Getting Started

Submitted by matt.willis@up… on Mon, 03/28/2022 - 17:19

Studying online is a different experience for everyone. This session will help you to navigate the Learning Management System (this platform) and feel comfortable with where to find important information for your time studying with us.

To help you feel confident in navigating through the platform, we have created a series of short introductory videos for you. 

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Throughout your studies you will be required to create documents and submit them for assessment. You may benefit from using Microsoft Word and other Microsoft Office applications, which have become standard in most Australian workplaces. The guidelines for requirements for these applications are as follows:

Hardware requirements of MS Office 365 on a Windows PC

Hardware/ Software Minimum Specs Recommended Specs
Processor 2.0 GHz (32-bit or 64-bit) 3.0 GHz (or higher) (64-bit)
Memory (RAM) 4.0 GB 8.0 GB (or higher)
Hard Disk - available space 3.0 GB 10.0 GB
Display 1024 x 768 screen resolution 1920 x 1080 screen resolution (or higher)
Graphics memory - VRAM 12 MB 256MB (or higher) 
Operating system Windows 10, or Windows 8.1 in 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10 in 64-bit
.NET version .NET version requires.NET 4.5 CLR or later .NET version requires.NET 4.5 CLR or later
Video Video USB 2.0 video camera Video USB 2.0 video camera

 

Your password must contain characters from three of the following five categories:

  •  Uppercase letters A-Z
  •  Lowercase letters a-z
  •  Numbers 0-9
  •  Special characters, for example, !, $, #, &, %
  •  Any Unicode character that is characterised as an alphabetic character but is not uppercase or lowercase. This includes Unicode characters from Asian languages.

Note: Passwords may not contain your username.

While this platform is designed to work across all browser types, we recommend the use of Google Chrome. Google Chrome is available for all devices and can be found here.

Always ensure you are using the latest version of your browser to enable all content to be displayed as intended.

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