Student computing
Flinders systems (A-Z)
Find the name of the service you want to request access, and find training materials and user guidance.
CellOPark
CellOPark is a parking payment application for smartphones that allows users to instantly start and stop a paid parking session in a CellOPark zone. The application is cloud based and provides users with secure access to their parking history, as well as the ability to produce reports and control parking payments online.
Available for: Anyone
ChemDraw Prime
ChemDraw Prime is a complete entry-level drawing program that provides the tools to create chemically intelligent, publication-ready chemical structures and reactions, laboratory notes and experiment write-ups. As well as a full set of chemical structure essentials such as rings, bonds, chains, atoms and functional groups, ChemDraw Prime includes chemical and lab equipment templates and handy TLC and Gel Electrophoresis Plate drawing tools.
Available for: Staff and students
Collaborate
Collaborate is a live, collaborative, web-based tool that allows staff and students to screen-share, share audio and video, poll students and collaborate using a virtual whiteboard from within FLO.
Available for: All staff and students
EndNote
EndNote is a bibliographic database and reference management application. It allows you to coordinate your activities and collaborate more effectively with your team. EndNote ensures that the manual work of collecting, formatting and curating research materials is reduced, and it gives you greater ease and control in coordinating with your colleagues.
Available for: All staff and students
FlinSafe
FlinSafe is the Work Health and Safety reporting and data management system used by Flinders University.
There are different ways to use FlinSafe according to your task, your role or the information needed.
The FlinSafe public portal is used to report hazards, accidents and incidents and is available to all Flinders staff, students, contractors, volunteers,visitors, work experience students, labour hire workers and others.
The FlinSafe application is used to find and manage health and safety data by moderators, the Work Health and Safety unit and area, division and college and portfolio management
The FlinSafe field trip system is used by all staff and students involved in field trips run by Flinders University.
Using FlinSafe centralises the storage of health and safety data, allowing more consistent data recording, more efficient reporting methods, better analysis and monitoring of trends and work health and safety key performance indicators.
Available for: All staff and students
Flinders Learning Online (FLO)
Most topics supply learning materials online via Flinders Learning Online (FLO), which can be accessed via your Flinders dashboard.
The use of FLO varies from topic to topic. Your topic coordinator should make this clear to you at the beginning of the topic. You should normally have access to your topics in FLO one week before teaching begins.
Available for: All staff and students
IBM SPSS Statistics
IBM SPSS Statistics is a computer application that supports statistical analysis of data. It allows for comprehensive data access and preparation. The software has extensive capabilities in analytical reporting, graphics and statistical modelling.
Available for: All staff and students
iEnrol
iEnrol is a web based application that supports the administration process of enrolling in professional development courses at Flinders University.
Available for: All staff and students
Inspire
Inspire is a candidature management tool for higher degree by research students, their supervisors and related support staff. You can use Inspire to submit degree management forms for recommendation, assess your research skills, plan your research training and book into available training courses.
Available for: Staff and HDR students
InPlace
InPlace Placement Management System is an application that Flinders uses to manage Work Integrated Learning (WIL) activities or 'placements’.
Available for: Students (who have placements managed in InPlace) and selected staff
Jabber
Cisco Jabber is a collaboration tool used for instant messaging, presence and desktop sharing.
This software allows you to have a video enabled call with a staff member using Jabber guest.
Available for: All staff and students (as a guest)
Mathematica
Wolfram Mathematica (Mathematica) is a symbolic mathematical computation program, sometimes called a computer algebra program, used in many scientific, engineering, mathematical, and computing fields. The Wolfram Language is the programming language used in Mathematica.
Available for: All staff and students
Matlab
MATLAB is the high-level language and interactive environment used by millions of engineers and scientists worldwide. It lets you explore and visualise ideas and collaborate across disciplines including signal and image processing, communications, control systems, and computational finance.
Note: A MATLAB standalone licence is required for accessing MATLAB Mobile, MATLAB Online, Cody Coursework and MATLAB Academy (Create and associate your MathWorks Account).
- Available to all faculty, researchers, and students everywhere, at home and in the classroom, in lab and field research, and while travelling for academic and educational use.
