VERY IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE CAREFULLY

Dear Students in my CSC 301 Computers and Society class:

This message contains important instructions on how to prepare your computer to take the Quiz, Tests, and the Final Exam. More instructions on how to take them will be emailed to you, separately.


The Quizzes, Tests, and the Final Exam will be given via Canvas. It will require from you a Lock-Down Browser (a.k.a. LDB) that you will need to download from Respondus and install on your computer ASAP, BEFORE taking the Quiz, Tests, and Exam.

>>> VERY IMPORTANT: Please, do not procrastinate downloading and installation of the LDB because you will not be able to take the Quiz, Tests, and the Final Exam without the required LDB installed and running on your computer - NO EXCEPTIONS.

If you have already installed a LDB (by Respondus) for another class at CSUDH and it is operational then you do not have to do it again.

>>> In order to test if your LDB has been installed and is working properly on your computer, you may take the Practice Test posted on Blackboard in the same section as all  Quizzes, Tests and Final Exam are posted for this class. If you are unable to take the Practice Test on Canvas then LDB has not been installed or is not working properly on your computer.

Here is a link to one-page instructions how to download, install, and use LDB. Please, note that quizzes, tests, and final exam will be given on Canvas and NOT on BlackBoard.

https://www.csudh.edu/Assets/csudh-sites/it/academic-tech/docs/bb-tutorials-student-2017/Taking_a_LDB_Test.pdf

Alternatively, here is a direct link to Respondus website where you can download your LDB:

https://www.respondus.com/lockdown/download.php?id=237953368

Please, make sure that you download it from the above link and not from any other link as all DLBs are customized and each works only with specific institution (CSUDH in this case).

Also, please, make sure that you download and install the above LDB only once.

New to LockDown Browser?

Please, watch this short video that provides a very general description of LDBs:

https://youtu.be/XuX8WoeAycs


If you have any problems with the installation, please, contact CSUDH Blackboard Support per instructions below:

1. Go to https://csudh.service-now.com/it

2. Navigate to Request Support.

3. Login with your campus username and password.

4. Navigate to Canvas Support.

5. Fill out and submit the form.


You may also call CSUDH IT Support (310) 243-2500, option #2, or direct (310) 243-3176

When leaving a message, please be sure to include your course number and username with details of the issue you are experiencing.


If you do not have a computer on which you can to download, install, and use LDB then please visit this CSUDH page for information on how to obtain a loaner:

https://www.csudh.edu/together/technology-resources

and scroll down to Technology Checkout Program.


Please, DO NOT PROCRASTINATE downloading and installation of the LDB because you will not be able to take the Quiz, Tests, and the Final Exam without the required LDB installed and running on your computer.


Yours,

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   Dr. Marek A. Suchenek
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