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ReadyGo Web Course Builder





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ReadyGo Web Course Builder



Why is ReadyGo Web Course Builder priced so much less then all the other eLearning authoring tools?

Do you have a product guarantee?

What are the minimum system requirements for ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

What level skill set do my people need to create a course with ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

What does a course developer need to create a course using Web Course Builder?

When I use ReadyGo Web Course Builder to create a course, who owns the course?

Is ReadyGo Web Course Builder AICC compliant?

Are courses built with Web Course Builder readable by the blind?

How can I create an ROI for ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

All web-based applications need to be approved by my company's IT department. How difficult is ReadyGo Web Course Builder to implement?

What do I get when I purchase ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

How many chapters and pages can I create per course?

Can I enter HTML, XML, Java Script, or Java directly into ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

How many test questions can I have on a test and what type of tests questions can I ask?

How do I import PowerPoint graphics into ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

How do I import ASCII text into WCB?

Can I copy information from a Word document and paste it into a course without losing the formatting?

Does ReadyGo offer training on how to use ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

Is there a way to have access control for a course? For example, can a course have a login page where a student enters a username and a password before accessing the course? If you have multiple courses on your web server, could the student login and be taken to a specific course?




Server-Side Testing



Can Server-Side Testing run on Windows 95 or 98?

Can I make the test questions random?

Can I password protect my course?

Can I pre-register students using Server-Side Testing?

My company requires that when I register students I record their department information. How do I set up student registration for our specialized needs?

Is there any limit to the number of students that can take a course?

What are security features in WCB and Server-Side Testing?

Can I include an essay in a test?

Will the Server-Side Testing module affect the performance of our web server?

Will the Server-Side Testing module work with our existing database (e.g. PeopleSoft, Oracle, Informix, IBM)?

Do you use the LDAP login/authentication?

Do ReadyGo Web Course Builder and Server-Side Testing follow J2EE architecture?

What database is used for authoring and for Server-Side Testing?

What are your "canned" reporting capabilities? What report writing applications can be used to create and view reports based on the data you capture? What data do you capture that can be reported on and rolled-up?


Answers





ReadyGo Web Course Builder



Why is ReadyGo Web Course Builder priced so much less then all the other eLearning authoring tools?

ReadyGo considers ReadyGo Web Course Builder to be general office software, not specialty software. We priced our product similar to other general office software products.

Do you have a product guarantee?

If you are not completely satisfied with ReadyGo Web Course Builder, you can return it within 30 days for a full refund.

What are the minimum system requirements for ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

The minimum system requirements are:
• A 486 processor with 100+ MHz
• 4 MB of available RAM
• 13 MB of available disk space
The system runs well on any Pentium class computer with Windows 95 or later. We recommend a Pentium with 266+ MHz and enough RAM for the O/S (8 MB for Win95, 16 MB for Win98, 32 MB for WinNT, 64 MB for Win2000, 64 MB for WinME, and 256 MB for WinXP).

What level skill set do my people need to create a course with ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

ReadyGo Web Course Builder was developed for non-technical people. If a course developer can use PowerPoint, then they can use ReadyGo Web Course Builder.

What does a course developer need to create a course using Web Course Builder?

ReadyGo Web Course Builder is a self-contained environment that runs on any Microsoft operating system (Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT).

When I use ReadyGo Web Course Builder to create a course, who owns the course?

When you buy ReadyGo Web Course Builder, you pay for the rights to use the authoring tool on one PC. All courses created with ReadyGo Web Course Builder are property of the author - not ReadyGo.

Is ReadyGo Web Course Builder AICC compliant?

AICC (Aviation Industry CBT Committee) has created a set of guidelines for CMI (Course Management Interface). The CMI guideline outlines how course delivery systems interface with course management systems. AICC does not have guidelines identifying the creation of web-based courses. The ReadyGo Web Course Builder is an authoring tool, it is not a course management system. Where applicable ReadyGo has made our software AICC compatible, so that it can work easily with course management systems.

Are courses built with Web Course Builder readable by the blind?

ReadyGo Web Course Builder supports the ADA (Americans with Disability Act) standards. Screenreaders can read the standard HTML course output. Course developers can define associated text fields to describe any graphic and the quiz answers. Course developers can add audio to any course page. Courses created with Web Course Builder also include single-key navigation.

How can I create an ROI for ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

Our customers have told us the following. They have found that it costs them $2,000 to create one hour of eLearning using traditional tools. It costs them $200 to create on hour of eLearning using the ReadyGo Web Course Builder. That is a 10 fold savings using the ReadyGo Web Course Builder. (For more information on this analysis please view the Studi.com case study. )

All web-based applications need to be approved by my company's IT department. How difficult is ReadyGo Web Course Builder to implement?

There are no special technical requirements to deploy a course developed using ReadyGo Web Course Builder. You just need to place the course on a corporate web server. ReadyGo Web Course Builder creates web pages using standard HTML and JavaScript. The course runs like a web site on a computer within your company's intranet, extranet, or Internet web site. All the graphics in the course are created as GIF files so that they are small and will not impact the performance of your company's network. Employees need a frames enabled, Java enabled (3.0 or greater) browser to get the full impact of any course created with ReadyGo Web Course Builder.

