Laerdal AHA eCards User Manual
American Heart Association
My Cards™
Users’ Guide for
TCC, Instructor & Student Functionality
As of 12-15-2014
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Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... 2
MY CARDS – OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................... 3
ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE ............................................................................................................. 3
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION ................................................................................. 3
RECOMMENDED WEB BROWSERS FOR USE: ................................................................................ 3
WAYS TO ISSUE AHA ECARDS ......................................................................................................... 3
ABOUT THE TC ADMIN ROLE/MANAGING TC ADMINS .................................................................. 4
ACCESSING MY CARDS ................................................................................................................................ .... 5
ECARD INVENTORY ................................................................................................ .......................................... 6
ASSIGN ECARDS TO INSTRUCTORS ................................................................................................................... 7
ASSIGN ECARDS TO STUDENTS ........................................................................................................................ 9
POPULATING COURSE DATE ........................................................................................................................... 11
EMAIL ECARDS TO STUDENTS – MANUAL PROCESS ......................................................................................... 12
EMAIL ECARDS TO STUDENTS – UPLOAD STUDENT LIST .................................................................................. 14
RESEND ECARD EMAIL TO STUDENTS ............................................................................................................. 29
SHORTCUT TO EMAIL ECARDS TO STUDENTS PAGE ......................................................................................... 18
EDIT ECARDS – SEARCH AND EDIT ................................................................ ................................................. 20
EDIT ECARDS – VIEW & PRINT STUDENT ECARD ............................................................................................. 22
RECLAIM ECARDS FROM INSTRUCTORS .......................................................................................................... 24
ECARD STATUS PAGE .................................................................................................................................... 26
AHA MY CARDS – INSTRUCTOR ..................................................................................................... 31
ACCESSING MY CARDS ................................................................................................................................ .. 32
ECARD INVENTORY ................................................................................................ ........................................ 33
ASSIGN ECARDS TO STUDENTS ...................................................................................................................... 34
EMAIL ECARDS TO STUDENTS – MANUAL PROCESS ......................................................................................... 36
EMAIL ECARDS TO STUDENTS – UPLOAD STUDENT LIST .................................................................................. 37
RESEND ECARD EMAIL TO STUDENTS ............................................................................................................. 40
SHORTCUT TO EMAIL ECARDS TO STUDENTS PAGE ......................................................................................... 42
ECARD STATUS PAGE .................................................................................................................................... 44
AHA MY CARDS – TCC, TC ADMIN OR INSTRUCTOR................................................................... 47
ASSIGN ECARDS TO STUDENTS USING MY COURSES – VIA ROSTER MANAGER ................................................. 47
AHA MY CARDS – STUDENT ........................................................................................................... 49
CLAIMING ECARD .......................................................................................................................................... 49
VIEWING ECARD PROFILE .............................................................................................................................. 52
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My Cards – Overview
AHA My Cards provides AHA Instructor Network customers (Training Center Coordinators (TCCs) Training Center
Admins (TC Admins) and Instructors the ability to issue electronic course completion cards (eCards) to students upon
successful completion of all course components. An eCard is the electronic equivalent of a printed course completion card
and can be provided to students as an alternative to a printed card. eCards are valid course completion cards and can be
presented to employers as proof of successful completion of an AHA course. Like printed cards, eCards also expire two
years from the issue date.
About This User’s Guide
This Users’ Guide provides step-by-step instructions for using the My Cards tool to issue eCards to students.
PLEASE NOTE: All information and screenshots captured in this Users’ Guide are sample information and were used to
illustrate the functionality of the tool.
Technical Requirements Information
Recommended Web Browsers for Use:
Internet Explorer 8 or above
Mozilla Firefox
Apple Safari
Google Chrome
While the My Cards tool is supported by lower releases of Internet Explorer, there may be slight differences in look/feel
and functionality.
Additional Tech Support:
After reviewing this Users’ Guide, if you need additional technical support that is NOT provided in this Users’ Guide,
please contact:
AHA Technology Support Team
ahainstructornetwork@heart.org
1-877-242-4277, Option 2, Tech Assistance.
AHA Customer Service is 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Central, M-F
For business-related questions about My Cards, customers should contact their AHA Account Manager.
