Student Guide: Introduction To Online Resources

Student Guide
INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE RESOURCES
Date: 16. Sep. 2016 By: Technical Support Team

unicaf.southwales.ac.uk
Introduction to Online Resources
STUDENT GUIDE
Table of Contents
1)Introduction..............................................................................................................................................4
2)Student Panel (SIS)...................................................................................................................................4
2.1)Student Panel (SIS) Login...................................................................................................................4
2.1.1)Definitions..................................................................................................................................4
2.1.2)Registration Email.......................................................................................................................5
2.1.3)Login Instructions.......................................................................................................................6
2.1.4)First Time Log In..........................................................................................................................7
2.1.5)Login Errors.................................................................................................................................7
2.1.6)Password Reset...........................................................................................................................7
2.2)Transcript.........................................................................................................................................11
2.3)Module Registration........................................................................................................................11
2.3.1)Financial Information................................................................................................................11
2.3.2)Registering for a Module..........................................................................................................14
2.3.3)What to Consider After a Successful Module Registration........................................................16
3)VLE Browser Support..............................................................................................................................17
4)VLE Login Page........................................................................................................................................18
4.1)Login Instructions............................................................................................................................18
5)Using the VLE..........................................................................................................................................19
6)Home Page.............................................................................................................................................19
7)Administration Block..............................................................................................................................20
8)Navigation Block.....................................................................................................................................21
8.1)My Courses – Course navigation explained......................................................................................22
9)Student Area...........................................................................................................................................22
10)Main Course Block................................................................................................................................23
11)Course Contacts Block..........................................................................................................................25
12)E-Book Block.........................................................................................................................................25
13)Calendar...............................................................................................................................................26
13.1)Add Events to the Calendar (User events).....................................................................................26
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13.2)View the Events.............................................................................................................................28

14)Messages..............................................................................................................................................29
14.1)Unread Messages..........................................................................................................................29
14.2)Contacts.........................................................................................................................................30
14.3)Compose New Message.................................................................................................................30
14.4)Message Navigation.......................................................................................................................30
14.5)Add, Remove, and Block Users......................................................................................................31
14.5.1)Add a user to your contact list................................................................................................31
14.5.2)Remove and Block a User.......................................................................................................32
14.6)Settings..........................................................................................................................................32
15)Accepting the Turnitin Agreement........................................................................................................34
16)Assignments.........................................................................................................................................35
16.1)Submit an Assignment...................................................................................................................35
16.2)Submission notifications................................................................................................................38
16.3)Viewing the Similarity Report........................................................................................................39
17)Forum...................................................................................................................................................39
17.1)Get familiar with the VLE forum....................................................................................................39
17.1.1)Main Area...............................................................................................................................39
17.1.2)Auto save................................................................................................................................40
17.2)Using VLE forum............................................................................................................................41
17.2.1)Creating new thread...............................................................................................................41
17.2.2)Edit thread..............................................................................................................................41
17.2.3)Thread navigating...................................................................................................................42
17.2.4)Reply to post...........................................................................................................................42
17.3)Subscription...................................................................................................................................43
17.3.1)Forum subscription.................................................................................................................43
17.3.2)Thread subscription................................................................................................................43
18)Contact Information.............................................................................................................................44
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1) Introduction
The main aim of this guide is to provide students with an introduction to the University’s online
resources and more specifically to the Student Panel (SIS) and the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Our university is using a virtual learning environment called Moodle to model authentic, real-world
education by integrating a set of virtual concepts for classes, examinations, resources, etc.
The guide uses pictures with captions for a better understanding of what is being described. When
arrows and numbers appear near the pictures, simply follow the sequence in the description. All pictures
are identified by their topic name and number; some instructions can refer to picture number.
Course shells are arranged in a three-column format. The two outside columns are for small boxes.
Moodle calls them blocks. Blocks can be interactive, or they can contain useful and important
information. The third, center column allows for viewing of the entire site.
2) Student Panel (SIS)

