>> This is an orientation video for --
and I'm going to demonstrate how to log in for the first time,
how to set up your Cengage account.
Now Cengage recently changed their system,
so hopefully everything I'm going to be demonstrating
in this video is correct.
But since the system is brand-new,
at least a new variation of the old system, it's possible
when you actually try to enroll there might be things that end
up being a little bit different than what you see here.
So if that's the case, let me know by e-mail
or probably it won't be a big difference
so you can find a work-around if there is any differences
between what I'm showing in this demonstration video
and what you actually experience logging into the course.
Anyway, here I am at CPAscott.com.
And let's go to the Accounting 1A online course here.
So this is the online course.
And let's go to the syllabus.
Let's download that, take a look at the options
as far as Cengage goes.
So there's three options mentioned here in the syllabus:
option A, B, and C. I would say the two really practical options
are A or B. So option A, you're going to go to the bookstore.
You're going to buy a packet in the bookstore
which contains the chapters for this course.
And it also has a access code
that allows you to get into Cengage.
And you can buy that our local bookstore or other bookstores
that offer the De Anza package.
And the reason I like this, even though you might spend a dollar
or two more, you end up with a hard copy that will be,
especially for Accounting 1A, it'll be useful when you go
onto Accounting 1B and 1C.
The other option is if you are the kind of person
that doesn't really need a hard copy or want a hard copy,
you could just get the access code.
Then you can use the e-book
and that should work for most people.
Sometimes people like to bring the hard copy to class
so they have that to refer to but you can also --
if you have your digital device in the classroom,
you can also access the e-book most of the time.
Anyway, it if you're going
to do this then use this Cengage microsite to purchase it from.
We're going to look at other purchase options.
So here's the Cengage microsite.
These are links to the microsite.
This is on CPAscott.
And for Accounting 1A,
this would be the link that you would check.
And if you're buying the book in the bookstore, you don't need
to go through this, but if you're just going
to just get the access code online for an e-book and access
to Cengage for the quarter, you could buy it here.
You go through the process.
So $59 for the quarter.
And there is a little -- a couple cautions down here.
One is, as we go through the registration process,
you'll see there's a lot of opportunities to get involved
with Cengage Unlimited.
And this might make sense financially
if you were taking some other classes
that required a Cengage book this quarter
because you get unlimited access.
But you can see the price is $119 and compared to $60
for the single access microsite.
You know this is probably not going
to be a good option for most people.
Even if you had a math class that was also $60, I think I,
myself, would go for the --
well, you have to evaluate what you want to do.
You'd be breaking even if you had another class for $60.
If you had three classes, though,
definitely the Cengage Unlimited would be a good thing
to consider.
Anyway, let's go back to the syllabus here.
And those are the two main options.
The third option is, I would say possible
but probably impractical.
Now let's go through the Cengage registration process based
on this.
And let's go back to CPAscott.
I guess I will close the microsite.
And let's go here on the --
our page, CPAscott, the online 1A page.
Let's go to use of websites in class.
Here it explains how we're going
to be using these three websites.
And here's the link getting started in CengageNOW.
So here are some announcements you should read regarding this.
I'm not going to take time right now in this video to go
through these but take -- if you're going to, you know,
take a look at these items.
They're important.
Here is another link to the microsite.
There's lots of different links here to find that microsite
if that's the option you want to do.
Getting started in CengageNOW, that's where you want to go.
Now there's two things with Cengage
that sometimes are a little confusing.
There is the access code and there is the course key.
So the access code, that's what you get with the textbook.
You buy that from the publisher, about $60.
That's what you get on the microsite.
You get the access code.
The course key is what tells Cengage that you belong
in this course that I have set up.
Now a lot of students are not going to need
to know the course key because here is this link,
the registration link.
The course key is embedded in that link.
So if you use this link, you won't need the course key.
A few students might find themselves being prompted
and they're asked for the course key.
The course key, there it is, but it's also easy to copy here
if you want to copy and paste it somewhere
in the Cengage registration process.
It's there but most students are not going to need that.
So it's going to be enough to just click this link.
So I'm going to click the link, and this is going
to give you the opportunity to create an account.
So if you've never used Cengage before, and a lot of people
in 1A may not have used it before, then you go through
and create yourself a brand-new account.
You follow through the -- be sure you record your password
in a safe place so you can get to it the next time you try
to login and won't have to reset it or anything.
And then you're going to have to read the terms of use
and privacy statement.
