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Overview of CD ROM products
This document contains important product information that may not be included in your CD Help documentation. See the CD Help for additional instructions and troubleshooting. This program is designed as a means of teaching fundamentals, practice and advanced topics associated with distillation to separations engineers as well as operators and technicians with experience in the field.
- Overview
- Content Screen
- Content Organization
- Screen Navigation
- Slide Screen
- Screen Navigation
- User Customization Features
- Slide Notes
- Chapter Favorites
- Printing
- Slide + Notes
- Screen
- Chapter + Notes
- Quizzes
- Accessing
- Printing
- Viewing Results by Chapter
- Conventions
Overview
Screen - The content for this CD is designed from bottom to top of a distillation tower and CD learning should proceed in that fashion. You should start at Skill Level 1 (Fundamentals) and progress through Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 before starting Skill Level 2 (Practice), etc. Sections for each Chapter are shown on the right side of the Content screen.
Organization - In outline view, the content hierarchy appears as follows:
- Skill Level (Fundamentals, Practice, Advanced Topics)
- Chapters (1. Vapor Liquid Equilibria to 10. Azeotropic Distillation)
- Sections (Number Varies by Chapter)
- Page or Slide (Number Varies by Chapter)Screen Navigation - When you hover the mouse over a tray inside the Tower, the Sections for that Chapter will appear to the right of the Tower. You can move the mouse over this Section text and click on one of the lines to navigate to the starting Page for each Section. In addition, clicking on the "Course Mark" button will take you to the last Chapter and Slide you visited prior to quitting the final session of the CD.
Slide Screen
An audio controller will be available for each Slide Screen. The Slide will appear as a PowerPoint style presentation on the content area of the Graphical User Interface. A Left Slide menu will appear on the left and a Top Slide menu above the content area.
Slide Screen Navigation - The slide-to-slide navigation buttons appear on the lower left side of the screen and will advance 1 page forward or back from the current page within a given Chapter. A page number indication is shown below the buttons. The audio controller has a Play button, a Pause button, a Forward and Reverse increment buttons, and +/- volume control. Double click on the Play and Pause buttons to activate. After the clip has been started, a slider knob moves along its track in time with the clip. You can click and hold the slider to move the audio to a new position along its track. A user can rollover and single click any of the buttons on the Top Slide or Left Slide menus. The content margin provides a space for content tips, zoom box interactions, table links, animation links and user notes. More on the specific functions of these menus can be found later in this document or in the CD Help.
User Customization features
Slide Notes: You can customize any Slide screen by adding your own notes. Click on the Notes button. Type in the key information for understanding of that slide and hit the Enter key. The note will be saved for future use and an interactive Note icon will appear on the upper left corner of the content area. Clicking on the Note icon will open up your entry for that Slide. Also, the Slide note will be printed with the slide content when you specify the "Slide + Notes" option after clicking on the Print button.
Chapter Favorites: If a Chapter slide is of particular interest to you, click on the Favorites button. This opens a Chapter specific window that allows you to add the slide to a list of "Favorites" for that chapter. This list is saved for future use. To go back to a "Favorite," click on the Favorites button for a Chapter and click again on the slide title of interest. This will take you to that page.
Printing
Click on the Print button on the left slide menu to open the Print Options menu. This will open a the standard windows Printer Dialog Box for your default printer to allow you to customize any necessary print settings.
Slide + Notes: Click the "Slide + Notes" option to print the current slide information including your notes (if any).
Screen: Click on the "Screen" option to print a picture of the current slide.
Chapter + Notes: Click on the "Chapter" option to print all of the Chapter content. The printer dialog box will allow you to print a page or grouping of pages as desired.
Quizzes
There are practice quizzes associated with each Chapter. These quizzes are designed to let you test your knowledge of each Chapter prior to taking the Final Online Exam that covers all Chapters. Passing the Final Online Exam will be required before any certification or continuing education credits are granted for this course.
Accessing: Click on the "Quiz" button on any Slide Screen. This opens a window that allows you to choose which Practice Quiz you would like to take. You will also be able to access any Chapter quiz by clicking on the "Practice Quiz" hypertext on each End of Chapter slide.
Printing: Quizzes (including questions, answers, and slide references) can be printed from a print button located on the first page of each Chapter quiz.
Viewing Results by Chapter: Click on the Summary button on any Slide Screen. This opens a window that contains the quiz result for the Chapter from which the Summary button was clicked.
Conventions
This course uses custom Icons to indicate special functionality for a given page.
Chapter Time Estimate Animation: Indicates the estimated time required to complete a given chapter. This animation will appear near the end of the audio segment on the first slide of each Chapter. The clock starts at 12:00 noon and stops at the estimated time required to complete the Chapter if you started working at noon.
Note Icons: Indicate that you have entered a special note for the slide. Click on the Note Icon to open your Slide note.
Zoom Icons: Indicate that the image or equation to the right of the icon can be opened in a separate window on the screen. This window can be moved freely around the screen.
Animations and Video Clips Icons: Indicate that the image to the right of the icon is an animation or video. Click on the icon for the animation window to open and play. Note that Animation and Video windows are NOT moveable.
Table Link Icons: Indicate that there is detailed information available for a particular Slide. Clicking on the icon opens a moveable window that shows the information. These tables can also be accessed and printed using the References button.
Close Window Buttons: Will appear on most windows that open from your interaction with the application. Clicking on these buttons will close the window and cancel any operation performed by the window. The Esc Key will activate this button as well.
Distance Learning Xtranet Contact
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Tel: (USA) 1-800-242-4363 Tel: (International) 1-212-591-8100
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