The student panel is accessible at https://sis.southwales-online.com and provides students with an easy‐
to‐use interface for managing important student tasks such as:
 My page
 Modules
 Student
 Finance
 Transcript
 Evaluations
 Suggestion Box
 Help Services
2.1) Student Panel (SIS) Login

This section offers guidance with the process of signing in to the Student Panel (SIS) account.
2.1.1) Definitions
Username: It is the personal email address used to register with us.
Password: It is the password sent to via email after enrollment completion as advised by the admission’s
adviser. Make sure to check spam/junk folders in case the password was routed to these folders.
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2.1.2) Registration Email

The image below shows how a typical registration email from the university should look.
Image 1: Registration Email
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2.1.3) Login Instructions

a) Navigate to https://sis.southwales-online.com
You should be automatically redirected

to the URL below:
https://sis.southwales-
online.com/students/login
You will then be presented with the login

area in the middle of the page which
requests your username and password
(see image 2).
Image 2: Login Instructions
b) Enter the correct username and password as defined in the Definitions (2.1.1) section above, and click
the Login button.
After using the correct username and password and clicking the Login button, you will be presented with
the front page of the Student Panel, which should look similar to Image 2 below.
Image 3: Login Instructions
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2.1.4) First Time Log In

When you log in for the first time you, will need to complete the following 5 steps:
 Confirm your intended programme of study with the preferred start date;
 Complete your personal information;
 Provide your contact information;
 Include additional information; and
 Check the admission requirements.
Your next steps:

 Upload the required academic documents;
 If you wish to apply for a scholarship please click on the "Apply for a scholarship" button;
 Submit payment of the application fee;
 If your application is successful, an offer letter will be issued; and
 When you have received the Offer Letter you should proceed to pay your deposit by clicking on
the "Pay Deposit" button.
2.1.5) Login Errors

If you are unable to log in into your account, make sure that:
a) You are using the personal email address with which you registered as the username.
b) You are using the correct password sent to you in the registration email. It is the password sent to you
via email. Make sure to check your spam/junk folder.
c) You are entering your password with upper and lower case letters where needed. All passwords are
case sensitive.
d) If you are copying and pasting the password, make sure that no spaces/empty space is being copied.
e) You are using the correct URL: https://sis.southwales-online.com
If you are already doing all of the above and are still facing issues, you may use the Password Manager
which is available in the Login Area of the Student Panel (SIS) as a link, or navigate directly to
https://sis.southwales-online.com/pmanager.
Important Notes:
1. The Password Manager allows you to change or reset your password.
2. The new password can be used to log on to the University’s Student Panel (SIS) and the Virtual Learning
Environment.
3. Please bear in mind that Virtual Learning Environment accounts are automatically created only for students with
at2.1.6)
least onePassword
registered module.
Reset
At the Login page: https://sis.southwales-online.com click on the ‘click here’ link (see image 4) to
4 .If a student
navigate to thehas not registered
Password to at least one module yet (current or past module), then access to the VLE is not
Manager.
provided at that point.
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Image 4: Password Reset
Then, you will be connected to https://sis.southwales-online.com/pmanagern , where you will see a

screen just like the one below:
1. Type in the email you used when you registered with us.
2. Use the refresh button only when you don’t see the numbers in the image.
3. Type in the numbers that you see in the image above.
4. Finish by clicking on the “Submit” button.
If you typed in everything correctly, you will see a message just like the one below.
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Next, check your inbox/spam box for an email for further instructions; it should look just like image 7.
1. Select the alphanumeric characters without any spaces on either side. Right-click with your
mouse and select “Copy”.
2. Click on the link to which the arrow is pointing.
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When the new page opens, you will see a form just like the one below.
1. Right click with your mouse and choose paste.

