Learning Center Guide

Learning Center guide 2007 - 2008

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1. MYESSEC.COM : THE FIRST STEPS ........................................................................................................................................................ 4

Your registration form for the MyESSEC.com directory .................................................................................... 4

Access your on-line courses .................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Access the Learning Center .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2. USING COLLABORATIVE WORK TOOLS ............................................................................................................................................5

What is a TiPi and how is it used? .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Creating a TiPi message .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Choosing a category ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Modifying/deleting/archiving a message that you have created ........................................................ 6

Attaching one or several documents ........................................................................................................................................ 6

Downloading an attachment ................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Getting informed of the last publications .......................................................................................................................... 6

The various send-out options ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

3. USING DOCUMENTARY RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................................................7

Finding the appropriate resources on the library web site .......................................................................... 7

Using eResources ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Using eResources: a few tips.................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Combining several key words .............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Searching for “all words beginning with…” .................................................................................................................... 9

Searching within the title of a document (by author, summary, subject) .............................. 9

Displaying/saving the results of your search ................................................................................................................ 9

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1. MYESSEC.COM : THE FIRST STEPS

MyESSEC.com, the ESSECcommunity portal, incorporates

a complete directory of itsmembers. Each person isresponsible for the content andupdating of his or her details:this information is used tocontact people and to producegroup ID photos

Your registration form forthe MyESSEC.com directory

Access online coursesAs part of a particular course or

year, you will have access tocertain eLearning tools (TiPis),according to the choice of theprofessors or teaching team.

Access your on-linecourses

Access the Learning Center


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Creating a TiPi message…

You must give your messagea title. Then you must file it: by

clicking on the orange button,you can choose a pre-existingcategory.

Then, select the recordingoption

2. USING COLLABORATIVE WORK TOOLS

Create colepse Expand

What is a TiPi and how is it used?

A TiPi (acronym for Team Pilot) is a forum for the discussion and exchange of documents, made available to a certain group of users.Once you are in a TiPi, you can read or post messages, which are organized by view and by category.

Enter a category name here

Choosing a category

In a TiPi, categories make it possible to organize the messages posted by the group so that they may be easily found.

When creating a message, you have one of two choices:- choose a pre-existing category- create a category

: to send your message to the TiPi.

: to save and flag your message by e-mail to one or several members of the TiPi.

Save

Notify


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Modifying/deleting/archiving a message that you have created

Click on your message, then the “Modify”, “Delete” or “Archive” button depending on what you wish to do.Important: you may only make changes to messages that you yourself have created. The leader of the TiPi enjoys additional rights enabling him/her to make changes to all messages so as to make the structure of the TiPi as easilyreadable as possible.

Attaching one or several documents

When creating or making changes to a TiPi message, use the button to attach a file and to attachseveral documents.

Downloading an attachment

Right-click on the attachment and save the document to your hard drive. This will enable you to modify the document before attaching it to anew message. You may also simply consult the document by clicking directly on the icon.

Getting informed of the last publications

Receiving notifications To be sure to receive the messages notified from the TiPi,, you will have to: - click on “MY PROFILE AND OPTIONS” on Myessec homepage, select the tab “Alerts and notifications”, then “Modify”.- put your e-mail address.- in the drop-down menu, select “refer to TiPi subscriptions”.- save your modifications.

Signing up for TiPi alertsGo to the TiPi you want to sign up for, click on “Options”, the “Preferences” and select the right option.

The various send-out options

Depending upon the option selected, various different messages will be displayed on the TiPi.

“DRAFT” option: messages are visible to the author only, enabling he/she to keep a message with a view to making changes. “RESTRICTED”: messages are visible to the author, the recipient(s) and the leader of the TiPi only. “NORMAL”: messages are visible to users with access to the TiPi.

By using the # symbol at thebeginning of your message, youcan signal to recipients that theinformation you wish to pass on iscontained with the title and thatthey therefore do not need toopen the message.

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3. USING DOCUMENTARY RESOURCES

Finding the appropriateresources on the libraryweb site

You can access e-Resourceson the Learning Center page in

the library section

ChloéCatalogue of publicationsavailable in the library

Documentary resourcesavailable on line


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Using eResources

I’m looking for... I’m consulting But how?

CATALOGUES

Reference books, directories, professionaltheses…) CHLOE Search by author, title, subject

List of periodicals to which the library is subscribed TDNET Search by the name of the journal

PRESS ARTICLES

International news press Factiva Use AND, OR between words

A “basic search” using AND, OR or International trade and academic press Business Source Complete (BSC) an “advanced search” by searching in

English by title, author, subject

Summaries of articles from Important: tick the box “limitspecialized French journals Delphes to journals from my collection”

MARKET STUDIES

Studies of the French and European markets Xerfi (access on the campus) Type a key word

- in “category”, select one or more themes

Studies of international markets Global Market Information ANDDatabase (GMID) - in “geography”, select one or more

countries/regions.

FINANCIAL DATA

SearchFinancial data on French companies Orbis - by company name

- multi-criteria

SearchFinancial data on international companies Thomson One Banker - by company namequoted on the stock market - multi-criteria

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS

On-line professional theses, Knowledge Management Key word search in the title, author, subject,student dissertations (selection) (KM) summary. Use AND between key words.

INDEPENDENT TRAINING MODULES

Independent training modules Crossknowledge Search by key words and chapterson various subjects


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EXEMPLE

marketing AND sportenables usersto obtain documentsdealing with bothmarketing and sport

EXEMPLE

Sport* recherchesport, sportif,sports,sportswear, ...

Displaying/saving theresults of your search

A number of options areavailable, depending upon

your needs:- exporting into Word, pdf or

Excel format, according to thenature of the data;

- printing; - sending by e-mail.

Select the relevantarticles and click onthe icon thatcorresponds to therequired processingmode

Searching for “all words beginning with…”

Using an asterisk (*) means that users can find every derivative of a word fromits root. This tip can be applied to all of the library’s on-line resources.

Using e-Resources: a few tips

The tips described below are applicable to the majority of electronic resources in the library.

AND operatorEnables users to search fordocuments containing severalterms at the same time,thereby making it possible torefine the search.

Combining several keywords

Logical (or “boolean”)operators are used to cross-

research terms with oneanother. The basic operatorsare AND, OR, and NOT.

Searching within the title of a document (by author, summary, subject)

A document is most often comprised of various parts: title, opening paragraph, author, source, publication date, language etc. You can refine your search by looking within a particular part of the document (e.g. the title).


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CONTACTS

Assitance in using TiPisContact your eLearning advisor: his/her contact details are availableon the Learning Center page, in the eLearning section.

Assistance in using eResourcesA research assistant is available to offer assistance from 9:00 a.m. to8:00 p.m. every day (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays), at theReference desk just inside the entrance to the library. Tel.: 01 34 43 33 67 E-mail: [email protected]

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