Chapter 7. Setup and Test Run

Every course writer and instructor would like to have a complete, start-to-finish test run of every course they deliver. Unfortunately, today’s tight budgets and aggressive timelines don’t always allow for a thorough test run of every course. The development method that you have followed minimizes the chance of surprises when the course is delivered. However, you should still try to perform all or at least some of the pre-class tasks below.

Test the Room Setup

You don’t know for sure if the course software will run on the instructor and student computers until you have tested it. For example, consider teaching a web-based application. In this case, the firewall or security settings in the browser might prevent the application from functioning properly. If the software must be installed on the training room computers, you may need to deal with issues like disk space, memory, and missing .dll files.

You should also test the projector for the training room. Some...