2. Type in the email you used when you registered with us.
3. Type in your new password (should be at least 8 characters long).
4. Type in your new password again.
5. Type in the numbers you see in the image above.
6. Click on the “Submit” button when you have finished.
If you typed in everything correctly, you should see a success message. Now you can login using your
new password.
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1.1) Transcript
Here you can view the unofficial transcript / results of your modules.
To view your module interim grades, click on the “Transcript” link, on the left hand side of the window as
shown on the image below.
Whenever you complete a module the list will be updated and the module completed will be added.
2.2) Module Registration

This section will guide you on how to register for a module by using the University’s Student Panel.
2.2.1) Financial Information

Before commencing with the instructions for the module registration, it is important to make sure that
you do not have any overdue instalments in your account. You may check your instalments’ status by
selecting the My Payment Plan option through the Student Panel’s menu. (see image 10).
Image 10: Financial Information
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In case an overdue instalment exists, it will be displayed in red and have its status will read “Overdue.”
When an overdue instalment exists, a student will not be able to register for a module, therefore he/she
must use the Make Payment option in order to pay the overdue amount.
Students can also check their Student Balance through the block located on the top right side of the
Student Panel account as shown below:
Finally, a statement of account is available by selecting the Statement of Account option through the left
main menu. The statement of account can be exported in a PDF format by clicking on the Download
Statement link as shown below (red arrow):
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The PDF Statement (shown below) displays all the transactions made in a student account.
On the debit side it shows module orders and how much each module costs.
On the credit side it shows the scholarships for each module plus deposits made.
It does not matter if the Total Balance is positive or negative. At the bottom of the page, the box
Remaining Due Balance shows the date and the amount of the next payment as well as any outstanding
instalments that exist.
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2.2.2) Registering for a Module

Registering for a new module is a very easy task and should take just a couple of minutes if the above
conditions are met. To register for a module, follow these steps:
a) Log in into your account.
b) Navigate to the Modules section through the navigation menu on the left side of the screen. You
should see a list with all of the available courses in your academic programme. You can distinguish
the available from the unavailable modules by examining the Availability column on the far right-
hand side of the screen. In the image below, only the course with code BS4S05 is shown as
available for registration.
Image 14: Registering for a Module
The Modules section displaying all the modules for the logged in user’s programme. The blue arrow
indicates the only available module for registration.
c) Click on the See available button located next to the module that is open for registration. It is crucial
to click on the See available button and not on the module’s name or code.
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d) You should then see the starting and ending date of the module, the instructor’s name and the
number of places left in the class. In order to continue with the registration, you must click on the
Register button as shown in the image below.
e) The final step is to confirm that you have selected the correct module for registration. When you are
satisfied that you have selected the correct module, click on the Continue button.
f) If there are no financial issues involved, you should now receive a Thank you page, otherwise you
should see a Transaction Failed page.
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g) In case of a successful registration, you should receive an email containing your module details and
the Virtual Learning Environment’s URL (See the next chapter for instructions on how to log in and
use the VLE).
2.2.3) What to Consider After a Successful Module Registration

There are three things to take under consideration upon a successful module registration:
a) You may log in to the University’s VLE https://vle.southwales-online.com immediately after receiving
the module’s registration email.
b) In the module’s registration email, you will not receive a new username and password for the VLE.
Your username and password for the VLE are the same as those used for the Student Panel
(explained in the previous chapters).
c) You will be able to access your module from the starting date of the module.
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3) VLE Browser Support
Browser Minimum Recommended Notes

version version
Google Chrome 30.0 Latest Recommended.
Mozilla Firefox 25.0 Latest
Apple Safari 6 Latest
Microsoft 9 Latest Version 10 is required for drag-and-drop

Internet upload of content from outside the browser
Explorer into Moodle
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4) VLE Login Page

The login page appears after you navigate to http://vle.southwales-online.com . At this point, you are not
logged into the system.
Access to VLE is granted to whomever has been registered to any module at least once.
Image 19: VLE Login Page
4.1) Login Instructions

a) Make sure that you are using your *Student Number or your **email address as your username and
that you are using the correct password.
b) Then click on “Log in” button.
Important Notes:
*You can find your Student Number at your Student’s Panel profile page.
**Use the email address that you used when you registered at our university.
The credentials are identical to your Student Panel credentials.
If you forgot your password, you can reset it by using the “Forgot your password?” link located on the login page.
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5) Using the VLE

