Online services at Deakin
STAR - online campus timetables
To view the 2012 timetable, visit www.deakin.edu.au/services/timetables/timetable.php
If you are taking on-campus units, Deakin’s personalised timetabling system, STAR (Student Timetable Allocation and Registration), enables you to request and view timetables for all your lectures, tutorials and practicals. You can also enter personal preferences for timeslots – after the preferences are collected and sorted, you will be provided with a clash-free timetable.
STAR will be open from 9 am on Tuesday 7 February 2012. Note that the system does not work on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, so you can register your preference via StudentConnect up until the cut off date.
For more information on STAR, visit www.deakin.edu.au/star/.
Deakin Studies Online (DSO)
Deakin Studies Online (DSO) is Deakin University’s online teaching and learning environment, and is designed to enhance both on-campus and off-campus learning. DSO delivers web-based course material and assessment tasks. It also facilitates communication and collaboration between staff and students through the Learner’s guide, unit-based messaging, announcements, discussion groups and chat rooms.
For more information, visit www.deakin.edu.au/dso/
When you set up your username, this becomes your Deakin email address. Please check this regularly and use it for all your communication with Deakin.
For more information, and to find out how to forward your Deakin email to your personal email account, visit www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/it-support/email
The 'Getting Started' web site
The Getting Started web site www.deakin.edu.au/transition/ is updated each week during trimester, and is an excellent source of information if you are new to Deakin. Whether you need assistance with study skills, parking, timetables or places to eat on campus, the Getting Started site can help.
IT access (usernames and passwords)
It is vital to obtain your Deakin username and password before enrolment day, so that you are able to enrol online. For more information and to activate your Deakin IT account, see 'To accept your offer' and 'Creating your username and password' or visit www.deakin.edu.au/password/.
Online technology
Deakin expects all students to have access to a computer and the internet. However, this does not mean that students must own a computer themselves - the University provides on-campus computer facilities and computer laboratories.
If you are a distance education or off-campus student and do not own a computer or have access to the internet at home, in most cases it will be sufficient if you can access computing facilities at places such as libraries and internet cafes. Some courses and units, however, do require regular and lengthy computer and internet use and cannot be completed without this. Please check the course and unit requirements carefully prior to enrolment.
Software essentials
Software Essentials is a bundle of software that Deakin provides for free to support your learning. It can be downloaded from www.deakin.edu.au/software/, or you can pick up a DVD copy from a Deakin Central Office, DUSA or the Deakin library. Off-campus students will receive the DVD in the mail.
StudentConnect
StudentConnect gives you access to your student administrative record. Initially you use StudentConnect to accept your offer and enrol in your course initially. Later, you can use it to:
- change your address
- vary your enrolment and re-enrol (i.e. withdraw from or add units)
- print your confirmation of enrolment (which can be used for Centrelink)
- check your course progression
- check your Credit for Prior Learning (if applicable)
- track your assignments (generally off-campus students)
- view your examination timetable
- view your results
- view and pay your trimester fees
- access HECS-HELP (Commonwealth Assistance Form).
For further information on StudentConnect, visit studentconnect.deakin.edu.au/connect/webconnect.
