The Student Technology Fee
substantially funds the software and computer labs in the College of Arts and
Sciences. Information about the SAM
(Science and Mathematics) labs can be found at http://www.cosm.sc.edu/cosmic/.
1.
Press Ctrl-Alt-Del.
2.
Check that the network
in SAM.
3.
Enter your Username
and Password.
Other SAM Network Information
1.
Do not forget to logout
at the end of every session. To logout,
press Ctrl-Alt-Del and click on Log Off…. If you do not logout, another use can access, modify, or erase
any of your files.
2.
Your personal disk space
on the SAM network is the Z:
drive. Files saved here can be accessed
from any computer on the SAM network.
Files can also be saved to a diskette, ZIP disk, or other removable
storage device available on the local computer. Files saved in any other location (including the Desktop) are
local to the current computer you are using.
These may be erased when you logout!
3.
Passwords should be
changed regularly. Your initial
password is your nine-digit student ID number.
To change your password, press Ctrl-Alt-Del
and click on Change Password…. Enter your current password and your new
password – twice.
1.
Maple 9.5 should be on
the Desktop for most computers on the SAM network. If there is no Maple 9.5 icon on the Desktop, click on the Start menu in the lower left corner of
the display. Then select Programs, then the Maple 9.5 folder, and finally the Maple 9.5 executable.
2.
To create a shortcut to
Maple 9.5 on your desktop, follow Step 1 above then press the right mouse button and select Create Shortcut.
1.
Blackboard can be
accessed directly from VIP via the link at the left of the VIP window. The direct URL is http://blackboard.sc.edu/.
2.
Login to Blackboard
using the Username and Password established in VIP. The default display is a list of all courses in which you have
been enrolled anytime in the past year.
1.
Go to the USC homepage: http://www.sc.edu/.
2.
Select the link to VIP
in the black border at the bottom of the page (the direct URL is http://vip.sc.edu/).
3.
Login to VIP using your
USC identification number and PIN. Your
initial PIN is your birth date in the form MMDD (remember to write both month
and date as two digits). The first time
you login to VIP you will be asked to change your PIN. Be sure you remember your PIN!
4.
Once in VIP, click on
the Technology tab along the left
edge of the browser window. Select Network Username. You can set your password from this
screen. To request a USC network
username, go to Computer Services on Blossom Street (or call the CSD Help Desk
at 777-1800).
5.
To setup your USC e-mail
account, click on the Personal tab
and edit your Online Directory information.
Enter the e-mail address where you want to receive e-mail sent from
Blackboard. This e-mail address is the
one that will be listed in USC’s online directory. (The Change PIN link
on the Personal tab provides an
interface for changing the PIN for VIP.)
1.
MapleTA is an online
teaching and assessment tool that is accessed from (almost) any web browser.
The URL is http://maplenet.math.sc.edu:8080/.
2.
Click on Find Your Class. In the form that appears, enter your
instructor’s last name and click Search. A list of courses will appear at the bottom
of this screen.
3.
Locate your course. Before
clicking on the link to the homepage, write down the URL for the MapleTA
homepage for your course. Now, click on
the link to the homepage.
4.
Once the MapleTA Class
Homepage appears, add this site to your list of Favorites (or Bookmarks). Then, in the Student Menu, click on Register for this class. Complete the information on the form that
appears. Note that you can create your
own login name and password. Be sure to
make selections that you can remember!
(It is particularly helpful if you provide the e-mail address that you
use most frequently.)
5.
For a quick introduction
to MapleTA, select the MapleTA Tutorial and click on Go