Did you know that you can customize the view of the VLE according to your needs?
You can roll-up or roll-down the blocks hiding the content and leaving just the title visible.
1) By clicking on the (^) sign, the block will roll up.
2) By clicking the (v) sign, the block will roll down.
Or, you can remove all the blocks to focus on the main area. You can do this by clicking on the
button, which is located on the upper right corner of the course shell. But do not forget to recover the
blocks back by clicking on the button.
6) Home Page
The VLE Home Page is the first screen you will see after logging in to your account on the University’s
Virtual Learning Environment.
Image 20: Home Page
The colors of the boxes on Image 20 are associated with the colors of the headers below.
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Header
In the header, you will see the navigation bar, from which you have quick access to Student Support, the
course to which you are registered, and the user menu. From the user menu, you can access the student
area, your profile page, messages and your private files.
Left-Column
Here you see three blocks, Navigation, Administration, and the Clock. In the Navigation block, you will
find the Student area, the Calendar, Forum posts, Messages, My private files and the My Courses
Category. You will see an extra category appear when you enter a course, called Current Course. In the
Administration block, you will see Edit profile and Messaging. In the Clock block you see the difference
between your time and server’s time.
Center-Column, Main Content

At the homepage, this area will inform you about news and announcements related to the University,
such as scheduled maintenance, updates, announcements, and so on.
7) Administration Block
The Administration Block can have different content depending on the currently active page. The default
content of this block when the active page is the Front page or course overview page is the following:
1) My profile
Update your profile change your
a) Edit profile timezone, your preferences, upload
your photo, etc.
Configure methods for incoming
Image 21: Administration Block b) Messaging
message notifications.
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8) Navigation Block
The Navigation Block is used for the main navigation across the VLE. It contains categories, subcategories
and links.
Image 22: Navigation Block
Navigation Links Description

1) Home View news and announcements.
2) Student area A brief overview of the course.
3) VLE
You can view deadlines for assignments and
a) Calendar
quizzes, chat times and other course events.
4) My profile
a) Forum posts
View all the posts you have made in discussion
i) Discussions
forums.
b) Messages Your contacts, messages and notifications.
Your private space for uploading and managing
c) My private files
a set of files.
5) My courses
a) Spprt-104 – Student Support Area Help and support for students.
b) Module code name to which you are Access to the module to which you are
currently registered, if any. currently registered.
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8.1) My Courses – Course navigation explained

Your course explained in detail.
1. Your course code name expanded.
2. Course participants list - participants are the teachers and

students who are part of the course.
3. Course Sections - all the courses are divided into sections for
better organization of material.
4. Section – ‘Assessment Point-Self Assessment’ expanded. This is a

quick way of accessing the course activity or resource.
Image 23: My Courses - Course

navigation explained
9) Student Area
The student area includes a quick overview of the current course(s) on which you are enrolled.
Image 24: Student Area
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10) Main Course Block

This area contains the main course material.
Image 25: Main Course Block
The main course block is the most important block in the Virtual Learning Environment. Every student
should become familiar with the main course block since this is the block which contains all the module
material as well as module’s announcements, contacts, and events.
The main course block has three parts:
a) The first part contains the Instructor’s details and a link for sending him/her a direct VLE
message.
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b) The second part of the main course block is the general introduction message accompanied by
the introductory material to the course.
c) The third and final part is the topic section. Each topic is easily identified by the distinctive
background color behind each topic’s title. The user has the option to open or close all topics at
once by using the buttons shown in the image below. Each section has its own introductory text
and a number of different types of files such as PDF’s, audio recordings, videos, presentations,
word documents, text files, and links to other sites.
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11) Course Contacts Block