What do I get when I purchase ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

ReadyGo Web Course Builder consists of a CD that contains:

• A program that lets you easily create web based training.
• A course developed using ReadyGo Web Course Builder that teaches students how to create effective web-based training and how to use ReadyGo Web Course Builder.
• Graphic tool box (clip art)
• Access to the ReadyGo Web Course Builder extranet site that contains helpful hints, information on trends in online learning, and support.


How many chapters and pages can I create per course?

You can create a course with 20 chapters and 60 pages per chapter, though we do not recommend that you create courses that large.

Can I enter HTML, XML, Java Script, or Java directly into ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

Yes, anything that is web-readable can be entered into ReadyGo Web Course Builder. Code is carried along when the course is generated.

How many test questions can I have on a test and what type of tests questions can I ask?

ReadyGo Web Course Builder supports up to 100 questions per test. It supports multiple choice, True/False, fill-in-the-blank, and number range.

How do I import PowerPoint graphics into ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

ReadyGo Web Course Builder can use all web-readable graphics. You must either save Power Point to web-readable or use a graphic tool to copy the graphics into a web-readable format such as GIF or JPEG.

How do I import ASCII text into WCB?

You can copy and paste ASCII text or any other text directly into Web Course Builder.

Can I copy information from a Word document and paste it into a course without losing the formatting?

We suggest you save the Word file as HTML and then copy/paste the HTML into your course. Formatting in Word is very different from formatting for the web, but this method will give you the best results.

Does ReadyGo offer training on how to use ReadyGo Web Course Builder?

We include a quick start guide and an eLearning course, that includes simulations, with every copy of ReadyGo Web Course Builder.


Is there a way to have access control for a course? For example, can a course have a login page where a student enters a username and a password before accessing the course? If you have multiple courses on your web server, could the student login and be taken to a specific course?

Access control is done through a server. You could use a Learning Management System or you could use our Server-Side Testing module ($995). Alternately, you could set up a password protected subdirectory on your web server.




Server-Side Testing



Can Server-Side Testing run on Windows 95 or 98?

Server-Side Testing is written in C. It will run on any web server including Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, and UNIX.

Can I make the test questions random?

Yes, you must have installed Server-Side Testing to randomize test questions.

Can I password protect my course?

If you have Server-Side Testing, you can optionally choose to include a password that students must enter before accessing the course.

Can I pre-register students using Server-Side Testing?

In ReadyGo Web Course Builder course developers can identify up to 500 pre-registered students.

My company requires that when I register students I record their department information. How do I set up student registration for our specialized needs?

Server-Side Testing supports up to 20 registration fields. The course developer can designate any name to the fields.

Is there any limit to the number of students that can take a course?

WCB and Server-Side Testing does not limit the number of students that can take a course or to have their test scores saved. Any limitation is with your server hardware.

What are security features in WCB and Server-Side Testing?

Just like with Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files, our .wct and .wcg files are secure as long as they are securely stored. Server-Side Testing provides a password protection feature. Additional security is provided by the web server that hosts your course and Server-Side Testing.

Can I include an essay in a test?

We have not implemented essay questions into a test because of technical limitations that include:
• It is not safe to send text strings of over 1,000 characters using CGI scripts.
• MS Excel and Access type databases will only read strings of up to 256 characters.


Will the Server-Side Testing module affect the performance of our web server?

Server-Side Testing is a small executable file (less then 100 KB) that will not affect server performance.

Will the Server-Side Testing module work with our existing database (e.g. PeopleSoft, Oracle, Informix, IBM)?

Server-Side Testing creates a simple comma separated values (CSV) file that can be imported into any database or spreadsheet software.

Do you use the LDAP login/authentication?

No, we do not use LDAP. There are several options for login:
1. No password. The student just enters their name, and can self-register for a course.
2. Single password for course. The student just enters their name and the password, and can self-register for the course.
3. User is pre-registered. You create a CSV list of authorized student names and IDs. If the student is not in that list, their results are not stored.


Do ReadyGo Web Course Builder and Server-Side Testing follow J2EE architecture?

We use a CGI written in ANSI-C (for portability). We have set it up so that it is very small (60KB), and can handle multiple simultaneous accesses.

What database is used for authoring and for Server-Side Testing?

We do not use a database for course authoring or SST. The authoring is done using a stand-alone tool that resides on your PC, and we store the data as native format files, the same approach as Word or PowerPoint.

For Server-side Testing, we use some native file formats (ASCII-based) for the course setup information. All results are stored in comma-separated-variable ASCII files so that you can load them into your own database. By not requiring a database, we are not imposing more software on your system than is absolutely necessary.

What are your "canned" reporting capabilities? What report writing applications can be used to create and view reports based on the data you capture? What data do you capture that can be reported on and rolled-up?

Our canned reporting includes a list of all registered students from which you can request all results for each student, or you can sort the results by test (to see how the student base performed on the particular test). We store every submittal of results, so you can see if students resubmit multiple times. Since the data is stored as ASCII CSV files, you can easily import the data into a spreadsheet or database and create your own results. The data we capture is keyed off of the student ID.

When viewing the reports, you can sort the test results by any column. This will also provide you with test statistics including number of students who took the test, the average score, etc.

We store score, number answered correctly, total number of test questions, date and time test was submitted, and the amount of time the student spent on each test page. For each question, we store the answer submitted by the student.