Guide ”Campus Global”

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GENERAL INFORMATION 3

HOW TO ACCESS 4

GLOBAL CAMPUS FUNCTIONALITIES 7

1. AT THE TOP 7 2. MENU TO THE LEFT 9

THE GLOBAL CLASSROOM 11

1. GENERAL VIEW 11 2. INSIDE THE CLASSROOM 12

COMMONLY-USED RESOURCES. 13

1. THE CALENDAR 13 2. PARTICIPATING IN AN ENQUIRY 16 3. PARTICIPATING IN A FORUM 16 4. SENDING ASSIGNMENTS 17

GENERAL INFORMATION

GLOBAL CAMPUS (CAMPUS GLOBAL)

Campus Global is the name of IDEC’s intranet. With this tool, you can communicate with IDEC

without having to limit yourself to a certain timetable or be physically present.

Campus Global is designed as a tool in order to assist you with your learning process and ensure that you get

the most out of the services offered by IDEC.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Access to the Aula Global (Global Classroom) will be terminated four months after the

programme has ended.

E-mail and related services will remain active after the programme has ended provided the participant has PASSED the

programme and that the agreement between Pompeu Fabra University and Google is still valid.

In the event that the participant has NOT PASSED, these services will be terminated four months after the programme

has ended.

NECESSARY EQUIPMENT

You can access Campus Global using any computer with an Internet connection. It serves any system that is

connected to the Internet, provided the computer has a Pentium processor or equivalent and can use any

of the following browsers: Netscape, Mozilla/Firefox or Explorer.

HOW TO ACCESS

Once you are connected to the Internet, the first thing you must do is open an Internet browser, enter the

IDEC website and select the Campus Global option:

IDEC website

You can also access Campus directly through the following URL: http://www.idec.upf.edu/cg

Before selecting a language, check your access codes for Campus and the E-mail service:

Campus Global Home page

Once you have clicked to obtain the codes, the following screen will appear:

Obtain your access codes from this page

You must enter:

- ID/PASSPORT NUMBER (numbers and letters, no spaces)

- DATE OF BIRTH (dd/mm/yyyy format).

Example:

Example of how to obtain your access codes

Once you have entered the information, click on Send and your Campus access code and E- mail username

will appear:

Confirmation that you have obtained your access codes

Once you have obtained the access codes, you can return to the Campus page: http://www.idec.upf.edu/cg/,

where you will select the language in which you want to access Campus Global.

To get to the home page, the system will ask you to identify yourself with the user code and password assigned

to you by the system.

- Campus Global access code: the user code is always comprised of the letter “i” followed by various numbers;

you must enter this code without inserting any spaces or zeros to the left.

- Password: the password will be your date of birth, this time without any spaces

(ddmmyyy).

(The username you receive will allow you to access your E-mail. Detailed instructions on how to access

the E-mail service are provided later.)

For security reasons, the first time you connect to Campus, the system will ask you to change the password

that IDEC has sent you.

Campus Global Access page

Once you have entered the code and password, click on ACCEPT to enter the application.

GLOBAL CAMPUS FUNCTIONALITIES

Within the Global Campus, you will find options that will link you to all its functionalities:

access to information, communication tools and, most importantly, study tools. Below is a

brief description of the Campus’ main functionalities.

1. AT THE TOP

The functions that help you interact with the system and which will always be operative are: Start,

Options, Help, Search engine and Disconnect.

Campus Global Heade tab

1.1 Start

To return to the Global Campus home page.

1.2 Options

To access functions such as changing your personal password, your Campus access profile or the

browsing language:

Campus Global Options tab

1.3 Help

With this option, you can report your incidents and receive support for any questions you may have related

to using the system. Nevertheless, we recommend that you contact IDEC’s Technical Support team

regarding any questions you may have by sending an e-mail to: suport.ti@idec.upf.edu

1.4 Log Off

To correctly exit the system, you must first end the Campus Global session and then the

Moodle session.

2. MENU TO THE LEFT

These are the main resources and services offered by Campus Global: E-mail, Aula Global

(Global Classroom) and Library.

2.1 E-MAIL:

Provides access to your personal e-mail account.

Click on E-MAIL AND GOOGLE APPS and then on E-mail (gmail). You will then see the following screen,

where you can enter:

Campus Global E-mail access tab

Username: name.surname@alum.upf.edu (provided at http://www.idec.upf.edu/cg/).

Password: date of birth, no spaces (ddmmyyyy).

For security reasons, the first time you connect to the E-mail service, the system will ask you to change

your password.

If you have more than one account, note that you can display all of them on the initial screen. The settings

can be changed during your first access to the website.

2.2 Library:

Access to the Pompeu Fabra University library.

Universitat Pompeu Fabra Library website

2.3 Global Classroom:

Access to the work space of the programme in which you are enrolled (further details

provided below).

THE GLOBAL CLASSROOM

The Global Classroom is undoubtedly the most important functionality. It is a virtual space through

which you can access course content, complete the evaluation exercises, or contact your tutor. It is the

heart of your activity as IDEC participants.

1. GENERAL VIEW

When you enter the Global Classroom, you will see the courses in which you are enrolled that have a

Global Classroom. In some cases, these courses will encompass the entire programme. In other cases,

there will only be the different modules of one single programme. This variation will depend on the

needs of each course.

Global Classroom home page

As you can see, the following information will always be displayed when you access the

Global Classroom:

Course or module name

To access each Global Classroom, you must click on the course name which appears in red.

2. INSIDE THE CLASSROOM

The options, resources and activities that you will find within the Global Classroom will depend on the

use that each academic team, and thus each programme, allocates to the platform. In some cases, you

will find information areas, study materials, recommended bibliographies, sent assignments, debate

forums, calendars, etc.

