GETTING STARTED
Informationonstudyingforyour LeedsTrinityUniversitydegree inpartnershipwith AppliedBusinessAcademy
YourLeedsTrinityusernameandpassword
Yourusernameandpasswordwillbesenttoyouviathecontactemailaddressyouprovidedwhen youapplied.WewillsendyouyourusernameandpasswordontheweekofMonday,11 September. ThiswillgiveyouaccesstoallofLeedsTrinity’sonlinesystems,includingouronline registrationfacilityandtheofficialLeedsTrinityapp.
Ifyouhavechangedyouremailorpostaladdress,pleaseletusknowassoonaspossiblesowecan ensurethatyourregistrationdetailsaresenttothecorrectaddress.Youmaydothisbycontacting admissions@leedstrinity.ac.uk
ImportantITInformation
Whenyoufirstsignintoyournewstudentemail,youmustsetupMulti-Factor Authentication(MFA)rightaway. Thisisforyoursecurity,andthereforeyouwillnothaveaccesstoanyLeedsTrinity ITSystemsifyoudonotsetupMFA.
Please don’t wait, as failure to set up MFA now may prevent you from submitting your assignments in the future. You can access videos and guides that explain the MFAprocessatleedstrinity.ac.uk/it-services
IfyouexperienceissuesdownloadingtheApptoyourdevice,pleasespeaktoyour localITSupportservices.
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Your next steps
Follow the steps below in the order specified to log in and use Leeds Trinity’s IT systems. We recommend completing these steps on a laptop or desktop computer. You’ll also need a mobile device.
Step 1
Registeryourusernameandpassword
UseyourLeedsTrinityusernameandpasswordtologinat myltu.leedstrinity.ac.uk
RegisterforMulti-FactorAuthentication(MFA)
You’llneedtodownloadtheMicrosoftAuthenticatorapptoyour mobiledeviceaspartofthisprocess.
YouwillnotbeabletologintoyouraccountswithoutMFA enabled.WithMFA,you’llbeabletoresetyourpasswordand protectyouraccountfromhackers.
Step 2
DownloadmyLTU
DownloadandinstallmyLTUtoyourmobiledevice.
YoucanlearnmoreaboutmyLTUoverthepage.
Step 3
Registerforyourprogramme
Youcanregisteratmyltu.leedstrinity.ac.uk
Whenyouareonthiswebpage,selectthee:Visiontile
Wewillleadyouthroughtheregistrationprocesslaterinthisguide.
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myLTU
Access Leeds Trinity University services and support from the palm of your hand.
Available on mobile devices and desktops, myLTU is your personalised student portal that gives you access to the information you need, wherever you are.
Log in to myLTU using your username and password to access the following:
• Moodle
• Youremails
• e:Vision
Search myLTU on the App Store and Google Play to download the app or visit myltu.leedstrinity.ac.uk to log in through a browser.
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StudentInfoPoint
Moodle e:Vision
ReportConcerns
Registeringforyourprogramme
Beforeyoustartyourstudies,youneedtoformallyregisterasastudentwithLeedsTrinity University.It’sasimpleprocess,butwe’reheretohelpifneeded.
Registration
Allnewstudentsmustregisterontheirprogrammebeforetheystarttheirstudies. Registrationopensforallnewstudentstheweekof 11September. Simplylogintoyoure:Vision accountandfollowthepromptsto‘ProgrammeRegistration’.
InorderforLeedsTrinitytooperateeffectivelyandmeetourlegalobligationstoallourstudents, itisessentialthatwehaveyourcorrectandmostup-to-datepersonaldetails.
TheinformationweholdiscoveredbytheGeneralDataProtectionRegulations2018.
Youre:Visionaccount
e:Visionisanonlinefacilitythatallowsyoutokeeptrackofyourpersonalstudentdetails. Youre:Visionaccountallowsyoutoviewandamendthepersonaldetailsweholdaboutyou andinformationaboutyourprogrammemodulesandresults.
