Accessing PsykTrek 3.0 Online
Instructors
1. Go to www.cengage.com/login. If you already have an Instructor login, proceed to Step 5.
2. Select “Create My Account,” then “Faculty,” and follow the instructions to find your school.
3. Fill out your contact information and select “I accept” at the bottom of Terms and Conditions.
4. Once your status is verified by Cengage and your school (2-3 days), you will receive an email with a link to activate your account.
5. Enter your email address and password into www.cengage.com/login and click “Sign In.”
6. To add PsykTrek to your dashboard, type “PsykTrek” into the search field, select the title that pops up, and select “Continue.”
7. Under “My Course,” click “Weiten’s PsykTrek 3.0...” on the right. Make sure your popups are not blocked. This will take you to the CengageNOW application.
8. To browse PsykTrek, click “Study Tools” then click on the PsykTrek cover. This will bring you to the Table of Contents.
9. To setup an assignment, click “Assignments/Tests” and select “Create Assignment.” Select “Assignable Study Tool” option and then “Continue.” Choose assignment name, due dates, etc. Click the + sign on the next screen to view each Unit, and the + sign next to the Unit and Module. Select the test you wish to assign (ex., Interactive Quiz or Multiple Choice). Some modules also have assignable Simulations, which will record “taken” once the student completes the Simulation. For a complete list of Simulations and their corresponding modules, see www.cengage.com/psychology/weiten and go to the PsykTrek companion site for Students, then click “Video/Simulation List.” Once you have selected all the criteria for your test, click “Create Assignment” in order to make it appear as an assignment to your students.
Students
1. Open the card you received with your book for login instructions and access code.
2. After registering your code, make sure you turn off your popup blocker and click the link for “Weiten’s PsykTrek 3.0...” to access CengageNOW.
3. Select “Study Tools” and click on the PsykTrek cover to access the Table of Contents and begin using PsykTrek. Note that videos do not appear until the narrator has finished talking.
4. Important: when you take a quiz/test from “Study Tools,” it will not show up in the gradebook. To make sure your quiz results make it into the gradebook, click “Assignment” to view the assignments your instructor has created for the course. Simulations are graded “taken/not taken” - you will not be given a score for Simulations. Simulations cannot be saved before you have finished them, so make sure when you begin that you have 10-15 minutes to dedicate to completing the Simulation.