Directions for Doing MyLabsPlus Assignments

 By Dr. S. Gramlich

(updated 9/13/13)

The following explains how to navigate through MyLabsPlus to do your online homework and some helpful advice. The resources in this online course are strategically set up so that you may go directly to attempting the assignments as soon as you login. All assignments must be completed by the due dates assigned.

Logon to CCP.MyLabsPlus.com and click on MSL Homework in the left margin.

Click on the “Do homework assigned by your instructor.” link in the middle of the screen. Accept the User Agreement, if necessary.

Select the Chapter Assignment and question # you want to do.

NOTE: No two Students in the class will get the same questions!

LEARNING RESOURCES:

There are many resources in the right margin to help you answer the question correctly:

Help Me Solve This, View an Example, Video, Animation, Textbook Pages, and StatCrunch. View these resources FIRST (i.e. read the text pages, watch the videos/animations), learn how to do the exercise, and then complete the exercise. Note: After you go through Help Me Solve This, new question numbers will be regenerated.

RECOMMENDED TECHNOLOGY:

A calculator is mandatory. In addition, I recommend using MyStatLab’s StatCrunch. StatCrunch is a Java based spreadsheet program (similar to Excel) that will allow you to perform most of the statistical routines. You may also use Excel, Minitab, Statdisk, or the Ti Calculator as discussed in the technology sections in your textbook. Excel is available on all CCP computers. I’ve included explanations of using StatCrunch and Excel in the online Notes provided. StatCrunch, Statdisk, and DDXL (an add-in for Excel) can be found in MyLabsPlus under Tools for Success (in left margin).

TABLES: Tables A-2, A-3, A-6 can be found under

Resources (in left margin)- Formulas and Tables Fold-Out Card

Also, alternatives to using the Tables (i.e. using StatCrunch or Excel for critical values/ areas under curve/ p-values) are discussed in the online Notes.

ASSIGNMENT GRADING:

Your Grade Will Depend Upon Your Persistence.

After you click “Check Answer,” if you get the exercise wrong on the first try, the computer will give you 2 more tries to answer it right. FOR ASSIGNMENT 1, AFTER YOU HAVE EXHAUSTED 3 TRIES WITHIN 1 ATTEMPT, THE QUESTION WILL NO LONGER BE ANSWERABLE. BEWARE: if you use “Help Me Solve This” it will count as 1 attempt. All other assignments have unlimited attempts by clicking “Similar Exercise.” If you want to take a break, click “Save” then come back to doing your assignment whenever you like.

Final Exam: The Final Exam can be found under “Quizzes/Tests” in the left margin and can be taken as many times as you would like.

To get your Final Average, take the total # of points you’ve earned and divide

by the total # of possible points. Convert to a %. Verify your grade in MyLabsPlus Gradebook.

Note: Each assignment has a different point value.