ClassQue^™ Setup for UTSA under VDI

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Please start by reading about ClassQue.

This document assumes that both teachers and students will be using the CS Windows 7 VDI image in one of our three computer classrooms.

The ClassQue administrator will set up the ClassQue server and student configuration files and provide you with the following information:

• The teacher port number
• The teacher password

If you are going to use student pictures you will also need pictures of the students. These can be obtained from ASAP as described below.

Setting up the teacher program under VDI

1. Start by downloading and running this script.
   It will create an icon on your desktop that looks like this:
   
   This is a shortcut to a script that will update the classque programs on your VDI machine.
2. Double click on this icon. It will download the latest version of the classque program.
   There should be a file called classqueteacher.jar in V:\classque\teacher\jars-beta.
   It will also create the following:
   • V:\startup.bat
   • V:\classque\startup\startup-teacher.bat
   • V:\classque\teacher\cq48-U.ico
   • V:\classque\teacher\Update ClassQue Teacher.lnk
   • V:\classque\teacher\update-teacher.bat
3. For each section using ClassQue, create a subdirectory of teacher for that course.
   The name of the subdirectory should start with cs, so for example, you might use cs1173-4 for section 4 of cs 1173.
   All shortcuts in V:\classque\teacher and in subdirectories that begin with cs will be copied to the desktop when you start your session.
   This directory should contain the following files:
   • cqteacherconfig.txt
   • a seatingconfig file: cqseatingconfigNPB1-202r.txt
   • a pictures directory (optional)
   • a shortcut to the classqueteacher.jar file. This shortcut should start in this directory.
   • a queries directory, if queries will be stored here.

The cqteacherconfig.txt file:
A sample file looks like this:

server classque.cs.utsa.edu
port xxxxxx
course coursename
password xxxxxx
seatconfig cqseatingconfigB.txt
stattoolbar
statsize 600 600
seatsize 30 20
anonymousresponse

A sample file can be found here.
Modify the port, course and password lines.

Port numbers can usually be derived from the course and section numbers. For the teacher port used above, do the following:

• Drop the last digit from the course number (e.g. 1173 → 117)
• Multiply by 10 and add 10000 (e.g. 117 → 1170 → 11170)
• Add 4 times the section number (e.g for 1173-3, add 12 to give 11182)
• Subtract 3 to get the teacher port number (e.g. 1173-3 → 11179)
• The student port number is one less than the teacher port number.

The following table gives the student and teacher port number for some common courses may use ClassQue.
In the cqteacherconfig file, use the teacher port from this table.

Port Numbers for Common Courses

The students.txt file:
This semester, the students.txt file is being handled by the department.
Teachers do not have to worry about this file.

The pictures directory:
Pictures should be in JPG format and have a name in the form Last_First.JPG. Note that this is case sensitive.
Pictures are optional, but they can be gotten from the ASAP Class Photo List as follows:

1. Obtain a copy of the classlistparser jar file, the same one as above.
2. Make a clean directory, the photos directory, for storing the class photo info.
3. Log into ASAP from Chrome, and go to the Class Photo List.
4. Right click and choose save as.
5. Choose Save as type: Webpage, Complete.
6. Save in the photos directory you created.
7. This will create a file xxx.htm and a directory xxx_files.
8. Run classlistparser. From the Actions menu item, choose Class Photos.
9. It will prompt for a directory. Choose the photos directory.
10. The program will create a directory called outdir under the photos directory containing the pictures.
11. It will also create a file called names.txt containing the course name and a student list.

Setting up the student program

For the current method of starting the student program, click here

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