Student Services - Pre-Arrival Page 2013 | Information Systems & Services
New Student Information
Welcome to DCU
This page is a head-start for all new students to familiarise yourself with DCU Email, Loop and Eduroam, the DCU Wireless Network.
DCU Apps
DCU Apps Suite
DCU Apps is a fantastic suite of online software; including Gmail, Google Drive & Google Calendar.
Student Email
Your DCU email account is essentially a Gmail Account so many of you may already be familiar with the interface etc.
Your student email is the main form of communication between the student body and the university, so it's very important that you check it regularly. You can set your student email up on your mobile device as well and we highly recommend this.
Activating Your Student Email
- Have your DCU Student Starter Pack out with the username and password provided to you at hand.
- Go to login.mail.dcu.ie
- Enter your username and password in the corresponding fields.
- Read & accept terms and conditions when prompted.
- Your new DCU email account should be up and running now
To learn more about DCU Apps or if you encounter any problems regarding your student email you can visit this link: DCU Apps Gmail Support.
Activating Your Student Email on Your Smart Phone
We recommend having your student email set up on your smart phone. It means you can send and receive emails on the go and without logging in and out each time
Below is a link which will provide you with instructions on how to set up your email on a variety of the most popular mobile devices.
Mobile Phone Configuration for Students
Google Calendar
You can find Google Calendar or 'gCal' above the search bar within DCU Apps.
gCal allows you to sync all of your events/meeting with your mobiles devices. More importantly, you can sync your class timetable with your gCal. For an instructional video on how to do this, please click on the link below.
Syncing Class Timetable with gCal Video Tutorial
Google Drive
Google Drive can also be found about the search bar within DCU Apps.
Google Drive is another great feature of DCU Apps. It allows users to upload, share and store files and folders online, making them accessible from anywhere and to anybody you wish to share them with. This will be of great use during assignment time, especially for group projects where team members can share documents and even work on the same document at once.Google Docs can be used as an alternative to Microsoft Office.
For more information on Google Drive please visit the link below
Loop
Loop
Loop is DCUs online learning platform. It will be of vital importance to you throughout your time in University.
Lecturers will upload reading lists, course work, suggested study topics etc. to Moodle and from here you can access them.
How do I log into Loop?
Logging into Loop is very simple:
- Go to loop.dcu.ie
- In the required fields enter your username and password; the same username and password used to log into your student email.
Microsoft Office Training
Microsoft Office Training
The reality is, throughout your time in DCU you will have to hand up many assignments. Formatting and neatness are all very important factors when handing up college assignments. Having a good grasp of The Microsoft Office Suite will be of great value to any University Student. Campus.ie offer free short training sessions on campus. You can apply for these online via the link below. We highly recommend this for any incoming students.
Google Docs
You should be aware that you can also use Google Docs, which is part of the DCU Apps suite and freely available to any student. By using this your documents/spreadsheets etc are stored in the cloud and can be accessed from anywhere and shared with people.
Eduroam
DCU Wireless (Wifi) Networks
