The length of the password must be at least 12 characters, preferably more. Anything under 16 characters is considered a short password, actually nowadays the right term should be passphrase. There should not be any á, ä, ö or å etc. letters in the password, since there might be problems with these characters (if used in […]

Oamk Student, please reactivate your RFID card after 20.5.2024 In the spring, we migrated all Oamk M365 accounts to the same M365 tenant as the university. At the same time, the login process for printers changed, and you will need to reactivate the RFID card/sticker/tag you use for printers. Note that you now use the […]

Microsoft Teams is a workspace within a network. It acts as the “digital hub” of Office 365, bringing together conversations, web conferences, content and apps in one place. Teachers can create communal classrooms in Oamk’s Teams, and all Oamk employees and students can create professional learning communities in Teams and communicate with each other. You […]

If some of the participants of your Zoom meeting have not used Zoom before, you could ask them to join your meeting a little earlier, so you can show them a quick guide before the actual meeting starts. Share your screen to the participants already a few minutes earlier and show the participants a slide like […]

In computer networks, the data is divided in smaller packets so the information can be transported. From these packets, it is possible to indicate where the packet is coming from and where it is going to. Information is very often available in plain language, and anyone along the transfer will be able to see the data as it […]

NB. This is an unofficial translation. Please see the Finnish version for reference. Please refer to the tables on this page to see where you can store and process data in Oamk, and how you can share data to others. Oamk’s data is classified into three protection levels, depending on who needs to access it. […]

The Zoom service used by the University of Oulu and Oamk is implemented as a service provided by CSC through NORDUnet. The service is located in EU, and it is used by the Nordic educational and scientific communities. The service’s data security and data protection comply with Finland’s data protection laws, which comply with the […]

InDesign is an Adobe design program intended for professional use. InDesign is not available to everyone at the University of Oulu or Oamk; licenses are limited. If you use InDesign to create PDF files to be shared in any of the University of Oulu’s or Oamk’s online service, you should make them accessible. (Note: this […]

As an Oamk or UO student, you can can print to a secure print queue from campus computers or device-independently from your student email. The printout can be released from any campus security printer. See printing instructions for students If you run out of your account balance, you can deposit more money to your account: […]

Using an online survey tool is an easy way to conduct surveys without having to install separate software. With an online survey tool, you can create surveys, send invitations, collect data and then print the reports. Those invited recipients who decide to take part in your survey will do that via their web browser. In […]