First Time Logging In

If this is your first time using the Course Outline Portal, welcome! Please follow these steps to get yourself logged in and accessing the system.

Go to https://mcmaster.simplesyllabus.com/en-US/ This will take you to the Course Outline Portal’s landing page, the Course Outline Library, which should look like this:

The New View of the Course Outline Library.

Navigate to the top right corner of the screen and look for a circle with the silhouette of a person. Click on that.

In the top right corner, there is a circle with the silhouette of a person. Below that, you have buttons for "My Profile" and "Login."

Now click on “Login.” You will be prompted to enter your institutional credentials (your Mac ID and password). Do that, and the system will automatically take you to your Dashboard.

The dashboard. There are four columns, divided into "Not Ready," "To Do," Awaiting Approval," and "Completed," as well as a variety of filtering options.

Depending on whether you are a student or instructor, your dashboard may look slightly different. But you are now logged in and ready to get to work! Refer to the guides for students, instructors, and approvers (depending on your role) at courseoutlinehelp.mcmaster.ca for more information about how to build or read your outlines!

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