- Covers all on-campus computing facilities, labs, classrooms, and research centres, as well as all faculty-owned and student-owned personal computers.
- Access MATLAB on iOS/Android devices (MATLAB Mobile) and web browser (MATLAB Online).
- Access to Cody Coursework for auto-grading MATLAB programming assignments.
- Users are covered by MathWorks technical and installation support.
- Download free hardware support packages for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Lego, and more.
The MATLAB TAH License includes:
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Available for: All staff and students
Microsoft Office
Current Flinders University students can obtain Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus through their Flinders account.
Office 365 ProPlus comes with a full version of Office and familiar Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and more. Office 365 ProPlus is a user-based service and allows students to install on up to five PCs or Macs, and five tablets. Students will also be able use OneDrive for Business (cloud storage).
Available for: All staff and students
NVivo
NVivo is software for qualitative research and analysis. Licenses are available for post graduate students to install on a privately owned computer. Under graduates can only access NVivo on University owned/supported computers.
The product currently supported is NVivo version 12.
System requirements can be found here :
If you are working on a larger project with, for example, 5000 documents, then the recommended system requirements would be necessary.
Note: While working on the same project file with two different operating systems (one at home and a different one at work) is possible, it may not be practical. QSR advises that project conversion can take a long time depending on the number of documents and PDFs and the amount of coding. Also, special conversion software is required. For more details, please refer to this website.
Educational resources are provided on the QSR website.
Online NVivo courses for Windows and MAC
These courses are conducted by QSR International. A coupon code is required for free access to the courses. Please email ienrol@flinders.edu.au to obtain the coupon. This is a unique coupon and can only be used by the named Flinders staff or student it is given too. If you are interested in viewing dates or undertaking a course, go to NVivo online courses search.
Available for: All staff and students
Okta dashboard
Okta is the new way of logging in to each of your University IT applications. It reduces the need for you to login to applications separately.
Available for: All staff and students
OneDrive
Microsoft OneDrive is an enterprise cloud-based document storage platform available to all staff and students, allowing you to:
- Store and access documents from any desktop/laptop computer or mobile device; and
- Share and collaborate securely with other University staff and external users.
- Work on group assignments by inviting other students to co-author a document.
- Submit an assignment to FLO from your OneDrive for Business storage space.
Available for: All students
REDCap
REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. While REDCap can be used to collect virtually any type of data (including 21 CFR Part 11, FISMA, and HIPAA-compliant environments), it is specifically geared to support online or offline data capture for research studies and operations. The REDCap Consortium, a vast support network of collaborators, is composed of thousands of active institutional partners in over one hundred countries who utilize and support REDCap in various ways.
Available for: All staff and students
ResearchNow
ResearchNow creates a shared digital space for managing and reporting on Flinders research, including publications, collaborations, grants and projects.
Available for: All researchers
Student Evaluation of Teaching
The Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) system enables the distribution, collation and reporting of student evaluation surveys. The primary purpose of the system is to host the surveys, which will provide staff with valid and reliable information to assist in making informed decisions about improving student learning outcomes.
Available for: All staff and students
Student System
Student Management (formally StudentTwo) is the computer system used by Flinders University to administer and manage student information.
The student portal of Student Management is known as the ''Student System''. Access to the Student Information System is automatically granted to students who have an active FAN. Students access the system via the Flinders Dashboard (Okta).
There are a range of administrative tasks that you can manage in the Student System, including:
- Manage your enrolment
- View your timetable
- Update your contact details
- Pay your tuition fees
- View your results
- View exam details
Available for: All staff and students
WebEx
WebEx is an online video and audio enabled meeting place that allows you to meet with anyone, anywhere, in real time by using a web browser on your computer or mobile device, including iPad, iPhone or Andriod.
Anyone with a compatible device can attend a meeting including external parties and students. They will just need a URL provided by the host.
Available for: All staff (hosting & participating) and students (as a participant)
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Software for your personal device
Some Flinders software licenses allow students to download and use software on your personal devices. ‘Home use licenses’ are available to all currently enrolled students.