Below is an image of what your Global Classroom may look like.

Main page of a Global Classroom

As you can see, the Global Classroom is divided into three parts:

Column to the left: here you will find a list of course Participants. It includes their email

addresses and the lecturers. This area also includes the Settings section, where you can

access the Grades of the assignments you have submitted via the G.C. and your Profile.

Central column: this space features the resources and activities that the programme’s

academic team has posted.

Column to the right: this area primarily contains the Calendar.

COMMONLY-USED RESOURCES.

1. THE CALENDAR

1.1 The Calendar section displays the following events:

General events: these are dates which are important to everyone in the system.

They are visible to all groups and posted by the Administrator (for example, if the system will

be shut down on a certain day for maintenance).

Course events: these are important dates which pertain to the participants enrolled in a course

(for example, exam dates or announcements of tutorial sessions). These events will be visible to

all course participants and may only be posted by the lecturer.

Group events: similar to the course events, but in this case they only pertain to a certain group

created within a course.

User events: these are important dates for each individual user. These events appear on

the user’s own calendar, but not on the calendars of others. These events will obviously be

created by the parties involved and thus, can be created by course participants.

Here you will be able to make note of everything that will help you stay up-to-date with the course:

important dates, assignment due dates, and any other essential details.

All course activities with deadlines will automatically become calendar events.

Each of these events is highlighted on the calendar in a different colour. The current date will also be

highlighted. We can view past or future months by clicking on the arrows on the side of the current

month. Various event categories can be hidden or displayed by clicking on the link of the

corresponding event located below the calendar. These features make the calendar easier to read,

especially if it contains many events.

The name of the current month is a hyperlink that takes us to that month's agenda. This agenda gives

an overview of the selected month with detailed information on the various events. A quarterly

overview is located on the right with the months before and after the selected month. This makes it

easier to control the month’s start and end dates.

Month view of the calendar with the three month view in the right hand section

From this window, we can add, edit and manage our events, as well as view those posted by the

lecturer or tutor.

1.2 How to add a new event to the calendar

To add a new event, click on the New event button that appears on all the pages as a link in the

Upcoming events section. After adding the type of event, the Event editor will open. A form will appear

that contains the following fields:

Event Title: the content in this field is what will appear in the informational window on the

calendar (when we pass the mouse pointer over a highlighted date) and in the monthly overview.

Description: this is the text that will appear in the daily view of the calendar. In addition to

text, it can also include images, tables, etc.

Date and time: necessary for posting the event on the calendar.

Duration: here you can indicate how long the event will last. Another later date can be specified

as well, and the calendar will mark the entire interval (even various days).

Repetition: this is where you can note that an event will be repeated on a weekly

basis. To do this, simply indicate how many weeks should be marked for the event.

Form for entering a New Event on the calendar

2. PARTICIPATING IN AN ENQUIRY

An enquiry posted by the lecturer can be accessed from the main page of the course by clicking on the

enquiry you wish to see. If the enquiry allows the results to be viewed, a page will appear like the one

shown below. The featured enquiry is posted at the top of the page with the possible answers just

below (there is an option button for each one). The current status of the enquiry is posted further

down. To participate, the participant simply selects an answer and clicks on the “Save my answer”

button.

Bear in mind that the possibility of viewing the other participants’ answers or the enquiry’s results, or

the possibility of changing your answer once it has been submitted will depend on how the lecturer

has posted the enquiry.

3. PARTICIPATING IN A FORUM

A programme’s lecturer or tutor can post a debate forum in which the students of a course can

participate. Normally it is the lecturer who publishes the first message of the forum. However, if it is

configured so that participants can post the first messages, then you can click on the “Add a new debate

topic” button and begin a forum.

Forum publishing screen

The system will then display a form with the following fields:

Subject: subject of the new message to create or debate

Message: insert the content of the message (a question, suggestion, etc). You can use the Moodle HTML editor to compose it.

Format: the HTML format is established by default. This format assumes that the text is written in pure HTML.

Subscription: the author of the debate can choose whether or not to subscribe to the forum where the

new debate is being added. Subscribing means you will receive a copy of all the messages sent to that debate.

File attachment: files can be attached if the forum’s configuration allows it.

Send now: to send this debate to the forum.

Once this is done, you simply have to click on the “Send to forum” button. Once it has been sent, you have a

certain amount of time (approximately 30 minutes) within which to edit it or even delete it.

Once the debate has begun, the course participants will be able to respond to the messages left by their

classmates or the course lecturers. To do this, simply click on the link with the debate’s name and then on the

“Respond” link.

4. SENDING ASSIGNMENTS

A programme’s tutor or lecturer can assign work to the participants which they want to be sent through the

Global Classroom. The documents will remain stored for their subsequent grading, to which the lecturer can add

comments.

There are four types of assignments:

Offline activity: Participants can see a description of the assignment, but cannot upload files.

Nevertheless, the lecturers can grade all the participants and they will receive notice of their marks

through the platform.

Upload a single file: In this case, participants can upload any type of file. This could be a document

created with a word processor, an image, a compressed website or something that has been

requested of them. The lecturer can then grade the work submitted in this manner online.

Online text: this allows the participant to use the HTML text editor to directly write the assigned work.

Uploading of files: this type of assignment is used when the participant is asked to turn in one

or more than one file. Normally, the number of files that need to be

uploaded will be specified in the assignment description.

Example of how to upload a file

Once an assignment is published, the participants can read the related post and send in their work

from the specified date. To do this, they will have to select a file from their PC and upload it by means

of a form included in the assignment itself. Once this file has been selected, click on the “Upload this

file” button.

Once the lecturer has graded the assignment, we can see the mark and feedback that corresponds

to the same section of the Global Classroom by selecting the specific assignment.