Coursera Guide (New Users)
Join the Program
Click the Program URL (shared in the earlier email announcement).
Coursera Program URL for NUS Staff | Students
- Click on respective Program URL. You will be brought to the program welcome page. Click Join.
- Click Log in with National University of Singapore.
- You will be brought to the NUS Sign In page, if you are not signed in on the browser.
Create your account
You will be redirected to a Welcome to Coursera page where you will have 2 options for account setup.
A) If you don’t have an existing Coursera account, select I’m a new Coursera user
B) If you do have an existing Coursera account (either with the same email id to which you have been invited or a different personal email id. Click the 2nd option I’m an existing Coursera user to keep your accomplishments all in one place. On the next page you’ll enter your Coursera password to join the program.
Enroll in a course
Choose your course
After you create a new Coursera account, you’ll be taken to the program home page.
Click on the Catalog tab to browse the courses curated for your program. Once you have a chosen a course that interests you, click on the course tile to access the course details.
You can earn a certificate and will not have to pay for courses under the Coursera Partner Consortium program.
There will be a statement below the Enroll button which reads: Sponsored by National University of Singapore.
Courses not covered will be subjected to a 7-days trial, and require payment to earn a certificate..
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Start your course
Go to your course
After you enroll in a course, it will show under the My Courses tab on your program home page.
Click on Resume or Preview on the right to enter the course.
You can also get to your course under the Catalog tab on your program page.
Navigate to the class tile, click into it, and then click on Go to Course.
Access course materials
When you enroll in a course, you will be taken to the Course Page. The course will be broken down by weeks in the left navigation bar, and links to assignments, videos, and readings will appear in the right fields.
Click on Start to access the first module in the course.
Click on Resume if you are returning to a course to start where you last left off.
View your course progress
Every course page has a timeline to help you easily see how you are progressing through a course. You can see what you have completed, and what you need to do next.
The Resume button takes you back to where you last left off—even if it was in the middle of a watching a video.
Reset Deadlines
Start dates are suggested to keep you on track—you can reset them if things get busy.
You can do so, by clicking on the Reset Deadlines option either on the course card or inside the course.
Unenroll from a course: This option is available to you only for the first 14 days of enrolling into the course. You will not be able to unenroll after 14 days have passed.
Keep track of your grades and completed assignments
On the Grades tab, you can:
✓ View all the quizzes and assignments in the course.
✓ See which assignments are due or overdue
✓ See all your graded quizzes and completed assignments.
✓ Retake quizzes and assignments from this page if you need to improve a score or if you did not pass the first time.
Discussion forums for your course
You’ll have the opportunity to exchange feedback on assignments and discuss ideas in your course discussion forums as you work together to master new concepts and best practices.
Discussion forums are accessed through the left-hand menu on your course page. These are available for most courses.
Connect beyond your course in the Coursera Community
Visit www.coursera.community while logged in to your Coursera account.
Click on Login at top right to get started.
In the Community, you can:
✓ Dive deeper into topics of interest
✓ Ask and answer questions
✓ Meet other people using Coursera to improve personally and professionally
✓ Get and share study tips
✓ Attend online events
Finding video segments with Coursera’s interactive & searchable transcript
The full transcript of each video can be clicked and jump to the corresponding point in the video.
Search the transcript if you’re looking for a particular lesson concept.
Graded quizzes ensure you understand concepts
Quizzes include multiple question types from the instructor to test learners through the course.
You can retake quizzes and assignments if you need to improve a score or if you did not pass the first time.
Future login
You can use the program link provided earlier. You can also login via the main Coursera.org page.
Click the Program URL (shared in the email announcement).
- Go to https://coursera.org
- Click Log In
- Click on Login with your organization
- Type in nus.edu.sg
- You will be brought to the NUS Sign In page, if you have not sign in on the browser.