WebCT Student Login Handout

Student Instructions for Logging in to WebCT

Please read all directions carefully before doing anything. While I have provided screen shots, some of them do not exactly correspond to what you will need to do as the screen shots are generic but the steps to register for your course are specific.

Starting in Fall 2006, WebCT access will change for CCRI students. Student accounts will be automatically copied from Pipeline to the WebCT server so that the same name and password will work for both. If you don't know what your Pipeline name and password are, go to http://pipeline.ccri.edu and click on the red How to look-up your name link.   If you have difficulty with your Pipeline name and password, please call the Help Desk at 825-1112 or e-mail them at: helpdesk@ccri.edu.

Although all registered CCRI students will automatically have a WebCT account, courses will still need to be added from semester to semester. To log in to your WebCT account:

Steps Screenshots
Step 1

Open your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator) on an Internet-connected computer.

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Step 2

In the Address: or Location: box near the top of the screen, type in the following address:
http://webct.ccri.edu and press the Enter key or the Go arrow.

Note: There is also a WebCT button that is available from the CCRI homepage on the For Students page.

   

graphic of the webct address in a browser

Step 3

Click on Log in to myWebCT link

graphic of webct login screen

Step 4

Type in your Pipeline name as your WebCT ID (remember to use all  lowercase)

Type in your 6-digit Pipeline password as your Password

Click on the grey Log in button

 

image Login to Webct

Step 5

The first time you log in you may also see a dialogue box asking if you'd like to save your password on the computer you are working on. If you are in a lab, an electronic classroom, a library or other public computing area, you must choose No, as you don't want to save your information to a public machine. If you are on your home computer, you can answer Yes to save it.

image of dialogue box


You are now ready to add your course(s) to your account. You will be self-registering for this course. That means I will NOT be giving you a password, etc.

Adding a Course to a WebCT Account

Once you've logged in to your myWebCT account, you are ready to add your current course(s). When your myWebCT screen opens:

Steps Screenshots  
Step 1

Click on the grey Add course button.

image of the Add course button in WebCT 
Step 2

Courses are arranged in alphabetical order by course code. Click on the down arrow next to the View by category option. Choose the alphabetical range your course code would fall into under. For example, if you were taking a Computer course where the course code starts with COMI, you would select the C-D category. However, since you are taking an English course, you will select E-F.

    graphic of the alphabetical choices for course codes

Step 3

To see the full list of courses in any category, click on the grey Update button.

graphic of the update option for course code listings

Step 4

In the first column, scroll down through the list to locate the course you wish to add to your account. 

Be sure that you scroll to the correct composition course, as there are many. If you are in English 1010: 600 (or 601, 602, 603) Composition I online, then you need to scroll to the course with Beauchene, my name,  next to it-even though the section number of your actual course may not correspond. (Section numbers change per semester but this WebCT site does not.) The key is to look for my name.

At this point, you will be tempted to click on the course name, but DO NOT as doing so will take you to another screen--at which point you will get confused. Once you identify the correct course, go across that same row and click on the  pencil icon that indicates you are self-registering. See Step 5 below.)

Sample screen shot for computer courses.

graphic of course selections in WebCT

 

Step 5

I have set up self-registration, so you should see a pencil icon that looks like this: in the Self-registration column, which is the last column of the course title row. To self-register for a course, simply click on the pencil icon. (DO NOT CLICK ON THE NAME OF THE COURSE). When you click on the pencil icon, you will then get a message that you have successfully added the course. At this point you can click on the button to Go to course or Return to MyWebCT.

graphic of the successful course addition

After this initial setup, you will be able to access your course(s) through your main MyWebCT screen. See Logging into your WebCT account after initial setup.

To log out of your session, see Logging out of WebCT.

If you have any problems or questions about using WebCT, please call the Help Desk at 825-1112 or send e-mail to helpdesk@ccri.edu.