You can check or uncheck this box
when you create your account for the first time.
I'm going to redo this.
I already have an account set up.
I have an account that I set up as my student account,
not as my instructor account
where I can see what the system looks
like from a student point of view.
So I'm going to go -- I have a pre-existing account.
If you have one, perhaps with Cengage
from another class either here at De Anza or some other school,
then Cengage already knows who you are so you could use
that account to get into the system.
And because I came in with this URL
with the embedded course key, when I signed into this account,
it's going to take me and show me the course
that I want to get into.
So I'm going to go ahead.
And I'm going to log in using my pre-existing student account.
And I'll show you what that looks like a second.
Okay. I'm now logged into the student account,
my student account that I've set up.
And here you can see -- here is the course you want to get into.
So you want to make sure you're at this one.
This is the online Accounting 1A-67Z section.
This is the name of the course in Cengage.
It's online F19.
And here it is again.
So here is where we're going to click to get into the course.
Now here you can see these options with Cengage
to upgrade to Cengage Unlimited.
And as I said previously, since the microsite is charging you
about $60, you know, this isn't going
to make sense unless you are taking some other courses.
And if you get the book at the bookstore,
then you get a hard copy for a few dollars more beyond the $60
and that's probably -- for a lot of students that's going
to be the best alternative.
Anyway, let's get into the course here.
Now you could -- at this point,
if you have the access code already,
if you already bought it from the microsite
or if you bought the book in the textbook store,
then you could go in here
and you could enter your access code.
So the access code you get from the publisher.
You pay for that.
The course key is something I give you, which is embedded
in that URL link so you don't really need to worry
about it if you use that link.
So there is, again, two different things:
access code from publisher and the course key from me.
So enter your access code here.
If you haven't purchased a textbook,
you can still get a trial period about 12 days long, I believe.
That's why I encourage people to wait until the first day
of class to enroll to make sure that they maximize
that free trial period.
No assignments will be available until the first day
of class, which will be what?
Monday, September 23rd this year, 2019.
So anyway, go ahead.
I don't have one right now so I'm going to just go
in here and open the course.
So now I'm getting myself in the course.
And this is what you'll see when you get into the course.
Now at this point there's not a lot to see
because I'm doing this before the assignments are available,
but let's just look at how this works.
So the things that are available right now are courses,
assignments, grades, and study tools.
So mainly the assignments -- as you see right here,
there is no assignments visible, but we'll talk about that.
Grades. You can follow your grades
as the quarter progresses,
the Cengage grades not the total course grades.
The Cengage grades will be here on this link.
And again there is -- and you can see all the assignments
that will be in here.
Not all of them are graded.
Here is study tools.
So this is how you could get into the e-book
and the adaptive study plans and some other study tools.
But as far as the assignments go for the quarter,
let's look at this section.
Now right now noticed this thing that's in black,
assignments I can take now.
None of the assignments are available or open
up until September 23rd, the first day of class.
So nothing -- assignments I can take now, nothing is visible.
And these are only the graded assignments.
Here's another set, assignments I can practice now.
So these are the things I can work on now.
Now it's black, but these are the ungraded assignments.
So I have some optional assignments there
to help you get ready for exams or a little more practice.
So again nothing is visible at this point.
So those are the two options that you're going
to normally be working with once the quarter starts.
Assignments I can take now, those are the ones
that are accessible and they'll be graded.
Assignments I can practice now, they're accessible
but they're optional and they're ungraded.
Now over here we have all assignments.
So this shows us all the assignments.
You can see they're available on different dates.
So the early assignments in this course are not going
to be available until the first day of class, September 23rd.
So there is no point really in setting
up your Cengage account early because you don't want
to jeopardize your possible free trial period.
So I say, you know, wait until September 23rd
to enroll in the class.
So these are going to be the introductory quiz,
the Scott chapter one homework.
Those are the ones that are going
to be due early on in the quarter.
So check the assignments, the homework assignments section
for more information about this.
This video isn't going to really get into how
to do these assignments.
I just want to show you how to get
into the Cengage system in this video.
If you click on the title, you can resort it.
So right now they're sorted by due date.
You know, I could sort it by alphabetical name.
I kind of like to sort mine by due date,
but you can sort it anyway that works for you.
And once these are available, then you click them
and then you'll be able to get into the assignments.
And we'll be seeing them under the assignments I can take now,
and you'll be able to complete the assignment.
So that wraps up this video in terms of how to register
and access CengageNOW.