{"id":121,"date":"2015-09-01T19:40:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T23:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hbs.edu\/platform-digit\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2021-07-15T15:08:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T19:08:23","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Platform Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is HBS Digital Initiative Platform?<\/h3>\n<p>Platform is a\u00a0community writing tool fueled by Harvard Business School students and participants, built and maintained by the HBS Digital Initiative. There are multiple MBA, ExecEd, HBS Online courses and programs running on the Platform.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of Platform is to facilitate testing, learning, and innovating, and to offer multidisciplinary perspectives on technology and organizations from HBS students and participants.<\/p>\n<p>Platform is managed by the <a title=\"HBS Digital Initiative\" href=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\">HBS Digital Initiative<\/a>, whose mission is to bring together perspectives across disciplines to help people understand how technology is transforming organizations and the greater world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14861 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Page_Excerpt_Text-1024x410.png\" alt=\"Platform_Page_Excerpt_Text\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Page_Excerpt_Text-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Page_Excerpt_Text-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Page_Excerpt_Text-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Page_Excerpt_Text-600x240.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Page_Excerpt_Text.png 1348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Register as a student or a participant<\/h3>\n<p>Students and participants will receive a link to register from their program or course administrators. There is a simple registration process where you will need to set up a password, and create a display name. Display name is a way to control your privacy and can be set to either a pseudonym or your real name.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14856 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Student_Registration_Display_Name-1024x240.png\" alt=\"Platform_Student_Registration_Display_Name\" width=\"640\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Student_Registration_Display_Name-1024x240.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Student_Registration_Display_Name-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Student_Registration_Display_Name-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Student_Registration_Display_Name-600x141.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Student_Registration_Display_Name.png 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re looking for more ways for site visitors to engage, currently only registered students and participants can submit content. It is important to use an email address associated with your course or program.<\/p>\n<p>Once the account is set up you will automatically be logged in.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Change my display name<\/h3>\n<p>Once logged in, hover or click on your user name and follow the\u00a0<strong>EDIT PROFILE<\/strong> link. Display name is the first field. Make a change and scroll down to the bottom to save your changes by clicking <strong>Update.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also, here you can verify your information and add social links.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Write a post<\/h3>\n<p>Now you should be ready to post! The latest assignment can be found on the homepage or under <strong>COURSE <\/strong>menu item. To navigate to the homepage, you can <strong>click on the logo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14864 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Course_Logo-e1626376095990-1024x258.png\" alt=\"Platform_Course_Logo\" width=\"640\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Course_Logo-e1626376095990-1024x258.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Course_Logo-e1626376095990-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Course_Logo-e1626376095990-768x193.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Course_Logo-e1626376095990-600x151.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Course_Logo-e1626376095990.png 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under latest, you will find the prompt with instructions specific to your task or assignment. Please click <strong>READ THE FULL PROMPT<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Visit this assignment&#8217;s page to submit. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14865 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Visit_Assignment_Page_Link-e1625155901883-1024x235.png\" alt=\"Platform_Visit_Assignment_Page_Link\" width=\"640\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Visit_Assignment_Page_Link-e1625155901883-1024x235.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Visit_Assignment_Page_Link-e1625155901883-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Visit_Assignment_Page_Link-e1625155901883-768x177.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Visit_Assignment_Page_Link-e1625155901883-600x138.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Visit_Assignment_Page_Link-e1625155901883.png 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, click the\u00a0<strong>Submit <\/strong>button. You will be taken to WordPress editor that will have additional instructions on how to create your assignment.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14866 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Submit_Button-1024x184.png\" alt=\"Platform_Submit_Button\" width=\"640\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Submit_Button-1024x184.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Submit_Button-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Submit_Button-768x138.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Submit_Button-600x108.png 600w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Submit_Button-1100x200.png 1100w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Submit_Button.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Comment on a post<\/h3>\n<p>Navigate back to the assignment by clicking <strong>COURSE <\/strong>or the <strong>name of your assignment<\/strong> in the top left corner. In the example below, click on Assignment: Machine Learning<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14868 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Post_Header_Preview-1024x646.png\" alt=\"Platform_Post_Header_Preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Post_Header_Preview-1024x646.png 1024w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Post_Header_Preview-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Post_Header_Preview-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Post_Header_Preview-1536x969.png 1536w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Post_Header_Preview-2048x1292.png 2048w, https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Platform_Post_Header_Preview-600x378.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select a post to comment on, click on the post title, and scroll to the bottom to leave a comment. You have to be signed in to post a comment.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions or having trouble with these steps, please reach out to <strong>diplatform@hbs.edu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is HBS Digital Initiative Platform? Platform is a\u00a0community writing tool fueled by Harvard Business School students and participants, built and maintained by the HBS Digital Initiative. 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