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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 ...
Since 2009, the OCIO has been organizing several experience/knowledge sharing sessions that are opened to all IT staff, both central and departmental, as well as any interested students. These sessions provide rare opportunities for IT staff across departments and units to meet and share their ...
Introduction To equip our students with the fundamental IT skills for their study, research and work after graduation, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) sees the need to boost their IT knowhow through basic and advanced computer training as a complement to their formal curriculum. To fulfill 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 ...
The introduction of learning management system (LMS or VLE for virtual learning environment) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) was led by a small group of colleagues, including myself, in the Department of Physics and Materials Science and the Computing Server Centre (CSC) in 1998 [1]. Seven ...
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 ...
As e-learning evolves into an integral part of our academic learning environment, the Blackboard platform (Bb) is now a mission critical system at CityU, enabling both staff and students to maximize their productivity. The e-learning project is the major focus of CityU's Information Systems ...