Environmental Studies Department – Internship Web Site Instructions Dean Berman 5/21/2005

Information The Environmental Studies Department Student Internship Online Portfolio web site is designed as an internship assignment and will soon be available for all EVS interns. The Online Portfolio is running on a dedicated server at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The server is known as the “Fire Server” located/operated/maintained in Bear Hall on the University campus. The CGI scripts are running with an html/JavaScript front with PHP and MySQL databases in back end. The designer/web master is Dean Berman, a Summer 2005 intern working under Bob Cutting and Dr. Jack Hall of the EVS Department. For any problems, questions, etc. about the site or if there is anything new you would like to see, please notify Dean Berman or Bob Cutting via . Dean Berman – Bob Cutting –

Index – Main Page The home page is your direct access to different, multiple links. –Search for a particular user by first or last name, username, address or users full name.Search for a particular user by first or last name, username, address or users full name. –Login directly to the restricted intern access, or link to login page.Login directly to the restricted intern access, or link to login page. –Sign up for site if not already granted access.Sign up for site if not already granted access. –Log your Timesheets Online for Submission.Log your Timesheets Online for Submission. –View job opportunities/internships available to students.View job opportunities/internships available to students. –List all intern users signed up for access.List all intern users signed up for access An all access “Blog” is also located here for all users to view.

Sign Up Any EVS Intern can sign up for the EVS Online Portfolio. From any of the unrestricted links, you can sign up by clicking on the “Sign Up” link on the left hand side of the screen. After doing so, the following link will show. After inputting into the required fields and clicking on the “Submit” button, users will be given access to the restricted online portfolio. **Users must use their ** Main

Search p.1 You may search for a particular user by first name, last name, username, address, and also a users full name. Type in a users name in the “Search” text field. Once you are ready, you can click on the “Go” button and begin the search. Main

Search p.2 After the search is conducted, it will take you to a page with the results. –The results will list the user’s full name, Internship Coordinator, Description and the Working Semester. –If is user has a resume posted, then there will be a viewable link for it, otherwise, it will be blank. There will also be a button to “View Profile” for the particular user listed, you may click on it to read anything the user has posted, etc. Main

View Profile After clicking to view a users profile (2 Options): –A users profile will be shown, like the one below –You will be prompted with “Sorry, No Profile is Found for Current User” Main

Login Each page has its very own user login prompt. The primary way to access the restricted site is to go back to the “Home” page and either login from the fields on the left or from the way displayed below. Main Page If you forget your password, then you can click on the “Forgot Password?” link and enter your address. Once you click on the button “Get Password,” your username and password will be send to their . Any Page Main

Logged In p.1 Once you have logged in, the opening page will be of your profile. –Inputted profile (will look like image on right) –Profile not saved into directory (will look like image on top) Main

Logged In p.2 After being logged in, a user has many options: –Edit your own profile –Edit your personal “White Board” –Edit personal Planner –Upload files to your personal Online Portfolio –Post a Resume –Input a weekly time sheet and log –View Job Opportunities for EVS Internships –View a list of all EVS Interns currently enrolled –Read headlines for all Interns –…Or…Log Out Main

Edit Profile When you edit your profile, you will be shown the following screen –The Personal Profile section is an optional section and is not required to be filled out. If you have files already uploaded into your Online Portfolio, then you can select from them what you want other users to see, and what you don’t want them to see. Main

Personal White Board Each user has their own personal White Board where anyone at all can post anything they please. –If there is anything on your board you don’t want there, then you can edit it and erase whatever you please. Main

Personal Calendar Each user has their own Personal Calendar where they can post as they wish. –Click on a particular date: You may add a Note to the chosen date You may remove a Note from the chosen date –At the top of the screen is a “Back to Logged In” button as well Main

Log In Timesheet Click on navigation link: “Log-In Timesheet” –Edit the Text field with your Timesheet Log/Description: Week, Hours, Description, etc. –Once finished, click on “Submit Times” button. Once done so, you will be prompted of your Timesheet after it has been logged. All Timesheets will be logged in the same place, in the same field. Just continue on down/up the text field. –If you have left page (gone to another link), you may click back on “Log-In Timesheet” link and return to all logged Timesheets. Main

Job Opportunities Whether users have restricted or unrestricted access, the Job Opportunities link is available for viewing. –Once you click on the “Open Internships” link, it will take you to the listing page. Main

Intern Listings Anyone with or without restricted access can view the listing of the current interns. Main

Log Off Logging off is as simple as it says. –Find the “Log Off” link on the left hand side of the screen. One it is pressed, your current username, session, etc, is removed from the server until the next time you login. Also, it will return you back to the main home page. Main

If you have any comments or questions about the site, please contact Dean Berman at Main