The Course Contact block works in concert with the VLE messaging system.
The main purpose of the Course Contacts block is to provide an easy way to communicate with fellow
students and the Instructor. This block is only located in the module area (right bottom corner) since
each course has different participants.
Course Contact Icons Explained
1) Email Send emails directly from VLE

2) Messaging VLE instant messaging system
3) User Status Online Indicates when a user is online
4) User Status Offline Indicates when a user is offline
In order to send a VLE message to a contact, you have to click on

Image 29: Course Contacts Block the (2) dialog icon located under each contact’s name. A new page
will open (see 14.3.Compose New Message) where you can
compose the message and click on the Send Message button.
The only difference between sending messages and sending emails is that you need to click on (1) the
envelope icon instead of the message icon, should you wish to send an email.
12) E-Book Block

The e-Book block is located in the right column of each module area. Its main aim is to provide useful
information regarding the e-Book used for the specific module. E-book
types may differ from course to course.
Wherever an e-Book is provided for a module, e-Book Support
(ebooks@unicaf.org) will send you a code to retrieve the e-Book. If you
do not receive your retrieval code within the first 48 hours of the
module start date, please use the drop down menu located at the top
of the course shell to contact e-Book support.
Details of both essential and required reading are provided in the
course outline and, where relevant, the e-Book details can be seen on Image 30: E-Book Block
the right-hand side of the VLE screen.
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13) Calendar
In the calendar, you can view your deadlines for assignments and quizzes, chat times and other course
events or you can create your own events.
Calendar events are divided in four categories.
1) Global Events: These events are global and visible to every user in the VLE.
2) Course Events: These events are related to a specific course and are only visible to the
participants of that course.
3) Group: Students and Instructors of a specific module are part of a group. These events will be
visible only to people belonging to this group.
4) User: Each VLE user may create its own events by using the Navigation Block and clicking on the
Calendar link located in the category named VLE. User scheduled events are only visible to the user
who has created the event.
13.1) Add Events to the Calendar (User events)

To open the calendar, first click on the ‘Calendar’ link from the navigation block, then, secondly click on
the ‘New event’.
Image 31: Add Events to the Calendar (User events)
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Step by step of creating a new event.
Image 32: Add Events to the Calendar (User events)
General
1) Type of event You are allowed to create only 'user' events.
2) Event title Type in the title of the event.
3) Description It's optional, but you can describe the event as well.
4) Date Start date of the event.
Duration
5) Without duration Instant event, no continuation
6) Until Specify the date by which the event should end
7) Duration in minutes Specify the minutes by when the event should end
Repeated events
Check the box if you wish the event to repeat on a weekly
8) Repeat this event
basis
Specify how many weeks the should the event last or
9) Repeat weekly, creating all together
repeat itself
10) Save changes Click to create the event
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13.2) View the Events

Click on ‘Student Area’ from the Navigation block. There you will see two blocks with which you can
interact.
Calendar Block (Image 33). As you can see from the image, we
have scheduled the event on 27-Jul-15, that’s why the ‘27’ on
Monday is highlighted.
1) Hover with your mouse over the highlighted day. In this case,
it’s ‘27’.
2) A label should appear. Click on the event name as the image
shows, to view more details about the event.
Image 33: View the Events
Upcoming Events Block (Image 34). As the name of the block

suggests, you are able to view upcoming events. As you see on the
image, our event starts “Today” and lasts for 2 hours.
3) Navigate to the calendar and view all the upcoming events.
4) Create New Event takes you straight to ‘#13.1.Add Events to
the Calendar (User events)|image 32’.
Image 34: View the Events
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14) Messages
You can send instant messages to your Instructors or your fellow students directly in the VLE. The VLE
messaging system notifies you when there are new post in forums (if you are subscribed), assignment
submission etc.
Image 35: Messages
You can access the messages either from (1) the ‘Messages’ link located under My Profile or from (2) the
student menu located on the top right of the shell. You can also use the Course Contact Block (click for
more details).
14.1) Unread Messages

