Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education, MOHE

CIDOS LMS | Lecturer’s User Manual

 Bahagian Pembangunan dan Penilaian Kurikulum

Aras 11, Heritage Office Tower,
Jalan SB Dagang,
43300 Sei Kembangan,
Selangaor Darul Ehsan
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. ACCESSING CIDOS E-LEARNING..........................................................................1

2. LOG IN...............................................................................................................1
3. CUSTOMIZE PERSONAL PAGE............................................................................2
4. MANAGE COURSE PAGE....................................................................................3
5. MANAGE GROUP...............................................................................................5
6. MANAGE COURSE CONTENT..............................................................................6
6.1. Insert a label............................................................................................6
6.2. Compose a text page................................................................................6
6.3. Compose a web page...............................................................................9
6.4. Link to a file or website..........................................................................10
6.5. Display a directory.................................................................................12
7. MANAGE COURSE ACTIVITY.............................................................................13
7.1 Assignment............................................................................................13
7.2 Chat........................................................................................................16
7.3. Database................................................................................................17
7.4. Forum....................................................................................................17
7.5. Quiz.......................................................................................................19
7.6. SCORM...................................................................................................22
7.7. Feedback......................................................................................................23

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1. ACCESSING CIDOS E-LEARNING

1. Open CIDOS main page.

2. Enter the url http://www.bppk.gov.my/bppklms

2. LOG IN

1. Fill in your Username and Password.

2. Click on the log in button.

3. Click on the CIDOS e-Learning hyperlink. You will be redirected to CIDOS

e-learning main page.

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3. CUSTOMIZE PERSONAL PAGE

1. Click on Turn editing on button.

2. Click on the block’s dropdown list. Chose any of the available modules
and the chosen block will be displayed on your personal page.

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4. MANAGE COURSE PAGE

1. Click on the course name.

Course name

2. Click on Turn editing on hyperlink. Course page will be in editing mode.

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 To edit course page

3. Click on the Administration block dropdown list. Choose any 1 of the

available module. The chosen block will be displayed on the course page.

To edit summary

To move up
To move down 3

To move left
To move right

4. Click on button to assign user.

5. Click on button and the block will be hidden.
6. Click on button to delete the block from your personal page.
7. Click on / button to move up / down and / button to move
right / left the block.

8. Click on button to edit course edit summary. Edit summary page will
be displayed. You may fill out course title and summary. Then click on
Save changes button.
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5. MANAGE GROUP
1. Click on Groups at Administration block. Manage group will be displayed.

To manage group

2. Click on Create group button to create a new group.

3. Click on Add/remove users to manage group members.
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6. MANAGE COURSE CONTENT

6.1. Insert a label

1. Click on Turn editing on hyperlink. Course page will be displayed.

2. Click on the Add a resource… dropdown list and choose Insert a

label. Form to add a label will be displayed. You may now type what you
want to add to the class topic.

Explanation about
the page

3. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.
Content of label will be displayed on the course page.

6.2. Compose a text page

1. Click on the Add resource... dropdown list and choose Compose a text
page. Form add new resource will be displayed.
2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

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 Required to fill out

Required to fill out

To Show/Hide resources

General
 “Name” can be anything you like and you are required to fill it. This is what
the trainees will see in the classroom.
 “Summary” is a brief summary of the main text. It is used to help trainees
quickly determine if the resource is relevant to what they are looking for. The

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 summary box supports formatting (bold, underline, etc.) that can be found on
the tool bar.
 “Group” is where lecturer can specify the target group for this content.

Compose a text page

 “Full text” is where the main text is entered. By default, the text box supports
emoticons and web addresses become hyper-links. This behavior can be
changed in the “Formatting” pull-down menu under the full text box.

o “Formatting” is a pull-down menu that defines how the text box is

interpreted.
o HTML format – choose this format when you are using HTML editor
to edit text and all the commands in the toolbar are producing HTML
for you.
o Plain text format – choose this format when you need to include lots
of code or HTML that you want to be displayed exactly as you wrote
it.
o Markdown format – choose this format for writing clean text pages
with some headings and some lists without many links or images.

