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DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TIPS & 2018TRICKS NNAeVIwGAbTIiOeN SIMSA Welcome to SIM! New program? New University? New city? It doesn’t have to be overwhelming! The School of Information Management Student Association (SIMSA) has created this guide to help you navigate your first few weeks and months at Dalhousie. Use these tips and tricks whether you are new to Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scotia, or to Canada. Ask your fellow classmates, talk to your professors, and don’t be afraid to ask for help! Know that JoAnn Watson, MLIS Program Coordinator, is always there for you as well (p.12). We've been where you are and are happy to help, SIMSA (Ali, Courtney, Emma, Brian, Amy, Colleen, Jen, and Cassandra) CONTENTS: 2 navigating Dalhousie 3 DalCard 4 ID and logins 5 email & Brightspace 6 websites 7 technology hints – wifi, computers, printing 8 technology – Office 365, Dalsafe 9 libraries 10 study spots 11 other Dal resources – Health Centre & Writing Centre 12 other info - JoAnn, accessibility, important dates 13 Academic Support Series 14 Personal & Professional Development 15 International students 16 welcome to Halifax 17 Halifax - bus, food, gyms 18 Halifax weather 19 fun and free things to do 20 advice from other students Click me when you find Super important - me! I'm a link! Bookmark me! 1 DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Learn about navigating around Campus Start by visiting the Dalhousie website and check out the Current Students link for tons of Dal www.dal.ca Info. You'll find links to your email (myDal), your course pages (Brightspace), the library website, etc. www.dal.ca/current_students.html INFORMATION FOR NEW STUDENTS Geared for new undergraduate students, this Dalhousie www.dal.ca/campus_life/orientation. resource has lots of great information to learn about html coming to Dal CAMPUS BUILDINGS OF IMPORTANCE www.dal.ca/campus-maps/building-directory.html Rowe Building Classroom Locations School of Information Management Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Most classrooms for SIM Mona Campbell Building Computer Lab (4th Floor) Dunn Building Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB) Libraries Student Union Building Other Buildings Killam Library Bookstore Dalplex Grad Pad (4th Floor) Tim Horton’s International Student Centre Writing Centre Pete’s to Go Student Health and Wellness Centre Sexton Library Loaded Ladle Law Library The Grawood Commons CAMPUS MAP 2 DALCARD This card does (almost) everything! Your DalCard is much more than a Student ID! Read: "10 Great Things About your DalCard" HOW TO GET YOUR DALCARD DalCard Office - Howe Hall, 6230 Coburg Road www.dal.ca/campus_life/Dalcard/get- You will need to show a piece of valid government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, your-dalcard.html passport, or national identity card) and sign the DalCard Agreement when picking up your card. Save time by submitting your photo online in advance (students starting in September only) AFTER YOU GET YOUR DALCARD: Request swipe card access to the Note: Request to have your BASIS account SIM Common Room (Rowe 4034): activated: Ask the DalCard office to do this for Email Kim ([email protected]). She will you. grant and confirm access HOW TO USE YOUR DALCARD Your DalCard is your: bus pas (with UPass sticker) www.dal.ca/campus_life/Dalcard.html gym pass library card access pass to the Common room printing card debit card for select places/services Add funds and manage your account on the website. Note! It's $15 to replace a lost card. 3 IDENTIFICATION AND LOGINS Your Online IDs, logins, passwords BANNER NUMBER What is a banner number? Your banner number is your student ID number. You can find it on your acceptance letter. It's a good idea to learn ir, or have your DalCard nearby to check it. The number starts with B00 and is sometimes call the "boo" number. NET ID Your Net ID is a unique username that you will use to login to Dalhousie’s online services.You will use your NetID to login to my.dal.ca everything online at Dalhousie: myDal Dal Online Brighspace wifi Computers To activate your Net ID: Read: Go to my.dal.ca. Click ‘New User?’ and follow the instructions. "What's the Difference Click ‘Activate my NetID’ and follow the instructions. between myDal, Dal Register a password and reset email Online, and Brightspace?" DAL ONLINE Your NetID and password will also be used to login to Dal Online— a web portal where you dalonline.dal.ca register for your classes, check your grades, check your payments, get tax info and much more. Log in and get familiar with the system. 