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MCLA provides remote access to software using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).  This service allows MCLA students, faculty and staff to access license software typically found in our computer labs 24/7, from anywhere. With the ability to access this system with just a web browser, users can have the flexibility to connect using a tablet, phone, Mac, PC, Chromebook. Users also have the ability to download a more robust Remote Desktop client that provides an optimized experience. Because the process is cloud-based, the experience is identical for all users.
  
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== What is Degree Works and why is it important for you to reference it often? ==
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Here is a list of software that is currently available through the AVD service:
  
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Degree Works is “degree audit” software that provides you and your advisor with a clear representation of an individualized path toward graduation. Your degree audit will track courses you have taken, your grades in those courses, any waivers that may be applied to your record, notes that may record items discussed with your advisor, your current overall and program GPA, as well as what coursework is still required in your academic program and core curriculum.
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*SPSS
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*ArcGIS Pro
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*Microsoft Excel
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*MiniTab
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*MiniTab Express
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*RavenLite
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*R
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*R Studio
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*Atom
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*BIOVia Draw
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*MatLab
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*Stella Professional
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*yEd Graph Editor
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*Tableau Reader
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*BehavePlus5
  
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Your degree audit can be accessed through the MCLA Portal Page under the “Students” tab.
 
  
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==How to Access via Web Browser==
  
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== How can Degree Works help you stay on track toward graduation? ==
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*1. Go to the following address: https://client.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient/
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*2. Login with your MCLA Account (A number@mcla.edu)
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*3. You will see icons for each course program offered. Open the program you'd like to access.
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*4. The following screen will pop up asking your approval to authorize access to certain local resources.
  
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Degree Works has a number of features designed to minimize the chance of you enrolling in a course that will not fulfill either an academic program requirement or core curriculum – keeping you on track toward graduation. Each academic department has worked carefully to infuse any individualized “double dipping” rules that they may have. This will provide you with a clear understanding of courses within your program that fulfill more than one requirement (major/minor/core curriculum, etc).
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Degree Works also has a number of interactive features including:
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*'''Printer:''' Refers to being able to print a document within your virtual desktop to a printer that is connected to your local computer. 
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*'''Clipboard:''' Refers to copying/pasting text or images. 
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*'''File Transfer:''' Refers to allowing you to copy files from your local computer to your virtual desktop. 
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*You can check Don’t ask me again to remember these settings.
  
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* '''Live data relating to enrollment and registration information.''' You will be able to see what courses are being offered in the next semester that fulfill a specific requirement, when the course is offered, and how many seats are still available.
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*5. Enter your MCLA Account Credentials at the prompt.
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*6. Please wait while the application loads remotely. You can see its status by clicking the 'show details' option.
  
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* '''What If:''' If you are considering a change in major, or adding a new minor, this feature allows you to run a new audit, taking your current academic coursework and placing it into the new program which will allow you to make a fully informed decision.
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==How to Access via Remote Desktop App (Optional)==
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* '''Future Classes:''' This feature provides you with the ability to project how planned courses for a future semester will be applied to your audit. Will this planned course fulfill a needed requirement?
 
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<!--  '''GPA Calculators:''' Are you an athlete worried about maintaining eligibility? Perhaps you are striving toward a specific GPA for a scholarship or graduate school application? Degree Works has a series of GPA calculators to help you project your future GPA and can also provide advice on how to reach a specific GPA.
 
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== Want to learn more about how to use Degree Works? ==
 
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* For technical questions about Degree Works, please contact MCLA Techhelp at 413-662-5276
 
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* For questions regarding student records shown in Degree Works, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 413-662-5216 or registrar@mcla.edu
 

Revision as of 01:48, 31 August 2022

MCLA provides remote access to software using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). This service allows MCLA students, faculty and staff to access license software typically found in our computer labs 24/7, from anywhere. With the ability to access this system with just a web browser, users can have the flexibility to connect using a tablet, phone, Mac, PC, Chromebook. Users also have the ability to download a more robust Remote Desktop client that provides an optimized experience. Because the process is cloud-based, the experience is identical for all users.

Here is a list of software that is currently available through the AVD service:

  • SPSS
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • Microsoft Excel
  • MiniTab
  • MiniTab Express
  • RavenLite
  • R
  • R Studio
  • Atom
  • BIOVia Draw
  • MatLab
  • Stella Professional
  • yEd Graph Editor
  • Tableau Reader
  • BehavePlus5


How to Access via Web Browser

Avd1a.PNG

  • 4. The following screen will pop up asking your approval to authorize access to certain local resources.

Avd1.png

  • Printer: Refers to being able to print a document within your virtual desktop to a printer that is connected to your local computer.
  • Clipboard: Refers to copying/pasting text or images.
  • File Transfer: Refers to allowing you to copy files from your local computer to your virtual desktop.
  • You can check Don’t ask me again to remember these settings.
  • 5. Enter your MCLA Account Credentials at the prompt.

Avd2.PNG

  • 6. Please wait while the application loads remotely. You can see its status by clicking the 'show details' option.

How to Access via Remote Desktop App (Optional)

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