Posts under the ‘Digital Tools’ category

The Google Calendar makes it easy for you to invite Graduate School staff to a meeting.  In particular, it is recommended to make an appointment with Debra Charlesworth to discuss your final thesis or dissertation questions.  Making an appointment will ensure the appropriate staff are available, and that we are prepared to meet with you.  You are also welcome to stop by anytime, particularly when Dr. Charlesworth’s schedule shows that she is available.

To start, log into the Google Calendar. Navigate to google.com/calendar – log in with your full MTU e-mail address and password.

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Canvas is the learning management system that Michigan Tech uses for classes, and the Graduate School uses to collect theses, dissertations, and reports. This post will explain how to submit an assignment for the Graduate School.

First, log into Canvas by visiting http://mtu.instructure.com and logging in with your Michigan Tech ISO ID and password (the same one you use to access Banweb or your e-mail).

The Canvas log in screen. Use your Michigan Tech ID and password.

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This tutorial is out of date since the University has switched to Google Apps.  See the University Calendar for links to current ics feeds.

University calendars are created in iCalendar format.  This means that you can add these calendars to any program that supports them, such as your Huskymail calendar, a Google Calendar, or other supported software.  This makes it easy for you to view your schedule along with deadlines for and events sponsored by the Graduate School.  This tutorial shows how you can add a calendar to your Husky calendar.

To begin, log into huskymail.mtu.edu using your Michigan Tech ISO and password.

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The Graduate School maintains a list of forms for each degree type and deadlines.

Students may check what forms have been submitted by logging into Banweb (http://banweb.mtu.edu) with their Michigan Tech username and password.

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All PhD students must submit their dissertation to ProQuest/UMI.  Master’s students who defend before January 10, 2011 have the option of submitting their thesis to ProQuest/UMI.  Master’s students who defend after January 10, 2011 must submit their thesis to ProQuest/UMI.

This tutorial is divided into four sections, which match the sections on the ProQuest/UMI submission webpage:

• Logging into ProQuest/UMI
• Publishing Information
• About my dissertation/thesis
• Submission & payment

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Graduate School forms submitted by students are electronically stored in ImageNow.  Authorized faculty and staff may access these forms by opening the ImageNow program, and logging in with their Michigan Tech ISO ID and password.  Students do not have access to ImageNow.  Thesis and dissertation reviews are available to students through Canvas.

Contact the IT staff in your unit if you need the ImageNow software installed on your PC.  Mac and Unix users can access ImageNow on the web.  Contact the Graduate School or Debra Charlesworth if you need authorization to view files in ImageNow or are a Mac/Unix user who needs the ImageNow url.

Once logged in, click on the “Documents” icon.  If you have access to more than one set of documents, click on the arrow next to the “Documents” icon and select “Graduate School.” (more…)

The Zimbra calendaring system makes it easy for you to invite Graduate School staff to a meeting.  In particular, it is recommended to make an appointment with Debra Charlesworth to discuss your final thesis or dissertation questions.  Making an appointment will ensure the appropriate staff are available, and that we are prepared to meet with you.

To start, log into Huskymail using your Michigan Tech ISO userid and password.

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