First Year Experience @ Unisa

Zuzeka Mkra

Student Retention Unit

First Year Experience (FYE)

The FYE programme aims to provide extended support

to students entering Unisa for the first time by providing

essential information during crucial points in the

student journey.

Welcome our guest

presenter

Mr. Nelson Bhomoyi

Lecturer – Finance and Risk

Management and Banking

College of Economic and

Management Sciences (CEMS)

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How to access myUnisa and

e-Tutor

Nelson Bhomoyi

NEW STUDENTS

• Approach Unisa Centre near by

• Computer lab should:

• Create Logins:

• Username: Student Number

• Password: Create your own

• From here you must login to myUnisa

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AFTER LOGIN

• You lend on WELCOME PAGE

• Please click on SITES

• It lends on all the modules you are registered

• As well as e-Tutor if you have one

• On your left margin are critical ICONS

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MODULE HOME PAGE

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MODULE HOME PAGE

• Critical ICONS on the left margin

• ANNOUNCEMENTS

• OFFICIAL STUDY MATERIAL

• DISCUSSION FORUM

• LEARNING UNTS

• AND MANY MORE…

• I SHALL EXPLAIN THOSE ICONS

• AND HOW YOU ACCESS THEM11

E-TUTOR

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E-TUTOR

• If you module has e-tutor

• It should look like the slide above

• I shall explain how to you go about accessing

• The e-tutor services

• The slide below also shows e-tutors

• If you have one

• Click myLife Email to access your emails

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MY ADMIN

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MY ADMIN

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• CILCK ON SITES

• IT GIVES YOU THE ABOVE SLIDE

• THEN CLICK ON ADMIN

MY ADMIN

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MY ADMIN

• CRITICAL ICONS

• EXAM TIMETABLE

• EXAM RESULTS

• FINANCIAL DETAILS

• STUDY FEES QUOTATION

• ACADEMIC RECORD

• I SHALL FURTHER EXPLAIN

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STUDY FEES QUOTATION

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STUDY FEES QUOTATION

• ACADEMIC YEAR

• COUNTRY (EXAM)

• QUALIFICATION LEVEL:

• POSTGRADUATE

• UNDERGRADUATE

• ENTER STUDY UNIT CODES

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EXAM RESULTS

• PERIOD OF YOUR REGISTRATION

• MODULE CODE OR

• STUDY UNIT CODE

• THEN DISPLAY

• MAKE SURE NO OUTSTANDING FEES

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UNISA PAYMENT & BANK DETAILS

• DEBIT CARD

• CREDIT CARD

• ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER (EFT)

• BANK DEPOSITS

• REFUNDS

• INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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UNISA PAYMENT & BANK DETAILS

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UNISA PAYMENT & BANK DETAILS

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UNISA PAYMENT & BANK DETAILS

• ONE: YOUR NAME & SURNAME

• TWO: UNISA ACCONT: 096R

• THREE: STUDENT NUMBER

• FOUR: LEAVE ONE BLOCK EMPTY

• FIVE: REFERENCE: APPLICATION OR

STUDY FEES CODE ETC.

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MY ADMIN & LIBRARY

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FYE initiatives

FYE EMAILS

• Students need to ensure that

they claim their myUnisa

accounts in order to received

communication from Unisa.

• The FYE emails are created

and disseminated to first-time

entering students.

• They are a tool to help first-time

entering students to stay

focused, motivated and to

alleviate students when they

feel overwhelmed.

FYE broadcasts

• The Student Retention Unit (SRU)

hosts regular live broadcasts on

various topics related to your first year

of study.

• These topics are broadcasted with

academic and support staff from the

different colleges, departments and

directorates as our guest presenters.

• Live broadcast topics include: time-

management skills, leaning how to

navigate the myUnisa platform, library

services, preparing for assignments

and examinations and more, accessing

e-tutors and more.

FYE mailbox

• It serves as the bridge between students

and academic and support departments.

• Students send a variety of queries

regarding various matters ranging from

supplementary exams to the handing in

of assignments.

• The SRU team receive the queries and

contact the relevant colleges, lecturers,

departments and respond to students.

• The FYE mailbox has a 48 hour turn

around time.

FYE website

FYE website was created to bridge the

gap between students and

administrative/academic staff by

providing information related to:

• Support services available to all

Unisa students.

• Including all FYE related

information on all the various

services provided to first-time

entering.

The website is updated on a regular

basis.

FYE MOOC

The FYE MOOC serves to prepare,

orientate and familiarise students with

Unisa environment. It consists of the

following sessions:

FYE MOOC 101

• Unisa Readiness Tool

• Preparation for ODeL

• Career Management

FYE MOOC 102

• Using myUnisa

• Library Orientation

• Student Affairs Services

FYE MOOC 103

• Digital Literacy Skills

• Numeracy Skills

• Study Skills

• Academic Literacy Skills

For more information about the SRU and the

FYE Programme

Visit our website:

www.unisa.ac.za/FYE

Participate in the FYE MOOC:

mooc.unisa.ac.za

Contact us:

fye@unisa.ac.za

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