Web-Based Registration
What You Need
1. An internet connection and browser.
2. Student Number = Your UIC UIN number.
3. The OWL Access Code distributed by your teaching assistant. If you registered for this course after 1/5/09, please stop by Chad’s office to obtain an access code. This access code is free of charge for students enrolled in CHEM 232 this semester. Do not purchase an access code online or at the bookstore.
All other requirements will be explained in your first OWL homework assignment.
Registration Steps
The following registration directions and a list of Frequently Asked Questions about OWL registration can be found at www.cengage.com/owl/partners/brookscole/help/.
Register
1. Go to www.cengage.com/owl.
2. Click your textbook category (Organic) in the red Log In or Register Here box.
3. Click the textbook
Organic
Chemistry, 5th ed.;
Brown, Foote, Iverson, Anslyn. (Note: this is not the
textbook we are using in class.)
4. Click the Institution that
you attend (UIC).
5. Click the blue arrow in the Student
Registration column.
6. Click the blue arrow in the
Section # column that matches your course and section.
7. Follow instructions to
complete the Self-Registration Form. Use your OWL access
Code that was distributed by your teaching assistant in the
Access Code space. Your Student
Number is
your UIC UIN
number.
8. The Successful Registration
page will be displayed. (Your registration information will
also be emailed to you.)
9. Click on the link at the top of the page to go to the
Login Page. Bookmark this page in your browser as your
login page for future visits.
Logging
In
1. Go to www.cengage.com/owl.
2. Click your textbook category (Organic)
in the red Log In or Register Here box.
3. Click the textbook you are using for OWL
(Organic
Chemistry, 5th ed.; Brown, Foote, Iverson,
Anslyn).
(Note: this is not the textbook we are using in class.)
4. Click the Institution that you attend
(UIC).
5. Click the blue arrow in the User Login Page column next
to the department in which your course is being taught.
Bookmark this page in your browser as your login page for
future visits.
6. Enter the Login and Password you selected during the
registration process.
7. Click Log In.
Incorrect
Registration
If you
find that you have registered for the wrong class, select
one of the following two choices.
Choice 1: If your textbook,
institution and department are correct:
1. After logging in, click
Add/Switch Course from the menu bar at the left.
2. Click Request Switch.
3. Follow the directions.
4. Click Course Menu on the menu bar, and you should see
that you have been switched to the selected class.
Choice 2: If your textbook,
institution and/or department are incorrect:
1. Contact Technical Support at
www.cengage.com/owl. Explain the mistake you've made. You
cannot reuse your Access Code to register again.
First Time
Information
1. The first time that you
successfully log into OWL you will be presented with
the Welcome to OWL
page. Carefully
read the given information, and then click
CONTINUE.
2. If desired, you can change your student number,
password, e-mail address, or phone.
3. Click Save and
Continue.
4. On the Course Menu page, check that you are registered
for the correct OWL course. If it is incorrect, see
Incorrect
Registration above.
5. Click on the underlined name link for your course.
6. If the Course Notes page is presented, read the given
information and then click View
Assignments.
You will now be on the Current Course
Assignments page.