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The Staff Computer Courses offered by the Computing Services Centre (CSC) has provided leading-edge training to strengthen the IT skills of faculty and staff since 1992. A variety of courses are offered throughout the year at different technical levels (introduction and advanced) and conducted in ...
In the last Semester Break (20 Dec 2010 - 8 Jan 2011), the Computing Services Centre (CSC) replaced the five years old HP dx6120 computers with new HP 8100 Elite computers. Below shows the major configurations of the new Elite computers: Processor Intel Core i5-750 (2.66 GHz, 4 MB cache) Chipset ...
The CityU has recently subscribed the SAS Education Analytical Suite (EAS). Apart from the fundamental products bundled in the EAS foundation offer, some optional SAS products which are currently used by departments for teaching and research are also included in the contract. Under the Terms and ...
We are glad to inform you that the newly released Microsoft Office 2010 is available now for staff's teaching and learning use. The launch of Office 2010 is as follows: Staff LAN Office 2010 is released for installation through the Staff LAN through the Work Desk menu. This will directly replace the ...
New developments and replacements Special height-adjustable tables for wheelchair users To remove the barrier of study, height-adjustable computer tables specially designed for wheelchair users have been installed in the CSC Teaching Studios (except Room P and Room Q). All students can use these ...
The website ( http://literacy.cityu.edu.hk) of the Student Computer Literacy Programme (SCLP) has been revamped this summer to better serve the needs of students and meet the requirements of today’s web standard. The following web design guidelines have been adopted: Simple and Clear Navigation A ...
During the last academic year 2009-2010, the Student Computer Literacy Programme (SCLP) (organized by the Computing Services Centre (CSC)) has arranged 36 training classes for 7 different courses. 1350 applications from students were accepted. The course evaluations on students who have attended the ...
Most students may find learning at the CityU an enjoyable experience with the advanced IT facilities in place. However, some students with disability may have difficulties in sharing the joy because of their special needs. In order to enable these latter students to make the most out of their ...
In order to enhance students’ learning, the Microsoft Student Option (MSO) under the existing Microsoft’s Campus Agreement (MCA) has been launched since February 2009 (please see the details of the MSO at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/csc/deptweb/services/studentlan/mso/mso.htm ). Through the MSO, the ...
The Challenges In recent years, the substantial increase in student number has led to the significant shortage of computer teaching studio not only in its number but also with the right seating capacity. Unless immediate measures are to be taken, the situation will undoubtedly be worsened for the ...