When the messages page loads up and you have unread messages, it will show you the sender of the
message as well as how many unread messages you have.
Image 36: Unread Messages
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14.2) Contacts
If you don’t have unread messages, you will be shown the contact list.
Image 37: Contacts
14.3) Compose New Message

To send a VLE message first navigate to your module and locate the “Course Contacts” block on the
bottom right-hand side of the module. Then click on the text bubble icon next to the person you
would like to send a message. #11.Course Contacts Block explain in more details the functions of “Course
Contacts” block.
Type the message in the text field, then click the ‘Send message’ button. A copy of your message will
appear above the text field.
Image 38: Compose New Message
14.4) Message Navigation

In message navigation section, you will find
your Contacts list, recent conversations and
notifications.
*If you have blocked someone, an extra
notice will appear at the end of the list
named ‘Blocked Users.’
Image 39: Message Navigation
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14.5) Add, Remove, and Block Users

14.5.1) Add a user to your contact list
To add someone to your contact list click on the “Add contact” (1) when you are sending him/her a
message, Chapter 14.3. Also, from the same place you can add this user to the block list by clicking the
“Block contact” (2) link.
Image 40: Add a user to your contact list
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14.5.2) Remove and Block a User

To remove someone from your contact list, first, click on “Messages” as the Chapter 14 describes. Then
on the name of the person you want to be removed. Now click on the ‘X’ icon (1) or the “Remove
contact” (1) link.
To block someone from sending you messages, click on the forbidden icon (2) or the “Block contact” (2)
link.
You can also, click on the text bubble icon (3) or the “All messages” (3) tab to view the conversation with
that user.
Image 41: Remove and Block a User
14.6) Settings
Click on messages in the administration block.
Image 42: Settings
Here, you are able to specify in which cases as well how you want to receive your messages.
Image 43: Settings
For example, in the screenshot labeled Image 43, you can configure personal messages between yourself
and your fellow students. In this case, the email check box is unchecked when you are logged in. When
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you are offline, this box is checked, which means that you will receive a notification in your email that
you have a personal message in the VLE. This only happens when you are offline. Pop-up notifications
will pop up whether you are online or offline.
At the end of the page, you will see a General
settings tab, image (Image 44)
1. Alerts you with a sound when popup
notifications are displayed.
2. By checking this box, you are blocking
Image 44: Settings everyone who is not in your contact list.
3. Disables all notifications except those marked as "forced" by the site administrator
When you are done updating your settings, don’t forget to click on “Update profile.”
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15) Accepting the Turnitin Agreement

If you haven’t accepted the Turnitin agreement before, you will need to accept it (this is done only once)
to proceed with the upload and the submission of your document.
After you click on the “Add submission” button in the assignment activity.
You will see the following message:
Image 45: Accepting the Turnitin Agreement

That you will need to click. Then a pop-up will show up with the agreement which you will need to agree
by clicking on the “I agree” button.
Image 46: Accepting the Turnitin Agreement
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16) Assignments
Important note:
In case a student is unable to upload his/her assignment on the VLE, he/she must immediately send an email to
his/her tutor informing him/her about the technical issues and attaching the assignment file as a proof of
evidence. The student should also contact the Technical Team informing them about the technical issue. Please be
as descriptive as possible when reporting the issue.
16.1) Submit an Assignment

Step 1: Click on the assignment link.
You should then see a screen similar to the image below.
Step 2: Click the “Add submission” button (1) to bring up the file upload page. (Image: 47)
Image 47: Submit an Assignment
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Step 3: Upload and save the file. (Note: Saving your file is not considered that you have submitted for
marking). (Image: 48)
There are two ways to upload a file. First one is to browse for a file (1) and the second is to drag-and-
drop the file (2) from your desktop or folder to the big blue arrow where it says “You can drag and drop
files to add them”.
When the upload completes and your file(s) appear in the Files area, click the “Save changes” button (3).
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Step 4: Revise, edit or submit. (Image: 49)

