The University's online environment
To assist you using student-centred learning to develop the desired Graduate Qualities in your program, UniSA provides you with flexible online environments. These online environments allow you to access services and learning 7 days a week and 24 hours a day. You can access the University’s online environments wherever you can access the Internet. If you do not have access to the Internet at home, other options include University computing pools and public libraries. Some sites in the University’s online environment are password protected.
As an online university, the official means of communication at UniSA is email, but lecturers also often communicate with their students in online ways (eg websites, discussion groups) that are linked to course homepages. You will use a number of interactive technological tools via the Internet which enable you to enhance your learning effectiveness, submit assignments, discuss work with other students and communicate with people in the University. Developing your skills to work effectively as an online learner will help you to be a successful student at UniSA.
Getting to know UniSA’s online environment for teaching and learning is important and there are useful guides to refer to as you develop and extend your skills for successful online learning. These can be found at: http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection/student/studying/online.asp
A good place to start getting to know UniSA’s online environment is your own web page – myUniSA – which you can access from UniSA’s homepage http://www.unisa.edu.au. This important web page is automatically adjusted for each student to collate links to many of the critical websites that you will need for your study. For example, there are direct links to the homepages for the course(s) in which you have enrolled, timetables, your email account, and your personal details as they appear in the University’s system. You can also add links of your own choice.
Accessing password-protected
online environments
1.
In the Username box, type uninet\ followed by your student
Mail-ID.
Your Mail-ID is printed on your enrolment form, for example
uninet\doedy005.
2. Press the TAB key on the keyboard.
3. In the Password box type your password. Note that the password is case sensitive. Your initial password is the first four letters of your surname followed by your day and month of birth. If your surname is less than four letters, it is supplemented with Xs. For example, if David Doe’s birthday is 21 July, then his password would be doex2107. (Note that the Mail-ID uses a Y as a filler, while the password uses an X.)
4. Click the OK button on the screen to log on.
Email
While you are a student at UniSA, you are provided
with email services so that we can communicate with you. Lecturers often
need to provide information by email about your studies during the study
period. To obtain this information, log on to your University of South
Australia email account. If you need to make contact with your lecturers,
send them an email – this is usually the most efficient way to make contact
and to set up appointment times. To maintain effective email communication,
you should log on to this account two or three times per week.
If you are unable to access your email, please inform your Course Coordinator at the beginning of the study period and alternative arrangements will be made.
Assistance for accessing your email can be obtained at:
http://www.unisa.edu.au/ists/Email/default.aspIf you are still experiencing difficulties, call the HelpDesk on (08) 8302 5000.