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Students

Atualizado/Updated: 2024-12-19

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Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon offers a variety of IT support services for its students. Here are some of the main resources available:

    • User Account: Needed to access IT resources such as FénixEdu, institutional email and Office 365.
    • Networks and Internet: Access to the campus-wide wired and wireless network (eduroam).
    • VPN: Allows secure remote access to Iscte resources outside the campus.
    • e-Learning platform: Use of Moodle to manage academic content and communication between teachers and students.
    • Classrooms, auditoriums and computer labs: Available for academic and research use.
    • Federated online communication and collaboration services: through the FCCN.
    • Software: Access to a variety of applications.
    • User Support: Online, face-to-face and telephone support.

 

The email service (individual accounts, shared accounts and distribution lists), supported by the Office 365 platform, is available to all ISCED employees. ISIC never asks its users to send personal data, such as passwords.

 

Moodle is the Iscte’s e-Learning platform. Below are some tutorials to help how to use this platform.

 

    • iAjuda – Iscte’s IT services management platform.
    • Fénix + – Platform for managing the teaching and learning process.

 

SIIC assigns user accounts to all Iscte students. The account is personal and non-transferable. For instance, the student Xisto Ximenes has the following credentials:

    • Username: xxnes@iscte-iul.pt
    • Email address: Xisto_Ximenes@iscte-iul.pt
    • Password: Password.2020

    • Find out more details about Iscte Account

 

All students are entitled to an Iscte ID Card.

Provisional Card

      • Students who enroll and enroll at the beginning of the school year (September/October) receive a provisional card at the CGD bank installed at Iscte.These cards are activated by CGD.

      • Students who enroll and enroll in other periods must apply for the provisional card at a CGD agency. These cards are activated in the helpdesk room (Building II, floor 7, room C7.04).

Definite Card

 

    • Research Connect – Database dedicated to national and international funding opportunities.
    • Overton.io – Search index of policy papers, guidelines, think-tank publications and working papers.
    • Scopus – Database of abstracts and citations of publications.
    • Web of Science – Platform for integrated access to a database of bibliographical. references and citation indexes.
    • b-on – Permanent unlimited access to thousands of scientific journals and ebooks.

 

Teaching Support Software (licenciamento campus):

    • IBM SPSS AMOS – Allows the use of structural equation modelling (SEM) to test hypotheses.
    • Autodesk – Free access to educational software.
    • Eviews – Access to forecasting and statistical modelling tools.
    • Intel – Includes software development toolkits.
    • Limesurvey – Allows you to create online forms and surveys.
    • Matlab – Numerical computing and programming software.
    • MAXQDA – Qualitative data analysis and mixed methods research.
    • Microsoft Azure – Software, including Windows 10, Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.
    • Microsoft Copilot – AI tool that facilitates content creation, editing and analysis.
    • Office365 – Microsoft’s suite of applications.
    • Qualtrics – Data collection products for academic research.
    • R – Computational statistics software
    • IBM SkillsBuild – A free educational program designed to help learners develop valuable skills and access career opportunities, particularly in the tech field.
    • IBM SPSS – Advanced statistical analysis.
    • Stata – Statistical software.
    • think-cell – A Microsoft Office add-in for PowerPoint and Excel that integrates with these applications, making it easier to build and visualise simple or complex graphs.

    • Find out more details about Software.

 

SIIC ensures the audiovisual, multimedia and computer support to teaching and non-teaching activities developed at Iscte, as well as the maintenance of systems, applications and equipment allocated to common spaces. Rooms available by:

 

    • Colibri/Zoom – Videoconferencing service that is available to all RCTS institutions. Based on the Zoom video conferencing system.
    • Educast – Video management service for simple registration and distribution of academic content (classes).
    • Filesender – Application that allows users to temporarily send and store large files.
    • NAU – Online education and training platform for large audiences.
    • Online Learning – Video-class platform.
    • Videocast – Videocast allows you to stream video, audio and slides in real time through a simple web page. It may also include chat, twitter and controlled access from users.

    • Find out more details about Collaboration and Knowledge

 

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a technology that creates a secure and encrypted connection over a less secure network, such as the internet. Here are some key points about VPN:

    • Security and Privacy: VPNs encrypt your internet traffic, making it difficult for anyone to intercept and read your data. This is especially useful when using public Wi-Fi networks.
    • Remote Access: VPNs allow users to access their home or office network remotely, as if they were physically present at that location.
    • Anonymity: By masking your IP address, VPNs can help protect your identity and location online.
    • Bypassing Geo-Restrictions: VPNs can help you access content that is restricted based on your geographic location by routing your connection through servers in different countries. If you’re considering using a VPN, it’s important to choose one that fits your needs, whether it’s for enhanced security, privacy, or accessing restricted content.

    • How to install/configure VPN? / How to Enable/Disable VPN?
    • Teleworking
    • Find out more details about VPN

 

Iscte’s wireless networking service covers much of the campus being accessible through SSID eduroam.