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Create a New Sakai-Integrated MindTap Course

If you have not created the MindTap course you want to integrate with Sakai®, create it from Sakai.
  1. Open your Sakai course.
  2. Confirm the Lessons tool is enabled.
    1. Select Site Info from your navigation.
    2. Click Manage Tools.
    3. Scroll down to confirm that Lessons is selected.
  3. Select Lessons from your navigation.
  4. Click Add Content > Add Learning App.
  5. Click the Cengage tool.
    If the tool is not available, contact your administrator.
  6. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Sakai and Cengage accounts.

    If you don't have a Cengage instructor account, click Create Account.

  7. On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Platform.
  8. On the Select Title page, select the textbook or product to use in your class.
    • To search the available content, type a search term.
    • To see only MindTap results, click Platform and select .
    • To filter the list by license type, click License Type and select Student Purchase Required or Inclusive Access.
    1. Select a product.
    2. Click Continue.
    Note If you don't see your content, contact your Cengage representative. If needed, see cengage.com/repfinder/ https://www.cengage.com/repfinder/postSecondaryEdFacultyCanada/ https://www.cengageasia.com/Contact-Us http://www.cengage.co.in/Rep_Locator https://www.cengage.co.uk/education/contact-us-2/ https://au.cengage.com/repfinder/ https://latinoamerica.cengage.com/contacto/ (Latin America) or https://www.cengage.com.br/contato/ (Brazil).
  9. On the License Type page, select the payment method applicable to your class.

    Very often, only one license type is available.

    1. Click Continue.
  10. On the Course Option page, select Create a new course from scratch.
    1. Click Continue.
  11. On the Gradebook settings page, select which scores should be synced to the Sakai gradebook.
    1. Select either Add activity score or Add overall scores.
    2. Click Continue.
  12. On the Course Details page, specify the course name, dates, and other information for your MindTap course.
    Field Notes
    Course Name Include the academic term in the course name.
    Time Zone

    Assignment dates and times are based on the time zone you select.
    Course start date

    Set the start date to the first day of class. It is the first day students can access your course and the beginning of your students' temporary access period. It cannot be changed after students access the course.
    Course end date

    To allow your students to view their grades and complete late work, consider setting this 1 week after the last day of class.
    1. Click Finish.
  13. Create a course link or select learning activities to link from Sakai.

    To create direct links to learning activities:

    You can also create a course link with this option.

    1. Click Select Content.
    2. Select activities to include in your class.
      Note Selecting a group of activities does not select all activities in the group. You must select each activity individually.

      Expand or collapse the course outline if needed.

      A selected activity is labeled "This activity is imported in your LMS" and a warning message says "You are about to re-import already existing assignments."

      Graded activities that have already been added are marked This activity is imported in your LMS. To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

      Due dates set in your MindTap course are synced to Sakai.

      Date changes in your MindTap course overwrite dates set in your Sakai course. For consistency, make sure your MindTap and Sakai courses are set to the same time zone.

    3. If needed, change gradebook syncing for specific activities.

      By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the Sakai gradebook.

      To remove an activity from the gradebook, clear Add to Gradebook.

      To sync an activity to the gradebook without creating an activity link, first select Add to Gradebook and then clear the Add to Course checkbox on the left.

      Scores sync automatically when assignment attempts are submitted in MindTap and when you enter or edit scores in your MindTap gradebook.

    To create a course link only:

    1. Click Add Course Link.
  14. Click Continue.
  15. Click the link to your MindTap course and verify that it's set up how you want.

    If prompted, read and accept the service agreement.