Software updates and backups are important! To avoid losing your important files, for example your photos, you should take backups of your files on a regular basis. For backups, you can use e.g. an external USB hard drive, which you connect to your computer only for doing or restoring backups. A removable hard disk, which costs […]

MS Office application are available on all of the Windows computers maintained by the OUAS IT-Services. Also both the students and staff of the OUAS are entitled to install MS Office products on their own computers. The most used applications are MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. Microsoft provides thorough guidelines inside the application: […]

You can read your e-mail at your own computer using Outlook or any other email programme (e.g. Mozilla Thunderbird) using the common protocol called IMAP. If you’re using a smartphone for your e-mail, it is easiest to use the built-in e-mail application that allows you to add an Exchange account. Since adjusting the settings isn’t identical in […]

Webropol is an online analysis and survey tool. Login to Webropol using your Oamk account 1) Open https://www.oamk.fi/webropol 2) In the login, use your Oamk user name and related password 3) In the next view you will see the information that will be transferred to Webropol, unless you have already confirmed it. The information will […]

Typically, the teachers give handouts as PDF-files or some the MS Office file formats. (In addition, also videos and sound files can be used, as well as specific professional software files (e.g. CAD) but these are not the subject of this post.) In order to be able to open these typical files the teachers hand out, you […]

Google Workspace for Education is a cloud service available for use at the Oamk. The service consists of different tools for communication and collaboration. Both Oamk students and staff are eligible to use the service. In addition to the tools, the service enables centralised management within the Oamk user group. Logging in to the service The […]

Handling of personal information is regulated by law Information security in e-mail is weak by default So how can I protect my e-mail? 1.     Handling of personal information is regulated by law If you have to handle personal information in your work at the OUAS, it has to be done in ways approved by the Finnish […]

Protecting privacy in the Internet is everybody’s responsibility. You should never put personal details of other people to the web and it is also a good idea to thoroughly consider what information you put there about yourself as well. Things you put to Internet might be difficult or even impossible to remove once posted. E.g. […]

This instruction describes two methods how to change your Oamk password when you remember the current one. If you have forgotten your password or want to reset it, see the other guideline instead: How to apply Oamk username and/or new password (oulu.fi). When planning a new password, check Password requirements and recommendations (oulu.fi). Method 1: Using […]

Every student at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences has an Oamk account; a user name and related password. You need your account e.g. when you want to read your email, log in to the Oamk data systems e.g. Students intranet Oiva and map your home directory (to a Windows computer at the school network) Students […]