The Learning Management System

The AMA University Online Education Learning Management System, also known as LMS, serves as
the students gateway to learning. The LMS contains all course materials, including video lectures,
course modules, powerpoint presentations and assessments. These can be accessed through
lms.amauonline.com

After successful registration through our website,

log in to the LMS using the same account.

NOTE:
If you already have an account but have forgotten your password, click on Forgotten Password and
then type in your registered e-mail address to receive a Password Reset link.
 The LMS Dashboard

Once you have logged in, you will be directed to the home page which is the LMS dashboard:

Main Menu
The LMS Dashboard functions are easy to remember, it has the Main Menu which consists of tabs that
will give you access to resources that could help jumpstart your knowledge on online learning, such as
the student handbook, the LMS Manual, and the Post a Student Concern bar for specific inquiries.
 The LMS Dashboard

LMS Side Bar

On top is the Administration, and Private Files,
followed by My Latest Badges, Calendar, and
Upcoming Events tabs.

Main Dashboard
This is where you can view all of your currently enrolled courses under My Courses. Each course
comes with a thumbnail and a course description that will give you an overview of what the course will
contain.
The
Main Menu
 The Main Menu

The main menu consists of tabs which you can use to access different parts of the LMS. This includes
My Dashboard, Student Handbook, Student Manual (LMS Manual), and Post a Student Concern.

Student Handbook
My Dashboard The Student Handbook contains relevant
My Dashboard has a dropdown menu which information about AMA University Online
consist of shortcuts to the Calendar, Messages, Education, such as the admission requirements,
Badges, Private Files, and e-Portfolio. as well as the existing academic policies.

ePortfolio

The ePortfolio is a fully featured electronic portfolio

created for the online learning community. This
is where you can share your achievements and
developments and engage in a discussion with
other students.
Student Manual
The Student Manual helps you learn more about
the LMS and its functions. This will give you
an idea on how to use the LMS for easy online
learning.
 The Main Menu
Post a Student Concern
We have made things easy for you to forward your
concerns to the specific groups in AMA OEd using
Freshdesk! Just fvollow these steps:
Go to Post a Student Concern on your LMS necessary.
menu or to the form directly below your LMS
when you access a subject.
Fill out the form with the required details such as
your email address, full name, course, and subject
of concern.
In the space provided below the email address,
put in a message or briefly explain the situation
you are in as a reason for consultation to the
concerned group. Attach screenshots of your
problems/clarifications, if applicable and if
Lastly, click on the Submit button at the end of the
form and wait for the reply within 24 hours or less.
Editing your Profile

Subjects of concern could be one of the following:

Academic Concerns mainly include issues

and concerns related to your enrolled subjects
such as inquiries on lessons and assessments,
CISCO seat tokens, degree shifting, dropping
and/or withdrawal of subjects, and other relevant To edit your profile, click on your name at the end
problems. of the Main Menu and select Edit Profile. This
is where you can make changes on your profile.
Crediting and TOR/TCG Concerns cater to Note that your name and email address are not
questions on evaluation and subjects crediting, subject to changes.
as well as requests for TOR/TCG.

Student Support Concerns are for requests of

activation/reactivation of subjects, extension,
removal exam, certificate of enrolment, statement
of account, payment balance and official receipt.

Technical Concerns are for issues related to

technical problems such as access to lessons/
quizzes, LMS/Portal, ebooks, and broken links.

General Admissions will assist you in general

inquiries regarding AMA University Online
Education from registration, admission and
enrolment.

Evaluation Concerns are for any questions

regarding the evaluation of your credentials.

Each subject concern contains a specific subject.

This specification allows the people behind the
team to immediately check on your problems.
 Learning a Course
Now that you have explored the home page, it Virtual Classroom
is time to start learning your lessons. Under My Clicking this will connect you to the Big Blue
Courses, simply click the title of the subject you Button.
prefer to start studying first.
Clicking any of the courses will take you to an
e-classroom, where you will see the entire course
laid out for you. The completion of the course is
sequential as activity completion is enabled. This
simply means you cannot access lessons, quizzes,
or exams if you do not meet the prerequisites. You
must accomplish and view the previous items in
the subject before proceeding to the next one.
The first thing you will see once you access a
course is its banner. Underneath the banner are
links to Course Introduction and Syllabus, Virtual
Classroom, and News Forum.
Course Introduction and Syllabus
Just as the name indicates, this section provides
you an introduction to the course, as well as a
detailed syllabus which will give you an idea of the
things that you shall learn during the course.
To enter the Virtual Classroom, you must click on
the Join Session button.
The Big Blue Button will serve as your virtual
classroom, where you will join other students in
real-time classes conducted by the mentor. The
classes can also be recorded for playback.
You can activate the Listen Only option or
Microphone option. The professor may also
require you to open your webcam. Just click on the
webcam button to do so. There is also a chatbox
on the right side of the virtual classroom window
to further communicate with your professor.
You can also watch the live session again by
clicking the All Recordings button below the
Virtual Classroom.
NOTE:
These virtual classes are scheduled. This means
that the availability of this feature depends on the
mentors assigned to the subject, whether or not
they would like to conduct a virtual class.
 Learning a Course