Ways to issue AHA eCards
There are three ways that AHA eCards may be issued to students, which are described in detail in this Users’ Guide.
1. Through the My Cards system, TCCs or TC Admins may issue eCards to their Instructors using the Assign
eCards to Instructors link. The Instructors may then handle distribution of eCards to students.
2. Through the My Cards system, TCCs or TC Admins may issue eCards directly to Students using the Assign
eCards to Students link.
3. Through the My Courses system, TCCs, TC Admins or Instructors may issue eCards through the Roster Manager
screen simply by checking a box next to the students’ names and clicking the Assign eCards button.
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About the TC Admin role/Managing TC Admins
The AHA has added the role of TC Admin in the AHA Instructor Network. This role, which can only be assigned by an
AHA TCC of record, was created to assist the TCC with daily training management. A TCC can assign up to three TC
Admins for the Training Center.
The TC Admin is able to perform the same functions as the TCC in the My Cards tool.
To add TC Admins, the TCC, once logged into the AHA Instructor Network, clicks the “Manage TC Administrators” link
from the My Dashboard page.
The system shows the Manage Your TC Admins page.
From this page, the TCC can add and deactivate TC Admins.
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AHA My Cards – TCC or TC Admin
Accessing My Cards
To access the My Cards tool, please follow the steps below:
1. Go to the AHA Instructor Network - www.ahainstructornetwork.org.
2. Enter your username/password and click the Submit button (the AHA Instructor Network My Dashboard will
display).
3. In the lower right side of your dashboard page, you will see the Training Central widget (shown below).
NOTE: TC Admins will NOT be able to view/access the My Training Center Agreement section of the
table below; this section is only accessible by the TCC of record.
4. Click on the My Cards tab to expand the window and access the functionality (indicated by the blue links).
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AHA My Cards – TCC or TC Admin
eCard Inventory
From the My Cards menu, the TCC or TC Admincan view the TC’s inventory of eCards by clicking the eCard Inventory
link.
Below is the eCard Inventory page. This page displays the available quantity of eCards by Product Number and Course
for the TCC or TC Admin to assign to Instructors and/or students.
Note: There is no functionality on the inventory view.
To return to the AHA Instructor Network My Dashboard page from your eCard Inventory, click the Return To My
Dashboard button at the bottom of this page.
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AHA My Cards – TCC or TC Admin
Assign eCards to Instructors
The Assign eCards to Instructors functionality allows a TCC or TC Admin to assign eCards by course to Instructors.
Instructors can then use the eCards assigned to them for distribution to their students who have successfully completed a
course.
To assign eCards to Instructors for distribution to students, click the Assign eCards to Instructors link.
The system displays the Assign eCards to Instructors screen (shown below):
The TCC or TC Admin will then enter the following information:
1. Select a Course from the Courses dropdown menu
a. The Quantity Available field populates when the Course is selected, based on the eCard Inventory
available to the TCC
2. Enter Requested Quantity
3. Select Instructor from the dropdown list of Instructors
a. List of Instructors are for that Training Center ONLY
4. Click the Submit button
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Click the CANCEL
dashboard
After the TCC or TC Admin has submitted the request, the system will display the request confirmation (see below). To
confirm the assignment and proceed, the TCC or TC Admin clicks the Submit button. To edit the assignment, the TCC or
TC Admin can click the Edit button.
button to return to the
Instructor Network
After the TCC or TC Admin submits the assignment to the Instructor, the system stores and processes the assignment
and displays it on the BOTTOM HALF of the eCard Status page (see below).
NOTE: The top half of the eCard Status screen shows the eCards you have requested from your Distributor.
NOTE: Initially, the TCC will see a “Status of Assignment” of “processing.” Once the assignment has been
processed, this status will display as “approved.”
To exit the eCard Status screen, click the button below either section of this page.
NOTE: For more information about functionality available on the eCards Status page, please see the section of
this Users’ Guide titled, “AHA My Cards – TCC or TC Admin, eCard Status Page”
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AHA My Cards – TCC or TC Admin
Assign eCards to Students
The Assign eCards to Students functionality allows the TCC or TC Admin to email eCards directly to students after
assigning eCards based on the Course and Instructor. To assign eCards to students, click the Assign eCards to Students
link.
