Your Key to IT

1. 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

2. 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

3. Getting Started • Disability Assist Services • das@plymouth.ac.uk • +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

4. Where are the Facilities? Babbage 1stfloor and labs Library 24/7 365 access Cookworthy Refectory and labs Roland Levinsky Building

5. PC Finder To find a free open access PC go to www.pcfinder.plymouth.ac.uk

6. 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’)

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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 OftenandKEEP OLD VERSIONS

12. 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

13. Pebblepad e-portfolio Login: http://e-portfolio.plymouth.ac.uk/ Overview: http://technologyenhancedlearning.net/resources/eportfolio.pdf Help: 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.

14. 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

15. Timetables MyTimetable is a service for delivering your timetable to you, via your web browser, calendar application, mobile device or even on paper. Timetable online help

16. Timetables

17. 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,

18. Module folders

19. 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

20. Library Subject Guides Online http://www.plymouth.libguides.com

21. Roaming/Wireless Access • 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

22. Mobile with Plymouth There is a free Mobile with Plymouth app available to download from http://technologyenhancedlearning.net/mobile/

23. Getting Help • 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 1stFloor openaccess@plymouth.ac.uk | +44 (0) 1752 588 900 • Cookworthy228 Local IT support technicians

24. AV Loan Equipment 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

25. 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

26. Questions? ANY QUESTIONS about anything covered or any other Plymouth University Faculty of Business IT related item?

27. Good luck with your Faculty of Business course in Plymouth