4 EMAIL AND BRIGHTSPACE MY DAL (DAL EMAIL) myDal is the website you will use to access your Dal email account. You can also access useful things, such as OneDrive, my.dal.ca Brightspace, and MyCareer. It is very important to check this email account as this is only account that you will receive information from the University. You must use your Dal email when emailing anyone at/for Dal. SIGNING UP FOR EMAIL Step 1: Know your Dal ID number Step 2: Activate your NetID Now that you have your NetID and password, you can access your Dalhousie email account by logging into MyDal. Create a personalized dal.ca email address (with your name instead of your NetID). It's highly recommended to forward your email to your Dal email. How to forward your email from a personal account to your Dal email: 1. Login to your email provider (such as Gmail or Outlook) 2. Click “Settings” (Gmail) or “Options” (Outlook) 3. Click “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” (Gmail) or “Forwarding” (Outlook) 4. Type in your Dalhousie email https://aliasmanagement.dal.ca/ BRIGHTSPACE Brightspace is where you find all of your course information, and it's important to become familiar with it. Anything to do with your specific courses is in this online tool. dal.brightspace.com You'll find a module for each course, and most professors use to to upload the syllabus, assignments, projects, and quizzes. Professors expect you to use Brightspace to upload your completed assignments, and they expect you to check it often. CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO USE BRIGHTSPACE 5 WEBSITES Where to turn online Bookmark these websites! SIM WEBSITE The SIM website is your first stop for SIM www.dal.ca/sim Information. Find info about your program, contact information, class schedules, syllabi, info about practicums, and more. EVENTS CALENDAR Be sure to check this calendar often! www.dal.ca/faculty/management/sch All SIM-related events will be listed here, and ool-of-information- it's important to know what's upcoming. You'll find Academic Support Series, Personal & management/news- Professional Development Series, lectures, events/events.html meetings, conferences, and more! SIMSA WEBSITE Visit the SIMSA (School of Information Management Student Association) website to simsa.dsu.dal.ca/ learn how to get involved in the student life of SIM. On the website you will find details about the current members, recruitment opportunities, orientation details, a calendar of upcoming events, minutes from past meetings, links to follow us on our social media platforms and more! It is helpful to bookmark this page to stay up- to-date throughout the school year. 6 TECHNOLOGY HINTS Getting online WIFI You can use your personal computer on campus with HOW TO CONNECT TO WIFI access to WiFi in any building on campus. To use any computer, you will need to sign in with your NetID & wireless.dal.ca/ password. To gain secure wireless network access for any of your devices, locate the Dal-WPA2 network, enter your NetID & password, and click “Remember this network” if you would like to be automatically connected to the network when you are on campus in the future. libraries.dal.ca/hours- COMPUTERS locations/workspaces/learning- Where to find computers to use: commons.html The most convenient computer labs for SIM students are located in the Kenneth C Rowe Management building (4001) or in the Killam Memorial Library. Learning Commons: The Dunn, Killam, MacRae and Sexton libraries each have a Learning Commons. The Kellogg Library Learning Commons (KLLC) is located in the Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB). There is one additional Learning Commons adjacent to the Life Sciences Centre, the Wallace McCain Learning Commons (WMLC). PRINTERS Printers are located in Learning Commons! And in the computer lab in ROWE 4001. libraries.dal.ca/services/photocopy ing-printing.html Check the link for more info - cost, where, how! Make sure you have money on your DalCard before you print! PRINTING FROM YOUR LAPTOP: WEBPRINT If you are a current Dalhousie student, staff or faculty member, you can use your laptop to print to a printer pay4print.its.dal.ca/user at a Dalhousie Library. This is called WebPrint. Note: This only works on the Dal Campus. 6 7 TECHNOLOGY HINTS OFFICE 365 You have access to the Microsoft Office suite of software. Access it through myDal. You can also www.dal.ca/dept/its/o365.html download the software on up to 5 computers or access the online versions. It includes: Outlook! Word! PowerPoint! Publisher! Excel! and OneDrive! ONEDRIVE OneDrive is cloud storage from Microsoft. Store your files, photos, and projects here. It's super handy to save your schoolwork on OneDrive. Set up autosave on Microsoft Word to never worry about losing your work again. DALSAFE APP A free app with great features that can be especially helpful in the winter months when Dal sometimes closes due to weather. You can also use this app to contact Dal Security, report Lost and Found items, and even open your phone’s flashlight.