This article outlines the Automated Lab Review (ALR) feature for project-based labs, which provides real-time and actionable feedback for your work in a lab project's workspace.
Note:
- Automated Lab Review is only available for project-based labs, and not in-course labs.
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Labs are only available to Udemy Business Pro users.
- Learn more about labs and workspaces.
Locating lab projects that feature an Automated Lab Review
You can locate lab projects that feature an automated lab review by following the steps below:
1. From the home page of your Udemy Business account, move your cursor to the Explore menu at the top-left hand of the page and then select Labs.
2. Enable the Automated lab reviews filter to ensure your search results include project-based labs with the feature.
How to start a lab project with an Automated Lab Review
Note: Automated Lab Review is only available in the Guided Challenge mode.
Step 1: To start the lab in Guided Challenge Mode, select Guided challenge, then click Start lab.
Step 2: From the project assignment page, launch the Workspace by clicking Launch workspace. The workspace is where you’ll complete each task. Learn more about workspaces.
View the tasks for the lab project by clicking See your tasks.
From the Tasks view, you will see a list of tasks required to complete the lab, instructions for the task, resources to complete the task, and the Start review button.
Follow the instructions to complete each task, in order, in the provided workspace. When you're ready to check your work, click Start review for real-time feedback about your task solution.
Successful completion of tasks in this lab
The lab will review your work and display your results. If you have successfully completed the task, the Mark task as complete button will be enabled. You can click Mark task as complete and continue to the next task.
Task errors
If there are errors in your solution, the review section will provide feedback and guidance on how to approach the task again more accurately. You can also click on the Example approach for additional guidance.
When you are ready for another review, click New review. Once the Mark task as complete button is no longer grayed out and enabled, click on it to proceed to the next task in the lab.
Project-based labs with enhanced manager feedback.
Some project-based labs with Automated Lab Review will include additional feedback within the Your Manager section, which will adapt with each attempted solution. The review feedback is dependent on the code you input to the workspace. This dynamic feedback is meant to provide helpful hints and steps to help you complete your tasks and accelerate your progress.
Please use the thumbs up or thumbs down icons to indicate whether the feedback you received was helpful. You can submit a response each time you request a review and review new feedback.
Note: you will see this additional feedback when there are still checks to complete per the task. If you have correctly completed all checks, you will not receive additional feedback and will be permitted to mark the task as complete to proceed.
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