APRIN e-Learning Program (CITI Japan)

User’s Manual

Version 3.1

Edition 1.3

April, 2018

Association for the Promotion of Research Integrity (APRIN)

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Contents
1Introduction·························································································· 3
1.1 Logging In ................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 Things to Check at the First Login ............................................................................. 4
1.3 Configuration of Main Menu ...................................................................................... 6
1.4 Configuration of the Contents List Screen ................................................................. 71.5 Logging Out............................................................................................................... 82Taking a Course ······················································································ 92.1 Taking a Module ........................................................................................................ 92.2 Checking the Result (Pass/Fail) .............................................................................. 112.3 Checking the Result (Score) ................................................................................... 122.4 Completing a Course/Having a Certificate Issued ................................................... 1321 Introduction
1.1 Logging InOpen the login screen of the APRIN e-Learning Program (CITI Japan), and enter your username(ID) and password.

URL: https://edu.aprin.or.jp/3

1.2 Things to Check at the First LoginSet a new password when prompted to change the password after your first login.

When the message “Password has been changed” is displayed, press the [Continue] button.

Check the precautions described in the “CHECK!” section, and confirm that your first name,surname and email address are correct (change them if necessary). Set [Letter Size] here ifnecessary.
At the first login, confirm that the registered email address is correct.
· Make sure to register using an email address currently available.
· A dummy email address may already be entered by default.
Change the dummy address to the one that is currently available.
· An error occurs if the email address you set is already registered on the system.

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(Course Selection)

その他 (Other)
学部学生 (Undergraduate Student)
大学院生 (Graduate Student)
教員・研究者 (Teacher / Researcher)(User Attribution)

事務職員 (Clerical Staff)(Grade Disclosure)
開示する (Disclose)
開示しない (Not Disclose)· If no course is selected in [Course Selection], select the one specified by the grade
administrator of your organization.
· Set [User Attribution] and [Grade Disclosure] using their respective drop-down menus.
Grade Disclosure· Specify whether to have your grades disclosed.
· To complete the research-ethical education required to be taken after the JST
adoption, select [Disclose], attend the JST course using the APRIN e-Learning
Program (CITI Japan), and then notify JST of the certificate number issued.
(This procedure is required only if you are attending a course using your organization account or
personal account. If you are taking a course with the JST registration, the process of result
disclosure and certificate number notification is not necessary.)· The following information stated in the certificate will be disclosed: issue date,organization, last name/first name, grade managing division, attended course, completiondate, expiration date, certificate number, attended modules, attendance date.

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1.3 Configuration of Main Menu
The main menu is the home screen of the APRIN e-Learning Program (CITI Japan).

(7)
(1)

(3)

(8)

(4)
(5)

(2)

(6)

(1) COURSE OF
PARTICIPANTS(2) COMMON COURSES(3) ANNOUNCEMENTS
FROM APRIN(4) Check mycertificate(5) INTEGRATEDMAIL(6) CONTENTS LIST
(7) Photo(8) Completion status

Lists course modules currently being taken.
This section would remain blank if you are not taking anycourses.
Lists common course modules set in advance. Common
courses are not mandatory if not otherwise specified.
Shows announcements from the website.
Allows certificates acquired in the past to be viewed.
Contains the contact information of your grade managing
division.
Contains links to the course materials. Access these links totake optional modules.
Displays the photo of the user.
Indicates whether the module has been completed.
Completed modules are checked.

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1.4 Configuration of the Contents List Screen
This section describes the configuration of the contents list screen.

(Announcement)(2)

Announcement

(1)

(3)

(1) Course and Completion
Report(2) Announcement(3) Module list

Lists courses that were taken and certificates.
Used to view announcements for participants registeredin the grade managing division.
Displays subsections of the list of course materials.
You can take any module by clicking the name of amodule.
(* A certificate will not be issued.)
Click an item marked with [TEXT] to directly access thetext page of the module.

71.5 Logging Out
Log out from the APRIN e-Learning Program (CITI Japan) once you finish using it.
1.

Expand the menu on the title bar and click[Log out].
This will log you out.

Reference:
Select [Profile] to open the profile screen,
and then select [Edit profile] to edit thesetting for “1.2 Things to Check at theFirst Login”.
For example, you can change thefollowing settings:· Full name, email address· Course switching
From the [Preferences] screen, thefollowing operations can be performed:· Editing the profile (* same as the above)· Changing the password· Changing the priority language(Japanese or English)

82Taking a Course

2.1 Taking a Module
Log in to the system and display the main menu.
1.

After logging in, click a module you wantto take from the “COURSE OF
PARTICIPANTS” section of the mainmenu.
This will display the starting screen of aquiz for the module you have chosen.

2.

Click a course material link.
The start page of the text will bedisplayed.

3.

Select a language of the text.
The text pages are displayed in thelanguage selected.

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Read through the page and click [Nextpage] to go to the next page.
On the last page, click [Go to (Modulename)].
The page in step 2 will be displayed
again.

5.

Click the [Attempt quiz now] button.
The quiz starts.

6.

Answer all the questions, and click the[Submit all and finish] button to end thequiz and display the review page.
Click [Finish review] at the bottom rightcorner of the screen to exit the review
page.

7.

To go back to the main menu, click [Mainmenu] on the navigation bar or [Take thenext module(back to main menu)]
located under the [Re-attempt quiz]
button.
From the main menu, click the nextmodule.

102.2 Checking the Result (Pass/Fail)Log in to the system.
1.

From the main menu screen,
confirm the check boxes of themodules you took.
✔: Pass□: Not taken or fail11

2.3 Checking the Result (Score)Log in to the system.
1.

From the main menu screen, click the link
under the “CONTENTS LIST” section.

2.

Click [Course administration] on theleft pane, and select [Grades].

3.

Scores of all modules can be checked.

122.4 Completing a Course/Having a Certificate Issued
Log in to the system.
You need to pass all the modules for the course to complete the course and have the certificateissued.
* The certificate is issued if the conditions set for the course such as the attendance period aresatisfied.
1.

From the main menu, make sure that you
have passed all the modules for thecourse.
You need a minimum score of 80% forall modules to pass the course.
Note that the course is not complete at
this point.

2.

To complete a course:
The course name can now be clicked.
Click the course name. The system
calculates and determines whether you
have satisfied the conditions set for thecourse for completion.
* Make sure to click the course nameas doing so is required to complete thecourse.

3.

To have a certificate issued:
When completion is determined after
clicking the link in step 2, the certificate
issuance screen is displayed.
Click the [Get Certificate] button.
If the screen shown on the left(below) isdisplayed, this indicates that theconditions set for the course such as theattendance period are not satisfied andthe certificate cannot be issued. Pleasetake the modules again and update themodule completion date.
If this screen is displayed even if you havetaken all the required modules for thecourse again and have passed, contact theadministrator via [Contact to Manager]((5) of “1.3 Configuration of Main Menu”)
and have the conditions for the course
checked.
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The certificate will be displayed on adifferent screen.
The certificate can be downloaded as aPDF file.

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