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  • CAPD - E-learning Unit

    QMplus for Students

    Introduction

    Welcome to QMplus for students. This page contains a number of video tutorials to help you get started with QMplus as well as activities. If this is your first time using it please start at the beginning and work through each section. 

    You should be able to carry out major day to day tasks within your course area after you have watched all the following videos. However, if you have any questions that are not answered by these videos then go to the online Helpdesk and browse through the FAQs we have created for you. If you still cannot find your answer then raise a ticket within the online Helpdesk and a member of the support team will respond to you as soon as possible.

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    • Introduction

      This is an online QMplus course with Video Tutorials to introduce you to the Online Learning Environment.

      It is a good idea to watch these video tutorials in full screen. To do this follow the instructions in the screenshot below. If you have faster broadband then you can also change the video quality to HD.  

      Please note that the actual videos are in the sections below, what you see below is just an image explaining how to watch these videos in full screen and how to change the quality to HD. 

      To practice using some of the tools on QMplus, there are also activities to complete related to the tutorials. 

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    QMplus is a web based system which works best in the following web browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Type qmplus.qmul.ac.uk (note that there is no www) into your browser address bar and Log in with your standard Computing username and password. The same credentials you use to access your QMUL email.  Watch the tutorial to explore the whole process -

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    The following video screencast shows you what a typical course looks like in QMplus and how to find your way around.

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    The following screencast shows a number of common activities and resources which you may have in your QMplus module pages. Below the video are some examples of these.

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    You may be asked to submit your course work on QMPlus. This tutorial demonstrates the process to successful assignment submission. Watch this video carefully and make sure you get the confirmation when you submit your course work on QMPlus.

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    You lecturer may use chat rooms or discussion forums to do collaborative work or to answer your questions. The following video explains how you can access a chat room and a discussion forum including how to post and respond to topics.

    • If you have any further questions that cannot be answered by these videos then go to the online Helpdesk and browse through the FAQs. If you still cannot find the answer then raise a ticket within the Helpdesk and a member of the support team will respond to you as soon as possible. 

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    When you log into QMplus you automatically see a generic welcome screen. Some Schools however have Landing pages. These are managed by your School and offer bespoke news and in some cases important documents. Please note that not all Schools have landing pages. This video explains how you can access your landing page and set this to appear as your default welcome screen.

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