News Forum Lessons

This enables you to create forum topics regarding The subject is divided into multiple chapters, each
the lessons within the course. The News Forum with lessons that tackle various topics under your
serves as a medium of communication with your course. Click on the Lesson button below the
mentors and fellow students. chapter title to access your lectures.

Clicking a lesson will show you a page where all of

the learning materials for that lesson are posted.
My Virtual Library Course materials come in a variety of forms. They
This link will redirect you to a virtual library can be presented in Video Lectures, Presentation
provided by Gale Cengage Learning. The (Slides), or Course Modules. Simply click on the
password is discover. You can use this to search provided button to view any of the materials.
for additional resources on a variety of topics.
Additional Information on Course Contents
On Content Distribution
Materials are NOT available for download.
However, students using mobile devices such
as iOS and Android can use the AMAUOEd
application to download the materials inside the
LMS but these are strictly for offline viewing only.

On Lynda videos

Progress Bar
The Progress Bar is found at the top of your
sidebar upon access to the course. This serves as
a guide for you to track how much of the activities,
exams, and modules you have finished. The
checkboxes will be automatically ticked off once
you have accomplished the conditions directly
below, updating the progress bar.
There are some course materials which will
require access to Lynda.com, one of our learning
partners. Simply click on the Enable Video
Lectures button below the subject banner beside
the puzzle piece icon. It will redirect you to Lynda.
com as a member. Keep in mind that this is a one-
time activation only and it automatically logs out
after you finish the lesson. Just click on the same
button again in order to access the video lectures.
 Learning a Course
On Access to Ebooks Submitting Activities and Assignments
McGraw Hill Education has provided interactive Aside from quizzes and exams, students are also
ebooks for Math subjects such as Calculus and required to submit assignments and activities.
Trigonometry. To gain access to the ebooks, use
Post a Student Concern and choose Technical Clicking the link will take you to the Assignment/
Concerns in the Subject. Under Technical Activity Page, where you can view the instructions
Concerns, pick Cant Access Ebook. Please as well as the submission status of the assignment.
wait for a reply within 24 hours or less. You may Once you have finished your assignment, you may
also contact our Technical Support team through: click on the Add Submission button.
techsupport@amauonline.com, with <Name of
Course> Ebook Access as the subject. You may submit your file in a document or PDF
form, and it should be strictly less than 1MB in
Taking Assessments (Short Quizzes, Long size. Once you have submitted your assignment
Quizzes, and Final Exam) tozzzz File Submissions, click on Save Changes
and wait for the instructor to grade your work.
Do not forget to review your submission status to
make sure that you have uploaded the right file.
If the file exceeds 1MB, submit your assignment
to mentor.inquiry@amauonline.com and submit
You are required to accomplish the assessment a document in the activity page, stating that you
provided after the lesson. This will test how well have sent the file through the said email so the
you have understood the course. instructor can grade your activity.

Quizzes are taken once you have gone through all

of the materials for the lesson. To start, you need
to click on the quiz that you will take just below
the lesson.

Students are given a certain number of attempts

to take the quiz, which will depend on the course
you are taking. The default number of takes is one.
The number of items that needed to be answered
varies as well, with minimum of 5 items and as
many as 30 items.

Once you finish answering the items, you must

click Submit All and finish the attempt. The quizzes
are time-bounded and the time limit depends on
the type of quiz and items. On quizzes in adaptive
mode, the answers to the questions will be shown
and will serve as your review for the final exam.

The final exam has the same arrangement as the

quizzes, except that the average time limit for
taking it will be 2 hours, and the students will be
given only one attempt. An extra attempt would
be available, but only when needed.
 Grades

Checking your grade may be done for each subject. Go to your subject and just click on the Grades
button on the left side bar under Administration. It will open a page where you can view all the graded
assessments in your course, as well as their corresponding contribution to your final grade.

Course Evaluation
Before finishing the course, you are required to finish the course evaluation and course mentor
evaluation (optional) at the end of the subject, after the final exam. Your feedbacks matter to us and
will help us in further improving our services.

These are only some of the basic instructions that you will need in navigating the Learning Management
System. We hope that this helped you in understanding the system and learning how it all worked.

Thank you very much and have a wonderful day!