Computing Resources at UCSF  School of Nursing Computer Lab - N735  Avg. 30 hrs./week, 2-week schedule on door  Staffed by Nursing students  Interactive Learning Center (ILC) - CL231  Library Hours  Education Center ILC - S165  24-hrs, requires access code nights & weekends MS/MEPN: PhD: (Exp: 10/05)

Your SAA User ID and PIN  You should have received a letter from the Office of Admission and Registrar this summer with your SAA User ID and PIN. If not, go to OAR (MU200).  Used for virtually all UCSF computing resources  Online Registration & Study List filing  ITSA account  GALEN (Library) account  WebCT account  Virtual Private Network (VPN) account

Student IT Services  Most services provided by:  Campus Library  Student Academic Affairs (SAA)  Information Technology Services (ITS)  Information can be found at the following URL:

Remote Access Options  UCSF RAS (Remote Access Services)  Free, but only 460 ports  56K (v.90) Dialup Service  No toll-free access number  Instructions at  Private ISP (Internet Service Provider)  Not free  Not part of UCSF Network  Must use the VPN to access UCSF resources  BUT, a much better option!

Private ISPs  PLEASE,  PLEASE, not not AOL!!!  AT&T, Earthlink, SBC are pretty good  UCSF has a contract with AT&T  56K Dialup Service  Unlimited usage  Toll Free access in North America  $14.09 per month  Info at:  Broadband  Broadband Connection (DSL/Cable Modem) Preferable

VPN - Virtual Private Network  Provides secure remote connectivity to the UCSF Network  Gives you access to “UC/UCSF Only” resources  Example:  You must already have an ISP  Must install a software client on your computer  Instructions/software available on Student Resource CD and for download at:

WIRELESS Internet Access!  Available at numerous campus locations:  b standard (shared 10MBPS)  Most newer laptops have wireless built in  If not, costs about $60 - $120  PCMCIA Cards available at The Source and virtually all other computer stores

Stuff!  Free account using SAA UserID and PIN  SAA  WebMail  Address (Login): SAA UserID  Password: PIN  New system next academic year (2005-6)

More Stuff!  You must use it! As of this academic year, all UCSF Schools require use of your campus-assigned address  Listservs – Campus and School  Check with individual faculty  General communication  Attachments (papers, presentations, etc.)  “Proper Use” issues  Privacy and Security

HIPAA  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  Privacy Rule  Went into effect April 14, 2003  Concerns the use/disclosure of PHI  Security Rule  Goes into effect April 21, 2005  Concerns the use/storage/transmission of e-PHI

World Wide Web Stuff!  WebCT Course Home Pages (  Registration/Study List Filing (  UCSF Today (  Handy URLs   

CoursEval ® - Online Course Evaluations  Beginning Fall, 2004 – All course evaluations are online.  Please do them!  Login:  User Name: First Name + Last Name (e.g., Mary Smith)  Password: Last 4 digits of SSN 

Activating your GALEN (Library) Account  Go to  Under “Existing Users,” click on Modify Account  Login using your SAA User ID and PIN  Choose a “secret!”  Name of your pet  Town you grew up in, etc.  Logout

S/N Computer Workshops  Introduction to Microsoft Word for scientific writing  Basic Presentation Skills using PowerPoint  EndNote (Bibliographic Reference Database) Watch for Dates/Times - They will be posted around the School -

Supported Software Applications  Microsoft Office Suite  Word  PowerPoint  Excel  Access  Internet Explorer, Mozilla  SPSS (SAS in Library only)  NQuery (Power Analysis)

Getting Help  S/N Computer Lab - (N735)  Library ILC - (CL231)  ILC - South (S166)  Campus Information Technology Services  VPN, RAS, Network Issues  ITSA Account, questions  (415)

Laptop Clinics  Tech Support staff available to help you install the UCSF VPN Client and set up Wireless access on your laptop  Dates:  Thursday, September 23, 10am – 2pm  Wednesday, October 6, 3pm – 6pm

Student Resource CD Student Resource CD

Buying/Configuring a Computer  Computer Requirement  Purchasing decision support  Dell – Preconfigured  Exact Choice 

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