---
title: "Creating a Test Student Account"
canonical: "https://helpcentre.macewan.ca/space/ETS/2612264985/Creating%20a%20Test%20Student%20Account"
format: markdown
---
**AUDIENCE: ****FACULTY**** | ****STAFF**
Students have a different view of the course than the faculty. This document will demonstrate how to create a **Test Student** account and use the process that students are asked to complete (e.g., submitting an assignment or writing a quiz). Creating a test student account shows you an accurate view of what the student sees in the course.
Logging in with the **Test Student** account shows the full list of courses, which will be included in all activities and calculations. PeopleSoft will not be affected.
## Setup
Turn **Edit mode** on in the top-right corner of the main course page.
Open the block drawer on the right of the page and click the **Add a block** link. On the menu that opens, select **MacEwan Test Student Block**.
The MacEwan **Test Student** block will now appear in the Block drawer (as pictured below).
Click **CREATE**.
After you click **CREATE**, the MacEwan **Test Student** block will update and display information personalized information for you. An email with the **test student** account login information will be sent to you.
## Open a new browser or incognito window
You should open a new browser window to make it easier to switch between the student and faculty view in your course. For example, you can log in with your faculty account in a **CHROME** browser and login with the **Test Student** account in a **FIREFOX** or other browser.
---
## Log in with the new Test Student ID
Navigate to [https://meskanas.macewan.ca](https://meskanas.macewan.ca/) . To login with the **Test Student** ID choose the **GUEST LOGIN** button.
Enter the **Username** and **Password** information that was sent in the email.
Click **LOG IN**.
## Change the Test Student account password (encouraged)
Open a new tab or browser window after logging into the test student account. Return to the email received after requesting the test student. Copy and paste the password change link received in the email into the new tab. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the password. Make a note of the test student account password for future use.
Click **Continue** to go to the profile page for the new student account just created.
Click **Dashboard** in the top menu of the page.
The dashboard contents will be blank because this new Test Student account has not been enrolled into any courses. Enrolling the test student account into courses is explained in the following section.
# Enrolling The Test Student Account Into a Course
To enrol your **Test Student** account to a particular course, return to the instructor role and open the course page for that course and click on **Participants** on the top menu.
On the screen that opens, click **Enrol users**.
Place your curser in the box beside the Select user row and begin typing the name of the new test student account you just created. When the full name is displayed, click on it. After clicking on the name, it should look like the image below. Ensure assigning the role of Student to the test account and then click **Enrol Selected Users and Cohorts**.
# Using the Test Student Account
Now the test student account is added to the course, and can switch back and forth between the two browsers or windows to see the course from the instructor's or student's point of view.
## Future use of the test student account
Only create the test student account *once*, and the test student account must be enrolled separately into each course.
Once you have enrolled the *Test Student* account into a course, you can login using the regular MacEwan login credentials. Open a separate browser tab or window and login to the *Test Student* account. Remember, these separate browsers or windows are necessary to keep the two logins (one with an instructor role and one with a student role) distinct from each other. This is necessary to use both logins at the same time.
> Macro (details)
>
> **Related Keywords**
>
>
>
>
>
> | Related Issues | user-account | test-account | tes-student |
> | --- | --- |