What is the LMS

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What is the LMS?

• The LMS is the University of Melbournes new
  Learning Management System. The LMS is provided
  to assist you with your studies throughout the
  semester.
• You will use the LMS to
• access course materials (such as lecture slides
  and assignment sheets)
• view announcements (announcements will be posted
  throughout the semester and will contain
  important information about the subject, such as
  reminders about an upcoming assignment due date)
• perform online tasks (such as submitting an
  assignment).
• The course outline, lecture notes, assignments,
  and other learning resources will all be made
  available through the LMS.
• In addition, you will also have access to online
  tools such as feedback quizzes, interactive
  courseware, and audio recordings of lectures.
  Subject coordinators add or remove tools
  specific to your subject

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Benefits of the LMS

• Single location - www.lms.unimelb.edu.au ? As of
  semester 1, 2007, you will be able to access all
  your subject content from this website using a
  single login. Currently, this subject is one of
  approximately 50 subjects in the faculty which is
  using the LMS.
• Standardised appearance and navigation ? If you
  have used the LMS before, then you should find
  accessing the page for this subject a familiar
  experience, as all LMS subject pages use the same
  basic appearance and navigation system.
• Access to in-built tools ? The LMS provides a
  number of standard online learning tools designed
  to enhance your learning outcome. The method for
  performing assessment tasks and using the online
  learning tools is the same across subjects,
  departments, and faculties (with the exception of
  specialised tools such as those provided by the
  TLU).

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Student Resources

• The university has created a central website
  dedicated to the Learning Management System ?
  http//www.lms.unimelb.edu.au
• The Student Support section can be found here
  http//www.lms.unimelb.edu.au/students/
• The Guides for Students page in the Student
  Support section (http//www.lms.unimelb.edu.au/stu
  dents/guides/) contains student resources
  including a downloadable user guide and several
  help sheets describing how to correctly configure
  Internet Explorer for use with the LMS. Refer to
  this section if you experience difficulties
  accessing the LMS.
• The News and Events section (http//www.lms.unimel
  b.edu.au/news/) provides details of any scheduled
  maintenance windows. Maintenance windows usually
  occur once every four weeks during semester, but
  do not occur during SWOT Vac or examination
  periods. You should be aware of any scheduled
  downtime, and make sure that it does not conflict
  with an assignment submission or planned study
  period.

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Logging in

• To log in to the LMS
• Go to the LMS web site here http//www.lms.unimel
  b.edu.au/
• Click on the Access the LMS button located on the
  right-hand side of the screen.
• Type in your unimelb email account username and
  password into the spaces provided. If you have
  not accessed your university email account
  before, note that you must activate your email
  account before you can log into the LMS (or
  access your email for that matter).
• Click Login.
• After you have logged in, you will see a list of
  subjects that you are enrolled in. If this
  subject does not appear in the list, you should
  contact the department office and ask them to
  confirm your enrolment details. Note If you have
  just enrolled, it may be a few days before you
  can access this subject in the LMS.
• If your enrolment details are correct, then
  contact the LMS help desk on 8344 0888 or 40888
  from a university phone.
• The help desk operates on normal weekdays from 8
  am until the time that the Baillieu Library
  closes. For support outside of those hours, you
  can use the online form here http//www.lms.unime
  lb.edu.au/help/request/