University Technology Services (UTS) has created a Faculty/Staff Technology Resources Page.
Click here to see this valuable resource.
VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING (VIP)
This Intranet provides members of the USC community -- students, faculty, staff, and alumni -- secure, personal access to University data. You must have a valid USC ID number and PIN in order to login to VIP. VIP is the gateway to all USC technology, including Blackboard, GEM and Groupwise.
If you cannot login to VIP, or need your PIN reset, contact the help desk at (803) 777-1800. If you are not in Human Resources files, you cannot get into VIP.
To login to VIP, your Username is your 9 digit USC ID#.
Your default PIN is your 4-digit Date of Birth. You will need to change this PIN after initial login. Your PIN must be a 4-digit PIN.
E-MAIL:
Adjunct Faculty will receive a Groupwise Mail account from the College of Social Work. You must be on the USC payroll to keep a Groupwise account. Groupwise is your official e-mail for the University. You will receive official notices and information from the College from Groupwise.
To find your username and to set your password, you will need to login to VIP. In VIP select "Technology" and then "Show Me Network Username."
Groupwise Login: https://web.gwm.sc.edu
Junk Mail. To manage your junk mail, click here
Groupwise FAQs
All faculty, staff and students of the University of South Carolina receive a Gamecock E-mail address (GEM). Your username and password are the same as your Groupwise. You can easily forward this e-mail to another account, using the "FORWARD E-MAIL" symbol on the bottom of the login page.
Some University systems will use this address as your default, especially if you attended USC as a student. We recommend that you periodicially check this account, if you do not use it as a primary address.
GEM login: https://webmail.sc.edu
GEM FAQ's
BLACKBOARD:
Blackboard is a Web authoring and course management tool that allows faculty and students to use the power and convenience of the Internet for teaching.
Your username and password are the same the ones you use for Groupwise and GEM.
Blackboard FAQ's
Adding a TA to Blackboard
Go to the control panel
Click on enroll user
Enter the TA's network username *
Click Username
Click search
Put a check next to the person you want to enroll
Scroll down and click submit
Click OK (takes you back to the control panel)
Click List/Modify users
Type in the username or last name
Click Properties next to the TAs name
Scroll down until you see the Role section
Select TA, Course Builder or Grader **
Scroll down and click Submit
*You can search by last name, but if it is a common name like Smith or Jones, you will get back several pages of names to choose from. There could also be duplicate first names making it impossible to know which user to add.
**TAs have the same access as an instructor, but cannot change an instructor's role. Course Builders can add, change or delete content, but do not have access to the gradebook. Graders have access to the gradebook, but cannot alter content.
INPUTING GRADES:
This is done in VIP.
If you have specific questions regarding overrides, and forms, contact Ms. Frances Spann
HELP DESK:
For the University administered programs, if you become locked out of the program, and reseting your password does not solve the problem, contact the UTS help desk (803) 777-1800.
OTHER ISSUES:
1. Use of Scantron Sheets for Grading. Deborah Duvall has the sheets and at your request she will place them in your box with a form for Computer Services requesting scoring. The sheets and the form must be brought to Computer Services Division on Blossom Street. It can be brought by a student but the graded forms cannot be picked up by student
2. Use of the studio for filming of projects. Barry Duvall at Instructional Services is repsonsble for arranging for the use of the studios available for us. Call Barry and schedule your time and date. He also needs a form to request the service which Deborah Duvall can place in your box. Call 777-1104 or email him.
3. Book Ordering: Contact the Sequence Coordinator
4. Classroom Keys: See Ms. Carol Gentry
5. Video Tapes/ DVDs: See Ms. Carol Gentry
Click here to see the video tape list
