On-boarding, JTA, and Blueprint Set-up Information for Organizations

Please provide Certiverse with the following information in order to onboard your organization or set-up a new Job Task Analysis (JTA) or Blueprint.

Admin Sign Up/Log In:

1. There are four ways to sign up with Certiverse

• Sign up with your GitHub account
• Sign up with your Google account
• Sign up with your LinkedIn account
• Create your own Certiverse account 
  • You will be required to provide your email, first and last name, and a password.
  • Passwords must contain at least 8 characters in length, and 3 of the following: lowercase letters (a-z), uppercase letter (A-Z), number (0-9), and special characters (i.e. %$@#!).
    
    

• A verification email will be sent to your email address. Select the “VERIFY NOW” link in the email.
• That email link will take you to a Certiverse login screen, where you will input your email and password. 

• The following Two-Factor Authentication steps are optional:
  
  • In advance or once you have created your Certiverse account, download a software-based authenticator to a secondary electronic device (usually your cell phone or tablet. 
  • After logging in, navigate to your profile's avatar in the top right corner of the screen.
  • Locate Account Settings under the avatar, and enable the two-factor authentication toggle.
  • Keep in mind, the next time you log-in two-factor authentication will be required, and will require that you setup your two-factor authentication using an authentication app on your phone. Frequently used options for authentication include Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator.
  • After enabling the two-factor authentication toggle then logging in again, you will be greeted by a QR code will appearing on your screen, along with a field for a passcode. Open the software-based authenticator you downloaded to your secondary electronic device in Step 1 (e.g., your cell phone or tablet). Locate the authenticator's "+ add account" feature. Scan the QR code from Certiverse with your authenticator.

Blueprint

For any blueprint projects you would like set-up in Certiverse, please provide Certiverse with the following information (note that this information can be changed if needed): 

Blueprint Configurations:

1. 1. Blueprint name (can be from JTA)
   2. Job or role title (can be from JTA; shown in instructions, etc.)
   3. Job or role description (can be from JTA; shown for reference, etc.)
   4. Assessment level (can be from JTA; shown for reference): Choose from the following
      • None (default)
      • Entry
      • Intermediate
      • Advanced
   5. Email digest frequency (email that summarizes item writing and review progress by SMEs): Choose from the following
      • Weekly (default)
      • Daily
      • Never

Item Configurations:

• Item Type Configurations
  • • Multiple Choice - Single Correct Response - Three Options
      • a question
      • one correct answer
      • two incorrect answers
    • Multiple Choice - Single Correct Response - Four Options
      • a question
      • one correct answer (or two correct answers if multiple correct response item type indicated)
      • three incorrect answers
    • Multiple Choice - Single Correct Response - Five Options
      • a question
      • one correct answer
      • four incorrect answers
    • Multiple Correct Responses - Dichotomous Scoring - Five Options, Two
      • a question
      • two correct answers
      • three incorrect answers
• Item authoring compensation model (will show in Certiverse for SME authors): Choose from the following
  • • None (default)
    • Item Creation - Badge
    • Item Creation - Fixed Fee: a Certiverse report would be run for SME authoring (the number of times an author wrote a published item) - and payment would be based on this report (either by org or Certiverse, depending on service level).
    • Item Use - Revenue Share: a report would be run for item delivery by SME (the number of times an author’s item was delivered on the exam) - and payment would be based on this report. However, it is important to note that for this model, the exam would have to be delivered through Certiverse - to keep track of the number of times an item was delivered.
• Define a prefix for the item IDs to uniquely identify items (usually several characters long)

1. 1. 1. Characters usually related to blueprint name (IDs will be specified by blueprint)
      2. Default will be abbreviation for organization name (IDs will not be specified by blueprint)

• Draft item age limit in hours (draft items rejected after this many hours)
• Number of reviews per item written (number of reviews a SME can do per each item written)
• Number of reviews required (number of reviews required to be passed for an item to be accepted): Default = 2
• Review limit to reject (item is rejected after this many reviews)
• Allow SME to Review Items Without Writing Items. Choose from the following:

1. 1. No (default)
   2. Yes

• Allow SME to review items they previously reviewed (unless they previously passed). Choose from the following:

1. 1. No (default)
   2. Yes

1. Allow Negatively Phrased Stems. Choose from the following:
   
   1. No (default)
   2. Yes
2. Allow Response Options: "All Of the Above" and "None of the Above". Choose from the following:
   1. No (default)
   2. Yes
3. Allow Item Writers to add an Exhibit. Choose from the following:
   1. No (default)
   2. Yes

Translations:

1. 1. Source language: Choose from the following
      • English (default)
      • German
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Japanese
      • Simplified Chinese
      • Traditional Chinese