This online course has been constructed in a way that allows you to work through activities at your own pace, while also having the benefit of interacting with peers and mentors from all around Southern Africa.We have put all the learning resources that you will need onto this CD, so that you only need to access e-mail to derive full benefit from the online course environment. To help you with using the CD, we have adopted some conventions that should make your learning journey a bit easier to navigate.

Every page has a menu at the top. This menu has various options:

	Click on the HOME button to go to the main CD page. If you are not sure where to go, this page is the best point from which to access all of the resources on this CD.
	Click on the COURSE button to open a map for the course. Using this map, you can easily click through to any activity or supporting resources for specific activities.
	Click on the RESOURCES button to go to the contents page for all of the additional resources we have put on this CD. This provides access to an extensive library of resources available to you. We hope this will remain useful long after you have completed the course. There are also links to some web sites available on the Internet, but not on this CD.
	Click on the SEARCH button to open a search facility that you can use to find resources on specific topics. Simply type a word or phrase in the box, and the search facility will find all related pages.
	Click on the MENTOR button to send an e-mail to your mentor.
	Click on the GROUP button to send an e-mail to the group.

In addition, every page of the course will have a BACK and (in some cases) a FORWARD button. The BACK will return you to the previous page you were viewing, while the FORWARD button will move you through a pre-defined learning pathway.

Some of the resources on this CD have been stored in a file format known as PDF. This allows you to print documents out easily (or read them on the screen). Click here for Help with using PDF. All resources stored in this format carry the sign (PDF) to signify that they are PDF files.

We have also added some files on aspects of computer use. Not all are directly associated with this course, but we thought you might find them useful nonetheless. Click here to browse through some additional help files on computer use.