Student computer facilities
Who is allowed to access the facilities?
Any student who has a current enrolment in a Social and Behavioural Sciences topic. Computer accounts are automatically generated for all Social and Behavioural Sciences students, and are updated daily. Note that you must have a current enrolment in a Social and Behavioural Sciences topic in order to have access to the computing facilities.
Social and Behavioural Sciences topics include American Studies, Asian Studies, Business, Development Studies, History, Public Policy & Management, Politics, Psychology, Social Administration & Social Work, Sociology and Women's Studies.
Computer lab locations
| Law/Commerce Building (LWCB): | 113, 114 |
| Social Sciences South (SSS): | 010 |
| Social Sciences North (SSN): | 106, 107, 221 |
Computer lab opening hours
Normal opening hours for all labs are 7am - 6pm, Monday - Friday during teaching times.
After hours access (24hrs, 7days) is available in rooms 106, 107 SSN. If you require after-hours access for:
- undergraduates, register at room 258 SSS; and
- postgraduates, please see your relevant school office.
You will need to show your student card when registering. Please state whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student when requesting after hours access. Once your access has been arranged, use your student card as a swipe-card to access the labs after hours. For undergraduates, after hours access expires at the end of each semester.
The computer labs are not accessible to undergraduate students outside of teaching times (ie mid-year, end of year breaks - after all exams and assignments have concluded), however Library computer access is available.
Surveillance of computer labs
All computer labs are monitored by 24 hour video surveillance. Please be aware of this. Use of the computer labs denotes agreement to this.
Lab rules
The lab rules are displayed in each lab. Please take the time to become familiar with them. In general they require you to be responsible, quiet, courteous, tidy, careful, legal … etc. It is also a breach of the rules to assist others to gain entry to rooms which are controlled by swipecard.
Breaking the rules may result in the suspension of your computer account.
Your computer account
Your Social and Behavioural Sciences computer account allows you to login in the Social and Behavioural Sciences computer labs. Once you have logged in, you may want to check your email or access FLO.
Logging in
Type in your FAN details at the login screen.
The first time you login, you need to activate your FAN and change your password before you can access your email or FLO. If you have already activated your FAN, you will not need to do so again. This can be done on at https://mail.flinders.edu.au/fan/activate.php. Please note the rules for what passwords will be secure.
Changing your password at other times
Go to the same webpage, https://mail.flinders.edu.au/fan/activate.php, and change your password as noted above. You can change your password at any time when you are logged in.
Lost / forgotten passwords
If you forget your password, you will need to go to room 260 SSN and ask for your password to be reset. You must show your student card in order for your password to be reset.
Logging out
When you finish using a lab computer, don't forget to logout. If you do not logout, others can use (or misuse) your account, internet access, printing quota, etc. You logout by clicking on the Start button on the lower left hand corner of the screen. Then click on Shutdown. Make sure Close all programs and logon as a different user is selected, and then click Yes.
Failure to logout is a breach of the rules and may result in suspension of your account.
If you have problems logging out, please seek help from those around you, or from the Social and Behavioural Sciences Computing Helpdesk, room 260 SSN, ext 13500.
