IT Manual29-Sep-2017

Contents
1.

Introduction ................................................................................................................ 32.

MIC Intranet (SEKAI) ............................................................................................... 3

3.

Email and Calendar System (SKY) .......................................................................... 34.

MIC Database (MICDB) ............................................................................................ 4

5.

Moodle/Mahara (portfolio) Website........................................................................... 4

6.

Institutional Restrictions and Limitations .............................................................. 4

1. Introduction
This manual was created to give you basic information on how to use MIC’s workstations andIT resources. Here you will find relevant information about our file server (SEKAI), databaseserver (MICDB), email system (SKY) and more.
Feel free to send suggestion/critics to network-admin@miyazaki-mic.ac.jp.

2. MIC Intranet (SEKAI)MIC computers are setup to go to the Intranet when Firefox is opened. If you are using apersonal device, you can access the Intranet by going to http://sekai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp.
Many important links are available there, so make sure to be familiar with its contents.

3. Email and Calendar System (SKY)How to access MIC’s SKY system① Open your browser and type the following into the address bar:
http://sekai.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp (from inside MIC network only)
https://mail.google.com/a/sky.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp/ (For ILA department)
https://mail.google.com/a/edu.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp/ (For EDU department)② MIC's Sky account offers personal calendar management in addition to email.
③ You can also subscribe to other calendars. Because the events of the subscribedcalendars appear with your personal calendar, you can manage your schedule more
efficiently through one interface.
④ MIC's Community Calendar lists information relevant to all MIC members, students andemployees alike (holidays, Monday class schedule days, events, meetings, etc.) so it isa good idea to subscribe to this Calendar.

4. MIC Database (MICDB)How do I access MICdb?
① Enter https://MICDB.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp in the address box of the Firefox browser
window and click 'Go' or hit your Enter key. Login using your MIC username andpassword. You can also use the 'MIC' folder of bookmarks.
② The database was developed to be supported by Mozilla Firefox browser. You may use
another browser but some functionalities may not be available.
③ Make sure to keep your information up to date.

5. Moodle/Mahara (portfolio) Website
MIC's Online Course System① Moodle is an online course delivery software that allows teachers and staff to create
online courses, including grading, homework delivery, etc.
② Mahara is the electronic portfolio system.
③ MIC Portfolio is available at http://portfolio.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp

6. Institutional Restrictions and Limitations①

Only hardware and software provided by MIC for faculty and student workstations will
be supported. Individually-acquired computers and software (including those purchasedwith faculty research funds) will not be supported.

②MIC computer services like the online course delivery program and the MIC Database
are targeted for the Mozilla Firefox browser. No other browsers will be supported.

③

P2P software (Kazaa, Napster, BitTorrent, etc.) is not allowed on the MIC network.
Please refrain from using this type of software. Download managers are allowed, but filesharing software is forbidden. Regular system scans to find P2P activity are made on
the MIC network and on MAIS (Miyazaki Area Internet Society) network through which
MIC accesses the world-wide internet.

④Only active MIC faculty, staff and students are entitled to email accounts. Once you
graduate (students), retire or move to another institution (staff and faculty), you will begiven a grace period in which you must move all your personal documents and emails
to another account.