A guide to online services
Published on 18 September 14
My Manchester
My Manchester is your one-stop-shop student portal, where pretty much anything you need to do as a student can be done. It'll be the most important website you'll use during your time at the University, so knowing how it works is essential, and will ensure you use it to its full potential. Here's a quick guide to My Manchester's key features:
Using the tabs in My Manchester
- Homepage - your homepage is fully customisable, so you can add, move around, and delete boxes as you wish. But if you're planning a boxes cull, it's worth keeping the My News tab to stay aware of key messages from the University and to keep up to date with all that's going on around campus and beyond!
- My Course - here you'll find course related information, such as your timetable, course unit information and examination timetable (when it gets published).
- My Blackboard - links you through to Blackboard, the University's online learning system. Here you'll find content from your modules, including lecture powerpoints and find interactive tools like discussion boards.
- My Library - allows you to access library services, including searching the library catalogue, booking study rooms and viewing and changing your library PIN.
- My Services - here's where you do administrative tasks, such as registering for the new academic year or updating your personal information. Importantly, it is also where you access the student system, where you select modules and can see your grades.
- My Future - careers related info, including news, updates and events listings from the Careers Service and part time job listings.
- My Campus Life - here you can find a whole host of information on ways to enhance your life as a student of the University, including sport and volunteering opportunities.
- My Union - news and updates from your Students' Union.
Customising My Manchester
NOTE: My Manchester is also available through the iManchester App for mobile devices. Download it for Apple iOS here, or for Android here.
Blackboard
Blackboard is the University's online learning system. It's where content from your course units will be posted, such as lecture slides or tutorial activities. Your lecturer or course unit leader may also use it to communicate with you, so it's important you check it regularly.
You can access Blackboard via My Manchester through the My Blackboard tab. Here you will see your course units listed for the semester. Clicking on each one will take you to the homepage for that unit and will allow you to access any content your course unit leader uploads.
If teaching has started and you cannot see the course units you expect:
- Check you're enrolled on the unit on the Student System (through My Manchester)
- Check with your course unit leader to ensure they've made it visible
- See the Blackboard Student Support site
It can take up to 24 hours after enrolling on a course to be able to see it in My Manchester so please be patient. Also, please note you won't be able to see your Semester 2 courses on Blackboard until 2015.
- A Blackboard App is also available for Apple iOS (download here) and Android (download here).
eProg (postgraduate research students only)
eProg is the University's online progression system to support you through the duration of your PGR programme. It allows you to break down the requirements of the programme into manageable goals and supports you in planning achievable targets. Using eProg:
- Enables you and your supervisory team to record and reflect on your progress against agreed objectives and deadlines
- Provides you with an online interface so you, your supervisor and other academic staff and administrative staff can record and track your key progression milestones throughout your programme from the point of registration, through submission and examination, up to completion
- Allows you to upload and manage documents to share with your supervisory team
A quick guide to eProg features:
- My Profile - Summary information about you
- My Favourites - add the pages you visit most in eProg to your favourites to create a quick link
- My Progression - Your personalised progression record, detailing all your progression milestones in one place
- My Pathway - Personalised timeline for your pathway (shows all major milestones)
- My Publications – add and view your publications in eScholar
- My Document Store – add documents for your supervisor / PGR administrator to view
- My Examination Summary – view the tasks completed and due once you move into the Examination period
NOTE: For an in depth guide to eProg, please see the Crucial Guide Live.