The system displays the Assign eCards to Students screen shown below:
To assign eCards to students, follow the steps below:
1. Select the Course
a. The Quantity Available field is populated when the Course is selected.
2. Select the Instructor that conducted the class from the dropdown
3. Enter Requested Quantity
4. Click the Submit button
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Click the Edit button to
page
Click the CANCEL button
Network dashboard
When the TCC or TC Admin clicks Submit, the system will display the request confirmation below:
return to the Assign
eCards to Students
to return to the Instructor
When confirmed, TCC clicks the Submit button. On the next screen, TCs or TC Admins will enter the student information
and click the Submit button, which will send AHA eCards to students. To prevent users from emailing eCards to students
prematurely, the pop-up window below will appear before users are able to reach the Email eCards to Students page.
Click OK to continue, or Cancel if you are not ready to issue eCards to students.
The system processes the request and displays the Email eCards to Students page below:
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Populating Course Date
To populate the Course Date, either click in the top Course Date field to populate the same course date for all students or
click in the Course Date field next to the individual student information. Either action will bring up a calendar from which
you can click the date to select the course date.
Note: The course date selected must be the date of the day on which you are entering information or for a previous date.
If a date in the future is selected, when the Submit button is clicked, the following error will be shown:
To clear the course date field for any or all entries, click the Course Date field to pull up the calendar feature, and then
click the word “Clear.”
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AHA My Cards – TCC or TC Admin
Email eCards to Students – Manual Process
To email eCards to students, the TCC or TC Admin can either enter student information manually OR the TCC or TC
Admin can upload a file containing the necessary data. To manually enter, the TCC or TC Admin will type in the following
student information:
1. First Name
2. Last Name
3. Email address
4. Phone # (optional)
5. For Heartsaver courses, the TCC or TC Admin will also have to check a checkbox next to the optional modules
that the student completed.
Once complete, the TCC or TC Admin clicks the Submit button. The system processes and returns the users to the Email
eCards to Students page, as shown below.
To return to emailing eCards to students from that Course/Instructor assignment, click the “Email eCards button” next to
the assignment.
Again, before the user is able to reach the Email eCards to Students page, a warning message will be displayed to alert
the user that an AHA eCard will be issued upon clicking the Submit button. Click OK to continue, or Cancel if you are not
ready to issue eCards.
Once the TC or TC Admin clicks OK, the user will see that the student information (First Name/Last Name/Email/Phone (if
entered)) entered previously will be populated in the information fields. The populated fields will be grayed out and will not
be editable, indicating that the eCard(s) have been emailed to the student(s), as shown below.
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AHA My Cards – TCC or TC Admin
Email eCards to Students – Upload Student List
To upload a file containing the student information, the TCC or TC Admin will first need to have the following information
in an .xls or .csv file, saved to their computer:
1. First Name
2. Last Name
3. Email address
4. Phone # (optional)
NOTE: Sample templates for the Student List upload will be available in .xls and .csv formats on the AHA
Instructor Network at the launch of the My Cards tool.
NOTE: The student information file must have a header row (see template).
From the Email eCards screen, click the “Upload Student List” button below the eCard fields. You will be prompted to
browse for the file on your computer as shown below by clicking the “Browse…” button. Once you have selected the file to
upload, click the “Upload” button.
NOTE: The number of eCards in the assignment should be equal to the number of lines of student information
contained within the .xls or .csv file. You will receive an error message if the number of lines of student
information is greater than the number of eCards available in the assignment. If the number of lines of student
information is fewer than the number of eCards available, you will be able to proceed with the upload, but will
have to manually populate the remaining eCard fields.
NOTE: Again, before the user is able to reach the Email eCards to Students page, a warning message will be
displayed to alert the user that an AHA eCard will be issued upon clicking the Submit button. Click OK to
continue, or Cancel if you are not ready to issue eCards.
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Once the TCC clicks upload, the blank fields will be populated with the student information in the uploaded .xls or .csv file,
as shown below:
Click the “Submit” button to complete emailing the eCards to students. Once the emails have been processed, you will be
returned to the Email eCards to Students page, as shown below:
Click the “Email eCards” button next to your assignment of eCards to students to see that the eCards were successfully
emailed (student information fields will be populated and grayed out), as shown below:
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