1. Student Orientation 2001 Academic & Research Computing Summer 2001 Computing and Registration

2. Welcome to Rensselaer! At Rensselaer, computing is an integral part of the everyday educational experience.

3. Your RCS Account Your RCS userID and password gives you access to Rensselaer’s network and resources. It is different from your SIS and WebCT accounts Your userID becomes your email address when appended with “@rpi.edu”

4. Appropriate Uses of RCS Coursework Research Electronic Mail Searching the World Wide Web Presentations Recreation*

5. Prohibited Uses of RCS Sharing your password Sending, replying to, or forwarding chain mail Sending anonymous, harassing or forged mail For commercial purposes Displaying offensive materials Putting copyrighted materials on your Homepage Copying licensed software illegally

6. Computing Resources Campus Computer Store Laptop peripherals PC hardware Software Rensselaer Computer Repair Warranty service for computers and printers Networking & Telecommunications Telephone authorization codes and voicemail Campus Computer Store

7. More Resources Research Libraries RensSearch Electronic Class Reserves Documentation and Short Courses RPInfo On-line campus-wide information system http://www.rpi.edu/rpinfo

8. Getting Help The “Red” Book Your #1 laptop computing resource. Contains care and feeding instructions for your new best friend. Help Desks VCC Main Lobby Call ext. 7777 Send e-mail to: consult@rpi.edu ACS web site: RPInfo->Academic Computing Services Voorhees Computing Center Help Desk

9. Laptop Distribution Friday, August 24 th Sunday, August 26 th

10. BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN YOUR RCS ACCOUNT INFORMATION *** BE SURE TO WRITE DOWN YOUR RCS ACCOUNT INFORMATION

11. Accessing RPInfo and SIS Double-click the Netscape icon on the desktop. Go to www.rpi.edu/rpinfo/ if it is not already the default page.www.rpi.edu/rpinfo/ Under Student Information, click on Registration/Add/Drop