The University welcomes you to its electronic community where we practice good citizenship on our services. As a member of the University community, your access to the network and computing resources is a privilege. To keep it, you are required to use computing and information resources responsibly and to guard against abuses.
The basic information you need to know to get ready.
Your Responsibilities – Policy/Academic Honesty
Documents governing acceptable use of University computer systems are provided. Some colleges may have additions to these policies; you should check with local computer support staff to see if there are any.
Computer Use Policy – The Computer Use Policy defines the acceptable use of the Universities computing facilities and services.
- The University provides computing facilities and services to students to be used in conjunction with their University activities.
- You are provided with an account in order to access to the University's computing facilities and services. Computer accounts and authorization are not transferable.
- You are responsible for all use of your account and you are expected to take reasonable steps to ensure the security of your account.
- It's your responsibility to read the policy, ensure that your actions are in compliance and be aware of the possible penalties for violations.
E-mail Policy – The Electronic Mail Policy defines the acceptable use of electronic mail at the University of Saskatchewan.
- You have an nsid@mail.usask.ca account which is your OFFICIAL University of Saskatchewan e-mail address.
- Official University communications will be sent to that address only.
- It's your responsibility to attend to mail sent to that address (regardless of whether you have it forwarded or not).
- It's your responsibility to read the policy, ensure that your actions are in compliance and be aware of the possible penalties for violations.
Academic Honesty – The Academic Honesty website discusses the honesty and integrity expected in class participation, examinations, assignments, and other academic work.
Your NSID
Your Network Services ID (NSID) username and password are your IT identity and key to U of S services and resources (e.g. computer labs, wireless network, e-mail account, etc.). Your NSID is used to access the services listed in the Explore section of this guide and others. Your NSID username comes in the form of three letters followed by three numbers (e.g., abc123). More on NSID »
My IT Services (MITS)
Once you have your NSID, MITS allows you to manage several aspects of your ICT-managed services. You can change your NSID password, set secret questions to reset your password if you forget it and manage various settings for your e-mail. You can also view the disk quota usage for your e-mail and file storage (folder). More on MITS »
Anti-virus Software – Sophos
The U of S has negotiated a site license for Sophos anti-virus software. This software is available free of charge to you for as long as you are a student. You must have anti-virus software on your laptop in order to connect to the University network. More on Anti-Virus software »
IT4U
The goal of IT4U is to improve the learning experience for students, by indentifying IT issues and then addressing those issues through workshops, online resources, reporting, one on one support, etc. More on IT4U »
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Training
Students have access to a variety of training options such as free online courses, instructor led courses, online tutorials and some fee for service courses. More on Training »
Help
Help is available for all your Student Computing needs.
- College IT Help Desks – Most colleges provide IT support for their students. They can help you with most things the ICT Help Desk does. They will be more familiar with the software used in their particular colleges, and therefore will be able to help with your discipline-specific questions. For a list of college IT help desks »
- ICT Central Help Desk – Information and Communications Technology (ICT) operates this office. It provides computing support to all U of S students. They can help you with your accounts, passwords, PAWS, e-mail, wireless, Sophos, Folder, Homepage, access, etc. The Help Desk offices are located in Arts 70, and in the Learning Commons (Main Library and Health Science). They can also be contacted by telephone and e-mail.
- Online Learning Library – Free online tutorials with access to over 879 online training courses. Visit the Online Learning Library on the PD & Training Tab within PAWS.
- Online Support – In addition to the ICT website, there are many college websites that provide you with information regarding IT at the U of S. For a list of college IT websites »
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