your key to it faculty of business it plymouth university| cookworthy | level 0 | fobit room 020...
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Your Key to IT
Faculty Of Business ITwww.fobit.biz
Plymouth University| Cookworthy | Level 0 |FOBIT Room 020
Welcome to the Plymouth University Faculty of Business specific IT Induction
What this session will cover• Getting Started
• The Rules
• Where are the facilities
• What is available
• Launching Applications
• Printing
• File Management
• Tulip - The Student Portal demonstration
• Student email
• Timetables
• Roaming Network / Wireless access
• AV Loan equipment from FOBIT
• Getting IT Help
Getting Started• Disability Assist Services
[email protected] +44 (0) 1752 587676
• Username and password
Logging in and OUT
• Change your passwordUse the portal or Ctrl+Alt+Delete
• www.plymouth.ac.uk/password
Where are the Facilities?
Babbage1st floor and labs
CookworthyRefectory and
labs
Roland Levinsky Building
Library24/7 365
access
PC Finder
To find a free open access PC go towww.pcfinder.plymouth.ac.uk
What is available
• Open Access facilities PCs, Scanners, Printers (b/w and colour)
• Desktop Software Microsoft Office 2010, Antivirus Software Kaspersky
• Specialist Software SimVenture (Business Simulation), SPSS (Statistics),
Qualtrics (Online Surveys)
• Software for use on your own PC SPSS etc (Search ILSSelfhelp for ‘Software’)
Launching Applications
• Start ►• All Programs ►• University Software ►• Software A to Z ► Specialist software - we have 300+
specialist apps across the fleet. Your lecturers will guide you to any you
will need.
Microsoft Office 2010 Help
• There are links to Office 2010 Tutorials from the Downloads and Links section on the Faculty Of Business IT Website: www.fobit.biz
• Windows 7 shortcuts: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/keyboard-shortcuts#keyboard-shortcuts=windows-7
Printing
• Uses ID Card• Charge printer card online• Money Loader available at student reception on Level
3 Cookworthy • Copier / Printer• 5p per page • Details next to each printer• “Follow Me” Printing• Student printers/copiers are available in Cookworthy
refectory/Babbage open access Level 1 and the Library• Further details:
https://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/printandmedia/Pages/default.aspx
File Management
Drive letters and what they do:
• C: for Operating System
• D: CD/DVD Writer
• E: for memory stick
• U: your personal file space
File Management
• Use Folders to organise your work
• Archive old files to free up space (copy to CD and then delete)
• Remember : empty the bin
SAVE OFTEN AND KEEP OLD VERSIONS
File Storage
Space Available on the system
• U: drive space: 50 MB
• PebblePad Space: No restriction
• MySite Space: 100 MB
• E-mail Space: 25 Gb
Pebblepad e-portfolioLogin: http://e-portfolio.plymouth.ac.uk/Overview: http://technologyenhancedlearning.net/resources/eportfolio.pdfHelp: http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/pp3help/
As your e-portfolio grows you can begin to showcase your achievements and skills by building a webfolio (a portfolio shown as a web site) or CV that you can let others see when you want to do.
The Student Portal
• To Access your student portal area, use the icon on the desktop
• An official communication route• Single Point of Access to many sources of information:
E-mail, Personal files, Module Folders Electronic Information Sources (Journals etc)
• Can be accessed via web browser:http://student.plymouth.ac.uk
Timetables
Timetable online help
MyTimetable is a service for delivering your timetable to you, via your web browser, calendar application, mobile device or even on paper.
Timetables
Module Folders• All your modules can be found behind the
Programme Link on the front page of the Portal
• You can add links to modules on your MySite
• Some module folders may be empty
• Contents may include: Announcements, Lecture notes, Documents, Reading lists, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint slides, Video clips, Links to the Web, Contacts,
Calendars, RSS Feeds, Blogs, Wikis, Discussions,
Module folders
Office 365 email
• https://student.plymouth.ac.uk/ithelp/office365/default.aspx/ithelp/students/upcloud/SitePages/Home.aspx#
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vplhxll4oWY
Office 365 email help
Library Subject Guides Online
http://www.plymouth.libguides.com
• Eduroam is available in most areas of the campus, connection instructions are on the FOBIT Hub
• Wifi works laptops, tablets and most modern mobile phones etc• Further details: http
://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/itservices/eduroam/Pages/Eduroam-wi-fi-.aspx• For Windows 8 machines please see here
http://www.pbs.plymouth.ac.uk/ithub/WiFi_Internet_Access_for_Windows_8.pdf
Roaming/Wireless Access
Mobile with Plymouth
There is a free Mobile with Plymouth app available to download from http://technologyenhancedlearning.net/mobile/
• www.fobit.biz On-line self help materials http://ilsselfhelp.plymouth.ac.uk/novo
• Online courseware https://student.plymouth.ac.uk/ithelp/tulip/default.aspx
• Babbage 1st [email protected] | +44 (0) 1752 588 900
• Cookworthy 228 Local IT support technicians
Getting Help
Video cameras, audio recorders, web cams, headsets with microphones and cameras can
be borrowed from FOBIT for coursework if approved by your tutor.
Cookworthy Level 0FOBIT room 020
AV Loan Equipment
What this session covered
• Getting Started
• The Rules
• Where are the facilities
• What is available
• Launching Applications
• Printing
• File Management
• Tulip - The Student Portal demonstration
• Student email
• Timetables
• Roaming Network / Wireless access
• AV Loan equipment from FOBIT
• Getting IT Help
ANY QUESTIONS about anything covered or any other Plymouth University Faculty of Business IT
related item?
Questions?
Good luck with your Faculty of Business course in Plymouth