Course delivery due to Covid-19 (INSCOMPC)

1. COURSE DELIVERY
INSTRUMENTATION AND COMPUTER CONTROL (ECT2004)

2. HOW ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE LESSONS?
• All lessons will be held online until 4th May 2020 (tentative) depending on how
COVID-19 evolves. The 2 main platforms used for all lessons will be
• Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU) via Blackboard LMS (Learning Management
System)
• MS Teams
• As agreed, we will all use BBCU as primary for lectures / tutorials / practicals
unless otherwise specified. If BBCU fails, we will use MS Teams.
• Please log in via TP LMS > ECT2004 > Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU) >
“your session” at least 15 minutes earlier than time-tabled hour.

3. ABOUT LECTURES
• LECTURES will be delivered via e-Lecture mode.
• Students shall first learn through a series of lecture slides and pre-recorded lecture
videos at own pace.
• The lecturer (Mdm Chee Feng Ping) will be available on BBCU (MS Teams will be
backup) during lecture timeslot to take attendance and answer any questions
students might have.
• Students will post your questions in the chat of BBCU after they logged in.
• Please log in via TP LMS > ECT2004 > Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU) > “your
lecture session” at least 15 minutes earlier than time-tabled hour.

4. ABOUT TUTORIALS
• TUTORIALS will be delivered LIVE online via BBCU.
• Please log in via TP LMS > ECT2004 > Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU) > “your
tutorial session” at least 15 minutes earlier than time-tabled hour.
• Attendance will be taken once you have successfully joined the session.
• If you are late to the tutorial session, you will be marked “late”.
• If you leave the tutorial session earlier without come back before the class ends,
you will be considered as “absent”

5. ABOUT PRACTICAL
• PRACTICAL will be delivered Face-to-Face preferably when the school reopens with
lifting of COVID-19 situation. If not, it will be LIVE online via BBCU.
• If face-to-face is impossible, then we will run the practical online. Instructions will be
given then.
• Please log in via TP LMS > ECT2004 > Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (BBCU) > “your
lab session” at least 15 minutes earlier than time-tabled hour.
• If you are late to the lab session, you will be marked “late”.
• If you leave the lab session earlier without come back before the class ends, you will
be considered as “absent”

6. BBCU & MS TEAMS
How to use

7. ACCESSING BBCU
Check that you are in the right
session.
Click on Join session

8. GETTING READY FOR E-LEARNING
TP LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (POLYMALL
LMS)
BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE ULTRA (BBCU)
• The BBCU is a rich communication platform to facilitate your
e-learning experience.
• Besides MS Teams, some tutor may choose to use this
platform to conduct their e-learning experience due to some
features that could only be found in BBCU.
• To access BBCU, you will need to login to PolyMall10 mins
before your timetabled lesson.
Helpdesk: please call the ITSM Centre (67805933)

9. Show or Do not show
yourself
Mute or Unmute.
By default MUTE it, but remember to UNMUTE it if
you wish to talk (everyone in this session can hear
you)
Raise Hand! Click on this
to get your tutor’s
attention
Extra Menu:
Click here to leave the
session (See next slide)
Extra Menu:
Click here to share your
materials (See next slide)

10. To end the session at the of
the e-learning, click here.
To see who else is in this
session with you
Share Materials (E.g you
have a slides to present to
all, or you wish to show
your screen to all)
CHAT! A very useful feature to ask or
answer questions while someone is
presenting.

11. GROUND RULES FOR ONLINE CLASSES (BBCU)
• Please log in at least 5 minutes
before the scheduled time for
class.
• Mute yrself. Unmute only if you
wish to talk / share something
with the whole class.
• Only 1 person talk at any time.
Please tell us who you are
before you talk.
• The chat window acts as:
• the parking lot for your
questions
• the place for you to post
your response when the
tutor / lecturer asks a
question to the class.
• Presenters will answer your
questions verbally at appropriate
time.

12. GETTING READY FOR E-LEARNING
MS TEAMS
• MS Teams is a communication platform where live
video conferencing, sharing of files, chats are made
possible.
• This is the platform where your CP or tutors could
conduct live briefing or even e-learning. Likewise
among your peers too!
• You may refer to this guide
for familiarisation: Helpdesk: please call the ITSM Centre (67805933)

13. GETTING READY FOR E-LEARNING
MS TEAMS | HANDS-ON TIME
• Look out for the Join Meeting email in your TP Email:
If your systems do not have MS Teams App, you
will be prompted to install. Please install it on
your device.

14. GETTING READY FOR E-LEARNING
MS TEAMS | HANDS-ON TIME
• Look out for the Join Meeting email in your TP Email:

15. Click on “Join Now”.
Click on “Open
Microsoft Teams”.

16. MS TEAMS | HANDS-ON TIME
Important Features!
Show or Do not show
yourself
Mute or Unmute.
By default MUTE it, but remember to UNMUTE it if
you wish to talk (everyone in this session can hear
you)
Share Materials (E.g you have a slides to present to
all, or you wish to show your screen to all)
CHAT! A very useful feature to ask or
answer questions while someone is
presenting.
You can add your classmates to
the session! In case they
missed the email invitation.

17. GROUND RULES FOR ONLINE CLASSES
(MS TEAMS)
Show or Do not
show yourself
via webcam
By default please MUTE your
mic.
UNMUTE only if you wish to
talk.
Share Materials (E.g you have a slides to present to all,
or you wish to show your screen to all)
CHAT! Post the questions
you have in this chat
window.
You can add your
classmates to the
session! In case they
are lost.
• Please log in at least 5
minutes before the
scheduled time for
class.
• Mute yrself. Unmute
only if you wish to talk /
share something with
the whole class.
• Only 1 person talk at
any time. Please tell us
who you are before you
talk.
• The chat window acts as:
• the parking lot for
your questions
• the place for you to
post your response
when the tutor /
lecturer asks a
question to the class.
• Presenters will answer
your questions verbally at
appropriate time.

18. RESOURCES
• Blackboard Collaborate Ultra – Help for Participant:
https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Participant
• Email: http://www.outlook.com/student.tp.edu.sg
• Microsoft Teams Instructions for Students:
https://tinyurl.com/TPENGMSTEAMSTU
• Student Portal: https://isis2oss.tp.edu.sg/iSIS2OSS
• TP E-Learning Resources (Contains video on TP LMS and BBCU):
https://tp.libguides.com/elearning
• PolyMall: https://polymall.polytechnic.edu.sg/

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