Note:
- The right to use “home use licences” is only available to currently enrolled students.
- Technical support for "home use" installations on private computers is not available.
Home use licenses for students
Current Flinders University students can obtain Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus through their Flinders account.
Office 365 ProPlus comes with a full version of Office and familiar Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and more. Office 365 ProPlus is a user-based service and allows students to install on up to five PCs or Macs, and five tablets. Students will also be able use OneDrive for Business (cloud storage).
Follow the steps below:
- Log into your Flinders dashboard (Okta)
- Select the ‘Office 365’ button on the Okta Dashboard
- You will be redirected to Office 365 online with an Install Office link at the top of the page. Select this and then Office 365 apps.
- Office will being downloading on your device
- When you open an Office application for the first time, you will need to log in. Your email address should be entered as your FAN@flinders.edu.au and you will be redirected to an Okta login window where you can enter your FAN and password
When you graduate, your Office 365 subscription through Flinders University will cease. You may enrol into other Microsoft consumer or commercial offers available.
Azure Dev Tools for Teaching puts professional developer tools, software, and services in the hands of faculty and students. Students receive developer tools from Microsoft at no cost.
Formerly known as Microsoft Imagine, this subscriptions program has changed to Azure Dev Tools for Teaching. All current Imagine subscriptions have automatically transitioned to Azure Dev Tools for Teaching and have access to the same software tools they have enjoyed with Imagine.
Access to this software, free training/learning materials and the Azure cloud platform is available through the Azure Portal.
Wolfram Mathematica (Mathematica) is a symbolic mathematical computation program, sometimes called a computer algebra program, used in many scientific, engineering, mathematical, and computing fields. The Wolfram Language is the programming language used in Mathematica.
- Create a Mathematica account at http://user.wolfram.com using your Flinders email address or sign in using your existing account (requests using personal email accounts will be declined).
- You will receive a confirmation email, follow the instructions to validate your account.
- Once the account has been confirmed, log into the Wolfram site to request a key and software to download.
- Once the license request is approved (you will receive a confirmation email), you will be issued with a license code and you will be able to download a copy of the software. The license is only valid until the end of January each year. More information can be found by logging into your Wolfram account, then clicking on “Mathematica for Students for Sites”.
Security software such as anti-virus and anti-malware is an important means of ensuring computers are properly protected.
If you connect your computer to the campus network you are responsible for ensuring that you have anti-virus software installed, enabled and up to date to protect your computer and other computers on the campus network.
There are number of free anti-virus software solutions available depending on your operating system.
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IBM SPSS is a computer application which provides statistical analysis of data. It allows for in-depth data access and preparation, analytical reporting, segmentation and predictive modelling.
To request a home use licence, refer to the SPSS license page.
SICStus is a state-of-the-art, ISO standard compliant, Prolog development system. Built around a high performance Prolog engine that can use the full virtual memory space for 32 and 64 bit architectures alike, SICStus is efficient and robust for large amounts of data and large applications.
SICStus is available to students on campus in the student labs at the IS&T Building and Tonsley.
Students can also request a license for use on their personal computer. The license is valid to 28 February of the following year. Students will need to apply for a new license each year.
ChemDraw Prime is a complete entry-level drawing program that provides the tools to create chemically intelligent, publication-ready chemical structures and reactions, laboratory notes and experiment write-ups. As well as a full set of chemical structure essentials such as rings, bonds, chains, atoms and functional groups. ChemDraw Prime includes chemical and lab equipment templates and handy TLC and Gel Electrophoresis Plate drawing tools.
To access and download ChemDraw Prime for a home computer:
- Navigate to http://sitesubscription.cambridgesoft.com/ in Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and scroll down to find Flinders University in the list of institutions. Then click the link highlighted.
- Enter your Flinders email address into the field and click Submit (requests using a non-Flinders email account will be declined).
- The website will verify your email address and confirm that you are member of Flinders University. Click continue to proceed.
- You will receive an email from Perkin Elmer containing your serial number and links to download software
Terminology
Watch this video for a guide to terms such as FLO, eduroam, FAN and student ID.
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