Transcript Introduction to IT facilities in the University of Plymouth

Your Key to IT
Faculty Of Business IT
www.fobit.biz
Welcome to the Plymouth University Faculty of
Business specific IT Induction
Plymouth University| Cookworthy | Level 0 |
FOBIT Room 020
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
• Change your password
Use the portal or Ctrl+Alt+Delete
• www.plymouth.ac.uk/password
Where are the Facilities?
Babbage
1st floor
and labs
Library
24/7 365
access
Cookworthy
Refectory and
labs
Roland
Levinsky
Building
PC Finder
To find a free open access
PC go to
www.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/engb/windows/keyboard-shortcuts#keyboardshortcuts=windows-7
Printing
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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/P
ages/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
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-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.
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
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
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/H
ome.aspx#
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vplhxll4oWY
Office 365 email help
Library Subject Guides Online
http://www.plymouth.libguides.com
Roaming/Wireless Access
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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
Mobile with Plymouth
There is a free Mobile with
Plymouth app available to
download from
http://technologyenhance
dlearning.net/mobile/
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 1st Floor
[email protected] | +44 (0) 1752 588 900
• Cookworthy 228 Local IT support technicians
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 0
FOBIT room 020
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
Questions?
ANY QUESTIONS about anything
covered or any other Plymouth
University Faculty of Business IT
related item?
Good luck with your
Faculty of Business
course in Plymouth