Your document has been saved as a draft (1). That means you have the opportunity to revise your
document until the due date. Please do not forget to submit for marking before the due date. When you
submit the document, your tutor will know that it’s ready for marking.
If the assignment link has Turnitin enabled, your document will be checked for plagiarism. You should
see the “Turnitin status: Pending” below the document that you have uploaded (2). Come back later to
see your “Turnitin status”, if the similarity report is too high you can edit your submission until you will
be satisfied with the result.
To edit your submission click “Edit submission” (3). This will take you back to “Step 3”. Now to delete
your file, click on it then click the delete button and then update button.
When you finish with the revision you must finalize your submission. To submit your document for
marking, click “Submit assignment” (4) button.

Step 5: Final Step. (Image: 50)
And lastly, click the “Continue” button. Once finalized, you will not be able to make any more changes.
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16.2) Submission notifications

Upon successful submission you should receive in your email a receipt that the assignment has been
successfully submitted.
Image 51: Submission notifications
If the assignment has Turnitin enabled, you will also receive “Turnitin Digital Receipt”. (Image: 52)
Image 52: Submission notifications
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16.3) Viewing the Similarity Report

Click on the assignment link that you previously have uploaded and saved your assignment and you
should see the similarity report (1) below your assignment. You can also click on the similarity report (1)
to view the full report. (Image 53)
Image 53: Viewing the Similarity Report
17) Forum
The forum activity module enables participants to have asynchronous discussions i.e. discussions that
take place over an extended period of time. The “News Forum” though it’s an exception, due to it’s not
made for discussions but for informing students relatively to the course, about different announcements
and news’s, used just by the teachers. Hence you may not reply nor create a discussion in there.
A single discussion is also called a "thread", or topic.
17.1) Get familiar with the VLE forum

Forum Icon:
Forum name can be anything (Assignment 1 for instance).
17.1.1) Main Area
To enter the forum main area click on the forum activity.
After you click on the forum link you will see a screen similar the image 54 below.
1. Button for adding new thread to the forum.
2. This is the search engine of the forum.
3. The settings of the forum.
4. Title of the thread (click to open).
5. Author of the thread.
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6. Shows how many replies the thread has.

7. Shows how many unread posts you have.
8. The dot icon indicates you are not subscribed to the thread, you can click on it to get subscribed.
9. The mail icon indicates you are subscribed to the thread, you can click to unsubscribe.
Image 54: Main Area
17.1.2) Auto save

While you are writing new thread, you may notice every minute below the text editor a notification
appears and informs you the thread you are writing got saved. To retrieve the saved thread,
simply start a new thread, you will see your thread recovered and the notification below the text editor
.
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17.2) Using VLE forum

17.2.1) Creating new thread
While you are in the forum main page click on the button.
1. Write your threads title.
2. Write your message.
3. Choose whether you want
to be subscribed to your
own thread and receive
notifications when
someone replies back, or
to be unsubscribed and
to not receive any
notification about this
thread (not
recommended).
4. Here you can attach a file
to your thread by simply
dragging and dropping
into the upload box area,
considering the
restrictions of curse,
mentioned above the
upload box. Image 55: Creating new thread
5. And finally when you
done click on the “Post to forum” button.
You will see a success message informing you that you have 30 minutes if you want to make changes to
your post.
17.2.2) Edit thread

In case you want to edit your post and you still have time, first you need to open the thread. Click on title
Image 56: Edit thread
(1) to open the post.
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Then at the bottom right-hand corner of your post, you will see Edit, Delete and Reply. Click on edit link
and you will see #17.2.1.Creating new thread|image 55 from above.
Image 57: Edit thread
17.2.3) Thread navigating

To open a thread you need to click on its title when in main forum area.
1. This is the title of the forum.
2. This is the title of the thread.
3. Here you can subscribe to the current thread.
4. Navigate to previous thread.
5. Change the way how you view the thread.
6. Here you click to reply to that post.
Image 58: Thread navigating
17.2.4) Reply to post

