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Create a New Coursepack for an Instructor


Log in and go to the My Coursepacks page. Next, click Create New Coursepack.

Part of "My Coursepack" page interface, with "Create New Coursepack" button highlighted.


First, select an educator to assign as the Coursepack instructor. Click Select Instructor, and a dropdown list of all educators registered under your institution will appear.

The Create New Coursepack form. A red annotation points to the Instructor field, indicating to search using a User Name or Email Address

You can type the educator’s account name or email address in the search field to quickly find a match.

Search box of "instructor" with masked email addressed typed in as an example search.

If the educator does not have an ACRC account yet, click Invite Educator to become ACRC Member.

Highlighted "Invite Educator to become ACRC Member" button with a mouse-over message: Only Educators who are registered ACRC member of your institution can be selected as Coursepack Instructor. Click to invite the Educator to register an ACRC Member first before creating the Coursepack.

Enter the educator’s institution email address, and then click Invite New Educator. The educator will receive an email invitation to register for an account.

Text box for users to type in the educator's email address for account registration invitation. The "Invite New Educator" button is highlighted.

Message box showing "Sent Successful. There's no existing ACRC Member with the email address. An invitation has been sent to register as new ACRC Member.


Then, enter a unique Coursepack Name and choose the Start and End Dates.

Note: Students lose access to materials immediately after the End Date. We recommend setting this date a few days after the final exam to accommodate late enrollees and final revisions.

 

Start and End date fields highlighting the 180-day duration limit rule


There are different payment methods available. See more: About Payment Options. 
If you are a member of HKU or a partner institution with an existing agreement with ACRC, your payment method will be automatically preset to By Institution.
 

Mouseover text of the "By Institution" option, saying "total cost of Coursepack for the expected enrolment number must be settled by yourself or designated billing admin upon publishing and accepting enrolments."

 

If your institution does not have an agreement with ACRC, you will see two options.

Two "Payment Method" options, including "By Student" and "By Institution".


If you select By Student, students will pay for the Coursepack materials. Neither you nor the instructor will be charged for their access.

Mouseover message of the "By Student" option: Students pay for the required and optional items in the Coursepack themselves with credit card.


If you select By Institution, you will need to make an initial payment at the time of Coursepack publishing based on the estimated enrolment number. If more students enroll than originally estimated, you will be required to pay for the additional enrolments before those students can access the materials.

Click Create Coursepack. The new Coursepack will appear on your My Coursepacks page, and the instructor will receive an email notification confirming the creation.
 

Filled-out "Create New Coursepack" form with a red box around highlighting the Create Coursepack button at the bottom.

A Coursepack entry showing summary details, management buttons, and initial statuses of Unpublished and Enrolment Not Open.

Then, you can Enter Coursepack to add contents to it.

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