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Tile

White, rectangular buttons found on the homepage that house related functions in one place.

eStudent Home page

My Tasks (tile)

List of mandatory tasks which need to be completed - often highlights missing information which may prevent the ability to submit certain requests or execute particular functions in eStudent

eStudent Home page

My Overview (tile)

Provides summaries of your academic progress, finances, research (if applicable) and completion of courses (if applicable)

eStudent Home page

My Details (tile)

View and edit some personal details and view sanctions (if applicable)

eStudent Home page

My Applications (tile)

Submit and view your course applications to Macquarie University

eStudent Home page

My Class Registrations (tile)

Register in classes for your enrolled units

eStudent Home page

Forms (tile)

Available forms such as government assistance and leave of absence

eStudent Home page

My Finances (tile)

Summary of your finances at Macquarie University and how to pay debts

eStudent Home page

Manage my course (screen)

This screen shows the structures within your course and enables you to add units to your study plan.

My Study -> Course

Structures

Group units into drop-down lists that show the framework of a course; indicated by the icon with three coloured dots

My Study -> Course -> Manage my course

Line

A row listed under a structure

My Study -> Course -> Manage my course

Option line

A line in which a specified number of units (e.g. 20 credit points) must be selected from the list of options provided; indicated by the icon of a page with a plus sign on it

My Study -> Course -> Manage my course

Required

The unit must be completed to satisfy the requirements of the course

My Study -> Course -> Manage my course

View (button)

Shows various details of a unit; pre-requisites, co-requisites, anti-requisites, which study period it will be offered next

My Study -> Course -> Manage my course

Plan and enrol

This screen is used to schedule units that have been added to your study plan into a desired study period.  Once scheduled, you can enrol into the unit.

My Study -> Course

Unscheduled

The unit has not been scheduled into a study period

My Study -> Course -> Plan and enrol

Schedule (button)

Schedule a unit into a study period

My Study -> Course -> Plan and enrol