Permission to access, amend and interact in study-unit / class areas within the UM VLE / JC VLE is determined by a system of roles. Academic staff and students who are registered to study-units / classes on SIMS (Student 福利在线免费 Management System) / SIMS JC are automatically granted the following roles on the respective VLE areas:
This role is automatically assigned to academic staff registered as tutors to their study-units / classes on SIMS / SIMS JC. It allows academics to access their study-unit / class areas, even when these are not yet available to students. Tutors can add, edit and remove teaching material such as course notes, links to online articles, audio and video-clips, etc. Tutors can create and access online activities such as discussion boards and assignment submissions. Tutors have access to students' participation records on study-unit / class areas.
This role is automatically assigned to students registered for their study-units / classes on SIMS / SIMS JC. Students are able to access teaching material and resources in study-unit / class areas. Students are able to participate in online activities such as discussion boards and are able to submit assignments.
This role is automatically assigned to academic staff registered as dissertation / thesis supervisors on SIMS for any undergraduate or postgraduate student. In the case of undergraduate students, dissertation supervisors will have access to the general dissertation VLE area, e.g. EXA4010-YR-A-2526: Dissertation. In the case of postgraduate students, dissertation supervisors will have access to designated VLE area/s generated in the name of the student/s whom they are supervising, e.g. Maria Cassar - PG Dissertation/Thesis. Designated postgraduate VLE areas are available under the category PG Dissertations.
This role is automatically assigned to academic staff registered as dissertation / thesis examiners on SIMS for any undergraduate or postgraduate student. In the case of undergraduate students, dissertation examiners will have access to the general dissertation VLE area, e.g. EXA4010-YR-A-2526: Dissertation. In the case of postgraduate students, dissertation examiners will have access to designated VLE area/s generated in the name of the student/s whom they are examining, e.g. Maria Cassar - PG Dissertation/Thesis. Designated postgraduate VLE areas are available under the category PG Dissertations.
This role is automatically assigned to postgraduate students registered for their programme of study on SIMS. Dissertation students are able to access a designated VLE area generated in their name, e.g. Maria Cassar - PG Dissertation/Thesis, to submit their dissertation / thesis via Turnitin.
This role is automatically assigned to students registered on SIMS for study-units available to the general public, or who are following an extra study-unit for dissertation or research purposes. Auditing students are able to access teaching material and resources residing in study-unit areas that have been made available by the tutor/s.
Occasionally, some tutors may request IT 福利在线免费 to provide guest access to other staff due to exceptional cases. Such requests are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.