School of Computing,
Engineering & Mathematics
2014
Computer Systems
Orientation
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
Session Details
 UWS Computing Bodies
• School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics (SCEM)
• Information Technology Services (ITS)
 Computer Accounts
• How to register for a SCEM computer account
 How To Get Help
 Professional Behaviour
 Student Responsibilities
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
School of Computing, Engineering
& Mathematics (SCEM)
 The academic computing part of UWS
 Provides its own computer accounts to students enrolled with SCEM
 School computer laboratory facilities:
Campbelltown
Parramatta
Penrith
General Labs
• 6.G.01
• 6.G.19
Specialist Lab
• 6.G.18
General Labs
• EB.1.30
• EB.1.47
Specialist Lab
• EB.1.31
General Labs
• Y.2.27
 XA.1.03
• Y.2.28
 XB.1.02
• Y.2.41
 Z.G.52
• Y.2.42
Specialist Labs
• Y.1.08, Y.1.15 & Z.G.51
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
EB.1.48
EB.1.50
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
Information Technology Services (ITS)
 The “central IT” part of UWS
 Do not teach computing (and are not the same as the School of
Computing, Engineering & Mathematics)!
 Provide computer accounts (called MyUWS accounts) to all UWS
students (including SCEM students)
 Have general access labs of Windows PCs on all campuses
 Campbelltown - Building 12
 Parramatta - Building EA
 Penrith - Building V
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
Computer Laboratory Hours of Operation
 School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics (SCEM)
• Campbelltown
• 9am – 6pm Monday – Friday
• Parramatta
• 8am – 10pm Monday – Friday
• Penrith
• 9am – 10pm Monday – Friday
 Information Technology Services (ITS)
• At least one lab per campus open 22
hours a day (closed 3am – 5am)
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
Computer Accounts
 Your SCEM and ITS computer accounts are different
 Your SCEM login ID will be (for most people) your first initial plus your
surname (e.g. John Smith’s SCEM login ID would probably be jsmith)
 Your ITS MyUWS login ID is your student ID (e.g. John Smith’s MyUWS
login ID might be 12340123). You will need to use your MyUWS login &
password to access email and the labs provided by ITS
 Passwords are different for both accounts:
 To change your SCEM password, use https://helpdesk.scem.uws.edu.au
 To change your MyUWS password, use http://myuwsaccount.uws.edu.au
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
SCEM Computer Account Registration
 You MUST register for a SCEM computer account to use the School’s
computers!
 As long as you are correctly enrolled in a SCEM course or subject, you
can register by going to any general SCEM lab:
 Campbelltown: 6.G.01, 6.G.19
 Parramatta: EB.1.30, EB.1.47, EB.1.48, EB.1.50
 Penrith: XA.1.03, XB.1.02, Y.2.27, Y.2.28, Y.2.41, Y.2.42, Z.G.52
and logging in using register as both the username and password.
Follow the on-screen prompts
 IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you register, your SCEM username will be
emailed to your MyUWS account. You can check your MyUWS email
via: https://myuws.uws.edu.au
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
How To Get Help
 To help you with our computer labs, the School hires Computer
Laboratory Assistants (2nd year, 3rd year and post-grad SCEM students):
 Campbelltown – 6.G.16 9am – 6pm Monday – Friday
 Parramatta – EB.1.49 8am – 8pm Monday – Friday
 Penrith – Y.2.36 9am – 6pm Monday – Friday
 School also has a Campus Support Officer (CSO) on each campus to
provide help to staff and students:
 Campbelltown – John Pullan (acting CSO), 26.1.31
 Parramatta – Nabil Mansour, ER.G.15
 Penrith – Ben Binyamin, Y.2.13
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
How To Get Help (continued)
 On-Line support tools are available from
https://helpdesk.scem.uws.edu.au
 Information about the School’s systems available from
http://www.scem.uws.edu.au
 Non-urgent enquiries can be emailed to [email protected]
 “Help Point” phone located in each SCEM computer lab
(except Campbelltown – currently just in 6.G.15 @ Campbelltown)
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
Professional Behaviour
 Hacking (even “just looking” is considered hacking!)
 Offensive behaviour (especially offensive images)
 Copyright violations
 Vandalism
 Limit non-academic use of computer laboratories
 If you have a problem with someone or
something in a lab, see the lab assistant on
duty.
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
Student Responsibilities
 Read the Message of the Day
 On the SCEM homepage (http://www.scem.uws.edu.au)
 Also available via:
 Twitter (http://twitter.com/UWSSCEM)
 FaceBook (http://facebook.com/UWSSCEM)
 School’s LCD Screens
 Always fully log off the School’s computers
 Self Help @ http://www.scem.uws.edu.au
 No eating or drinking in any laboratories
School of Computing, Engineering & Mathematics - 2014 Computer Systems Orientation
Student Responsibilities (continued)
 Read and comply with University Occupational Health and Safety
Guidelines and Procedures
(http://policies.uws.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00232)
 Report damaged / malfunctioning equipment
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Presentation Download
 This presentation is available from the School’s Web Site:
http://www.scem.uws.edu.au
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