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Course Materials+

Including Course Materials+ in ICON

What is Course Materials+?

Course Materials+ is an app on ICON that instructors use to list all of the materials for their course. The list can have a combination of resources that are provided by the Libraries as well as other items added by the instructor from other sources. Lists are divided in sections that can coincide with course themes, topics, weeks, etc.

Below you can read about some of the features of Course Materials+ that can help you manage and prioritize your course's materials list:

What students can do in Course Materials+

In addition to viewing and downloading resources, students can engage with the course list in Course Materials+ in various ways:

  • Check the availability, location, and loan policy of physical materials
  • Access electronic resources directly from ICON
  • Use the posted due dates to help manage your time
  • Use the essential and recommended tags to prioritize tasks
  • Use the checkmark to mark an item as done
  • Add private notes to specific citations (to add observations, questions, quotations)
  • Create your own collection with resources for assignments or for later use
  • Export the list to another file format
  • Print the list
  • Request that an item be put on hold
  • Request interlibrary loan of items on the list
  • Request digitization

Features

  1. User Menu: settings and accessibility options
  2. Reading list options: print or export the list to several different file formats
  3. Upcoming Due Dates: due dates for materials on the list. This is different from the due dates on ICON
  4. Number of items and sections in the list
  5. Syllabus, if uploaded by your instructor
  6. Toggle section view: expand or collapse sections
  7. Refresh this page
  8. Filter: use tags, material types, sections and other criterion to filter items on the list
  9. Compact view: to view more items per page/screen
  10. Search
  11. Section name
  12. Section dates, if added by your instructor
  13. Section description, if added by your instructor
  14. Material type
  15. Due Date
  16. Mark as Done checkmark: mark items as done to keep track of what you have already read/watched
  17. Duration of video or number of pages
  18. Loan period and priority tags, if added by your instructor: can let you know for how long an item can be checked out, and if the item is essential, recommended, or optional
  19. Availability, location and call number of item: real time information about item location and availability
  20. Link to view material online, if available