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Pilot is a self-paced online tutorial consisting of several related modules and a summary quiz. Below is a guide on using the key parts of the Pilot web site. For a general overview of the service, read about Pilot. More technical help is also available regarding accessibility, recommended browser settings, etc.. For further assistance, or to send us your comments on this service, view the contacts and feedback information.

• Using Pilot
• Pilot Licence

Using Pilot

While each module follows a logical progression through the tutorial, you may choose whichever module suits your specific needs.

From the Pilot homepage, choose a numbered module from the right-hand side of the screen (e.g. Manage your information) and click on the hypertext link to begin. Alternatively, in any page click one of the numbered links in the blue "Modules" bar (in the top banner) to jump to the module of your choice. Each module main page indicates how much time to allow for completion. (e.g. Module 1 - 45 mins., Module 4 - 30 mins.)

Within modules, the left-hand navigation menu lists the main topics covered. Use this menu to step through the pages in each module. (Tip: an arrow or square next to the page title indicates your present location). Alternatively, use the "next" and "previous" links at the bottom of each page to move forward or backwards through the tutorial.

For an overview of the main content in each module of Pilot, refer to the sitemap.

The Pilot Online Information Literacy Tutorial can be accessed from the Library, Student Computing Labs, staff offices and from home via the Internet.

Interactives

Each module contains self assessment 'interactives' to enable you to assess your understanding of the topic. These include:

Activity: - a question to answer or a Flash activity to reinforce learning. If you are unclear in your self assessment, review the text again. That extra five minutes taken for reviewing to aid understanding may make a critical difference to the quality of your assessment and therefore your grades.

Demonstration - an animated presentation which supports the text. Demonstrations launch in a new web browser window. Alternatively, use the 'options' link to read a text transcript, or to view a smaller or larger sized version.

Within the demonstrations, at times you will be invited to click a specific area of the screen, or to enter text using your keyboard. If you need to stop the demonstration, pause or restart it at any time, use the player bar options at the bottom of the browser window.

At some points the demonstration will automatically pause to allow you more time to consider questions or read a slide. Within the demonstration, when you are ready to proceed, click the orange 'continue' button.

When the demonstration ends, simply close the browser window (for instance, by using the 'x' in the upper right of the window), then return to the main content in the page you were reading. More information is available in the technical help section of this site.

Pilot Licence

The Pilot Licence is an interactive set of 20 questions which assess your understanding of all the module content. You can access the Pilot Licence at anytime to test your understanding of the tutorials, and seek to improve your score. Click on the 'L' in the black bar at the top of any page. Twenty questions will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.