At the bottom right-hand corner of the post you can see the reply link. By clicking on it you will get
navigated to page with a text editor. The process for replying it’s the same as creating new thread.
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17.3) Subscription
You can subscribe either to the whole forum and receive notifications from all of the threads or you can
subscribe to one or multiples individual threads of your interest (recommended).
17.3.1) Forum subscription

First you need to be located in the forum, then you can click the “Subscribe to this forum” link, which is
located under forum administration in the administration block.
The link will change to “Unsubscribe from this forum”,
and of curse by clicking it again, you will be
unsubscribed.
Image 59: Forum subscription
17.3.2) Thread subscription

To subscribe to an individual discussion you need to click on the dot icon at the end of the line of the
discussion, how we show on the image 60 below.
Image 60: Thread subscription
To unsubscribe you need to click on the mail icon, like the image 61 below indicates.
Image 61: Thread subscription
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18) Contact Information
Support department for general issues. support@unicaf.org

e-Book department. ebooks@unicaf.org
For any technical-related issues, you may contact
the VLE Technical Support Team at the following technical@unicaf.org
email address:
Please allow 24 to 48 hours (during working days) for a reply.
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Student Guide: Introduction To Online Resources

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INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE RESOURCES

Date: 16. Sep. 2016 By: Technical Support Team

13.2)View the Events.............................................................................................................................28

2) Student Panel (SIS)

2.1) Student Panel (SIS) Login

2.1.2) Registration Email

Image 1: Registration Email

2.1.3) Login Instructions

You should be automatically redirected

You will then be presented with the login

Image 2: Login Instructions

Image 3: Login Instructions

2.1.4) First Time Log In

Your next steps:

2.1.5) Login Errors

1. The Password Manager allows you to change or reset your password.

Image 4: Password Reset

Then, you will be connected to https://sis.southwales-online.com/pmanagern , where you will see a

Image 5: Password Reset

Image 6: Password Reset

Image 7: Password Reset

Image 8: Password Reset

1. Right click with your mouse and choose paste.

Image 9: Password Reset

2.2) Module Registration

2.2.1) Financial Information

Image 10: Financial Information

Image 11: Financial Information

Image 12: Financial Information

Image 13: Financial Information

2.2.2) Registering for a Module

a) Log in into your account.

Image 14: Registering for a Module

Image 15: Registering for a Module

Image 16: Registering for a Module

Image 17: Registering for a Module

Image 18: Registering for a Module

2.2.3) What to Consider After a Successful Module Registration

3) VLE Browser Support

Browser Minimum Recommended Notes

Google Chrome 30.0 Latest Recommended.

Mozilla Firefox 25.0 Latest

Apple Safari 6 Latest

Microsoft 9 Latest Version 10 is required for drag-and-drop

4) VLE Login Page

Image 19: VLE Login Page

4.1) Login Instructions

The credentials are identical to your Student Panel credentials.

5) Using the VLE

Image 20: Home Page

Center-Column, Main Content

Image 22: Navigation Block

Navigation Links Description

8.1) My Courses – Course navigation explained

2. Course participants list - participants are the teachers and

4. Section – ‘Assessment Point-Self Assessment’ expanded. This is a

Image 23: My Courses - Course

Image 24: Student Area

10) Main Course Block

Image 25: Main Course Block

Image 26: Main Course Block

Image 27: Main Course Block

Image 28: Main Course Block

11) Course Contacts Block

1) Email Send emails directly from VLE

In order to send a VLE message to a contact, you have to click on

12) E-Book Block

13.1) Add Events to the Calendar (User events)

Image 31: Add Events to the Calendar (User events)

Step by step of creating a new event.

Image 32: Add Events to the Calendar (User events)

13.2) View the Events

Upcoming Events Block (Image 34). As the name of the block

Image 35: Messages

14.1) Unread Messages