync Mentoring Session

The student should have a desktop or a laptop.

User system (Desktop/Laptop) should have the following configuration and

accessories –

o 256 KBPS Minimum Internet Connection

o Headphone or speaker

o Facility for Power-backup (UPS)

User system should have the following Softwares installed –

o Operating System – Windows XP Minimum (Windows 7.0 recommended)

o Internet Explorer 6.0 minimum with Adobe Flash Player installed

o Microsoft Office XP/ 2003 Minimum (Microsoft Office 2007 recommended)

o Adobe Reader 8.0 Minimum

o Windows Media Player



Figure 26 – OnSync Chat Session – How It Works?

The users will get a link for entering the OnSync session in the EduN x t portal. The user

needs to click the link and he will be transferred to the OnSync platform for attending the

chat session. He/she will be given a user id and password and using that he/she needs to

login the portal. After logging in, he will be directed to the session immediately and he can

attend the lecture of the faculty mentor and ask him/her the doubts.

Figure 27 – OnSync Mentor Chat Session

Figure 27 shows an OnSync Mentor Chat session.

The details of the Session is given in the Figure 28.



Figure 28 – Sections in the OnSync Chat Window

1 The Mentor of the OnSync Session (Faculty) is

visible in the section

2 Participations of the OnSync session is visible

in this section

3 The Questions asked by the participants to the

mentor are visible in this section

4 The participants need to type here for asking

his query to the mentor of the OnSync session

5 The presentation being shown by the OnSync

Session mentor

This is an overview of the OnSync platform being used by the Sikkim Manipal University

for course delivery.

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Section 10 Frequently Asked Questions

1. How to access Edunxt portal?

For login to the MBA portal:

URL: http://edunxtmba.smude.edu.in

Student may use the following login credentials to gain access.

Username: student roll number (eg. 581011016)

Password: student roll number (eg. 581011016)

2. How to get assignments?

For Assignments, please login to the portal: http://edunxtmba.smude.edu.in

Under My Courses > Select your subject > Go to Assessment

3. Can I search for PPTs on specific units?

For PPTs, please login to the portal: http://edunxtmba.smude.edu.in

Under My Courses > Select your subject > Go to Course book > Unit wise PPTs are

available under every unit.

4. Is it possible to view recorded sessions?

To view recorded sessions, please login to the portal:

http://edunxtmba.smude.edu.in.

Under My Courses > Select your subject > Go to Reference Material > Click on

Recorded Audio Lectures

5. How to change the roll no. to my name during chat session?

After login, you can change your display name in participant list ,by clicking the

small triangle of Participant box (snapshot given below)











Eg:- here ,in the participant list the user ID is shown as 5210789 and you can change the

name from 5210789 to < 5210789- (your name)> so that the faculty can make out your

name and your roll no. for that session.

5. Whom to contact in case I need further information?

You can mail your queries: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



This manual is published by the e-Learning Department of the

Sikkim Manipal University – Directorate of Distance Education.

No part of this manual can be used by any entity not related toSikkim Manipal University in any manner without prior

permission from the Head, e-Learning Department, Sikkim

Manipal University-DDE.

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