Online Learning at CSU
How to Customise my.csu
my.csu is divided into three sections:
- The Header at the top of the Web page contains the eBox, the Channel tabs and the System Menu. The header is not customisable.
- The Side Bar on the left-hand side contains a menu of Quick Links, a search tool, and other information such as your personal greeting and password notification. The side bar is not customisable;
- The my.csu Desktop is the area that contains tools which can be customised and personalised for each individual user and is divided into two columns containing the tools.
You customise the my.csu desktop by closing, adding and moving tools. Tools have several icons that enable you to do this, as indicated in the table below:
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The up arrow moves the tool higher up in the column order. |
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The down arrow moves the selected tool further down the column order. |
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The minimise icon reduces the tool to a titlebar while maintaining its original position in the column order. |
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The restore icon returns a tool to its original size from a minimised status. |
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The maximise icon opens a tool to fill the desktop and shows additional functionality. |
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The close icon removes a tool from the desktop. Closed tools are available in the toolbox. |
If you have removed a tool, then you are able to add it again to the my.csu desktop by using the two toolboxes located at the bottom of each column on the desktop.
To add a tool to the desktop:
- Select the tool you want to add, from the toolbox at the bottom of the column you want the tool to be added to.
- Click on Add.
- The tool will then be added to the bottom of the column selected. If you wish to change the position of the tool, use the icon arrows as indicated in the above table.
My Subjects tool
The My Subjects tool displays the list of CSU Interact subject sites that you have access to. There should be a link for each subject you are currently enrolled in, and from within each Interact subject site you can access services such as your subject outline, subject forum and EASTS. To navigate to an Interact subject site simply mouse click the subject code or title of the subject you need to view.
My Forums tool
The My Forums tool enables you to select the specific CSU forums you wish to display for easy access within your my.csu desktop. When you first logon to your my.csu desktop, there are no forums listed within the My Forums tool.
Within CSU there are basically two categories of forums: CSU general forums, like Student Life; Library Services; CSU General; etc. And there are specific subject forums that are automatically attached to the subject(s) you are enrolled in. CSU general forums are immediately available to you, but your subject forum(s) will not become available until three days before commencement of the study session.
To select the forums you wish to display within My Forums tool:
- Click on Modify.
- Select the Forums you wish to display by marking the check boxes.
- Click the Save button
- The Forums you selected will now be listed in the My Forums tool.
To remove a forum from the My Forum tool follow the above steps but simply uncheck those forums you would like to remove. Remember to save your changes.
Email tool
The Email tool provides easy access to CSU WebMail by providing a link to your account. The email tool displays the total number of messages in your inbox along with the number of unread messages (but It does not provide information from Outlook or other email providers).
You are able to redirect your WebMail account to another email account outside the university. Within the Quick Links tool, mouse click the IT Services link, then click the Redirect Your Email link and follow the instructions found at the top of that page.
Bookmarking in my.csu
The My Bookmarks tool enables you to store the addresses of frequently accessed Web sites. Creating bookmarks in this way allows you to access your favourite sites when using any computer with Internet access simply by visiting my.csu.
To add a bookmark:
- Click on Add. The Add Bookmark window opens, allowing you to now copy and paste the URL from the Webpage you want to add as a bookmark (or favourite).
- Enter a meaningful label and possibly include a description for the new bookmark.
- Click the Add button.
What's New & News
What's New is a communications tool to inform the CSU community of a wide range of University information. The tool also includes a classified section, which students may post to. The What's New tool shows messages grouped by day and then category: Official; General Information; and Classifieds.