Leo User Guide

Lottery: FAQs

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In order to set up a Lottery, you need to first set up the Elements that will make up the Lottery, and the Groups that will participate in the Lottery.

These are referred to as the Elements.

• Groups: This is applicable for a set of Events or a Sequence Groups to be taken as a Group.
• Courses: This is applicable for a Course. This option does not have any logic for prerequisite.
• Events: This is applicable for one or more Events (ex. a Simulation Center exercises).

Run, Preview and Finalize Event or Long Event Lotteries

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Leo provides you with the capability to preview the results of your Lottery before you finalize them. This allows you to run your Lotteries with confidence, examine your results, and make sure you're happy with the outcome before the results are released to students.

Creating an Event or Long Event Lottery

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There are a two components that should be considered before you create a new lottery record. Determining the following before creating a new Lottery record is our recommended best practice.

• Group Access: Which group(s) of students will be participating in the lottery? Students that are participating in your lottery should be part of a group(s) that can be assigned access. While multiple groups can be assigned access, it is important to note that every student within the groups that have been assigned will have access to rank their lottery selections.
• Elements: Elements are the things that students will be ranking. These can be Groups, Events, Long Events, or Course Sections. For the easiest workflow, you should make sure that the elements already exist within your system before creating your lottery record. Keep in mind, that events and course sections can be created in bulk via the data entry tool in the Admin Toolbar.

Run, Preview and Finalize Group Lotteries

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Leo provides you with the capability to preview the results of your Lottery before you finalize them. This allows you to run your Lotteries with confidence, examine your results, and make sure you're happy with the outcome before the results are released to students.

Creating a Group Lottery

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There are a two components that should be considered before you create a new Group Lottery record. Determining the following before creating a new Lottery record is our recommended best practice.

• Group Access: Which group(s) of students will be participating in the lottery? Students that are participating in your lottery should be part of a group(s) that can be assigned access. While multiple groups can be assigned access, it is important to note that every student within the groups that have been assigned will have access to rank their lottery selections.
• Elements: Elements are the things that students will be ranking. These can be Groups, Events, Long Events, or Course Sections. For the easiest workflow, you should make sure that the elements already exist within your system before creating your lottery record. Keep in mind, that events and course sections can be created in bulk via the data entry tool in the Admin Toolbar.

Run, Preview and Finalize Course Block Lotteries

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Leo provides you with the capability to preview the results of your Lottery before you finalize them. This allows you to run your Lotteries with confidence, examine your results, and make sure you're happy with the outcome before the results are released to students.

Creating a Course Lottery

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There are a two components that should be considered before you create a new Course Lottery record. Determining the following before creating a new Lottery record is our recommended best practice.

• Group Access: Which group(s) of students will be participating in the lottery? Students that are participating in your lottery should be part of a group(s) that can be assigned access. While multiple groups can be assigned access, it is important to note that every student within the groups that have been assigned will have access to rank lottery selections.
• Elements: Elements are the things that students will be ranking. These can be Groups, Events, Long Events, or Course Sections. For the easiest workflow, you should make sure that the elements already exist within your system before creating your lottery record. Keep in mind, events and course sections can be created in bulk via the data entry tool in the Admin Toolbar.

Creating a Course Block Lottery

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There are a two components that should be considered before you create a new Block Lottery record. Determining the following before creating a new Block Lottery record is our recommended best practice.

• Group Access: Which group(s) of students will be participating in the lottery? Students that are participating in your lottery should be part of a group(s) that can be assigned access. While multiple groups can be assigned access, it is important to note that every student within the groups that have been assigned will have access to rank their lottery selections.
• Elements: Elements are the things that students will be ranking. These can be Groups, Events, Long Events, or Course Sections. For the easiest workflow, you should make sure that the elements already exist within your system before creating your lottery record. Keep in mind, that events and course sections can be created in bulk via the data entry tool in the Admin Toolbar.
• Blocks: Leo will automatically create your Blocks for a Course Block Lottery, but you should ensure all of the beginning and end dates for the course sections match up appropriately.

Event Screen: Exams

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In this example the Event is a Final Exam and the Student is able to access the Exam from the link in the Materials tab.

Faculty: Quality Assurance (QA) for Uploaded Materials

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Path: Home > Calendar > Event >[Event Screen] > Materials Tab

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Path: Home > Courses > [Course Screen] > Events > Manage Events > [select desired Event] > Event Screen > Materials Tab