Window
 “Show Advanced” lets you change how the resource is viewed.

o By default, the resource appears in the same browser window that

the user started in.
o If you want it to open another browser window, select “New
Window” and click on “Show Advanced.”

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6.3. Compose a web page

1. Click on the Add resource… dropdown list and choose Compose a web
page and form to add new resource will be displayed.

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 Required to fill out

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 2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

6.4. Link to a file or website

1. Click on the Add resource… dropdown list and choose Link a file or
website and form to add new resource will be displayed.

Required to fill out

The file or web site

that you want to post

2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

General
 “Name” – this can be anything you like (it does not have to be the same
as the name of the directory) and you require filling up.

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The file or web site

that you want to post
  “Summary” – this is a short description of what the directory contains.
This helps trainees quickly determine if the files will be relevant to what
they are looking for.
 “Group” is where lecturer can specify the target group for this content.
Link to a file or web site
 “Location” is the actual path to the file or web site that you want to
post. If you are uploading a file, you click on the “Choose or upload a file”
button. This brings up a page like this:

 If you want to add a web address, you can simply type it, or you can
click on “Search for a web page.” This opens up a new window for
you to search for the web page you want. Once you find it, you can
copy the address and paste it in the “Location” box.

Window
 “Show Advanced” lets you change how the resource is viewed.
 By default, the resource appears in the same browser window that the
user started in.
 If you want it to open another browser window, select “New Window”
and click on “Show Advanced.”

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6.5. Display a directory

1. Click on the Add resource… dropdown list and choose Display a

directory. Form to add new resource will be displayed.
2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

Required to fill out

General
 “Name” – this can be anything you like (it does not have to be the same
as the name of the directory) and you require filling up.
 “Summary” – this is a short description of what the directory contains.
This helps trainees quickly determine if the files will be relevant to what
they are looking for.
 “Group” is where lecturer can specify the target group for this content.
Display a directory

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  “Display a directory” – this drop-down menu allows you to pick from any
directories (folders) that you have created for your classroom. Note that if
you pick a directory that has other directories (folders) inside of it, the
trainees have access to those files as well.

7. MANAGE COURSE ACTIVITY

7.1 Assignment

1. Click on Turn editing on hyperlink. Course page will be displayed.

2. There are 4 types of assignment:
 Advanced uploading of files.
 Online text.
 Offline activity.
 Upload a single file.

A. Advanced uploading of files

1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Assignments >
Advanced uploading of files. Form to add a new assignment will be
displayed.

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 2. Fill out the form and click Save and return to course button.
B. Online Text
1. Click on Add on activity… dropdown list and choose Assignments >
Online text. Form to add a new assignment will be displayed.

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 2. Fill out the form and click Save and return to course button.

C. Offline activity
1. Click on Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Assignments >
Offline activity. Form to add a new assignment will be displayed.

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 2. Fill out the form and click Save and return to course button.

D. Upload a single file

1. Click on Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Assignments >
Upload a single file. Form to add a new assignment will be displayed.

2. Fill out the form and click Save and return to course button.

7.2 Chat

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 1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Chat. Form to
add a new chat will be displayed.

2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

7.3. Database

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 1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Database. Form
to add a new choice will be displayed.

2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button

7.4. Forum

1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Forum. Form to
add a new choice will be displayed.

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 2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

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7.5. Quiz

1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Quiz. Form to
add a new choice will be displayed.

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 2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.
3. There are 5 types of question in quiz:
 Essay

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  Multiple choise
 Short answer
 Matching
 True/false

A. Essay

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 B. Multiple choise

C. Short answer

D. Matching

E. True/false

7.6. SCORM

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 1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Quiz. Form to
add a new choice will be displayed.

2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

7.7. Feedback

1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Feedback. Form
to add a new feedback will be displayed.

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 2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

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