Toaccessyoure:Visionaccount,visit:evision.leedstrinity.ac.ukandclickon“Signinwith Office365”withintheStaff&Studente:Visionloginsection.
Whatise:Visionfor?
Theoptionsavailablethroughe:Visionwillvarydependingonthetimeofyear.Forexample, programmeregistrationisonlyavailableatthestartoftheacademicyear;however,theability toupdateyourpersonaldetailswillalwaysbeavailabletoyouandweencourageyoutokeep allyourcontactdetailsupdated.Onceyouhaveregistered,allemailcommunicationswillbesent toyourinstitutionalemailaddress(studentIDnumber@leedstrinity.ac.uk).Wecollectasecondary (personal)emailaddressasanemergencycontactemail.
Onceyou’veloggedin,youcanuseyoure:Visionaccountto:
• View and edit your personal and contact information
• Update your Student Finance Student Support Number
• Download a confirmation of attendance letter
• Register on your programme
• View your registration details
• Make and view module selections
• View component and end-of-year results
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Howtoregisteronyourprogrammeofstudy
New students will be offered a week or more to complete online registration at home, but some may be directed to attend a face-to-face session at an Applied Business Academy campus in additiontoonlineregistration.
Whenregistrationopensforyourprogramme,pleaselogontoyoure:Visionaccountbyentering yourLeedsTrinityusernameandpassword.
Onceyouhavesuccessfullyloggedin,clickon‘ProgrammeRegistration’.
The registration process will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Please answer all the questions in the following sections:
• Privacy Statement
• Clearance checks (documents you are required to produce in order to get full registration)
• Home contact details
• Term-time contact details (for email this will be your Leeds Trinity generated email address)
• Student ID photo upload
• TrustedOther contactinformation
• Personal information
• Academic Regulations and Students’ Union information
• Confirmation
Pleasenotethatmostquestionsaremandatory,andyouwillnotbeabletoprogresstothenext sectionuntilallquestionsareansweredandyourphotoisuploaded.Onceyouhaveansweredall questionsandagreedtothedeclarations,youwillbereturnedtoyoure:Visionhomepage.
Toaccessthe‘Step-by-Step’guidetoonlineregistration,pleaseselectthelinkabovethe ProgrammeRegistrationbuttonorthe‘Help’tabonthee:Visionhomepage(toprightofthescreen).
Youwillbeabletologintoyouraccountmorethanonceshouldyouneedto.
Needsomehelp?
Ifyourequireanyhelpwithregistration,pleasecontactprogrammeadministrationatyour institutionforfurtherguidance.
Ifyouneedhelpusinge:Visionoranyofitsfeatures,pleaseusethehelppageson e:VisionorcontactSaiSrikaratsaisrikar.d@aba.ac.uk
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Provisionalregistrationstatus
Whenyouhavecompletedprogrammeregistration,yourpersonaldetailsconfirmationon e:Visionwillstatethatyouhaveaprovisionalregistrationstatus. Thisisatemporarystatusthatallowsyoutoundertakestudyandusethecomputingandlibrary facilities,butitwillnotallowyoutoaccessanyfundingthatmaybeduetoyou(e.g.studentloan orbursary)untilyourattendanceandengagementwithyourprogrammemeetexpectedlevels duringthefirstthreeweeksofterm.
Onceyouhavemettheaboveconditions,youwillbegivenafullregistrationstatus.Thismeans thatyouhavefullaccesstofacilitiesandwillbeeligibletoreceiveyourstudentloan/bursary.
Allstudentsmustbefullyregisteredbytheendofthefourthweekofteaching.Thosewho remainprovisionallyregisteredafterthismayberequiredtowithdrawpermanentlyfromtheir programmeandtheUniversity.
Choosing the right image for your student ID:
Aspartoftheonlineprogramme registrationprocess,youwillberequiredto uploadanimageofyourself.Youwillnot beabletocompleteregistrationwithout uploading yourphotograph,soplease ensureyouhaveoneavailablebeforeyou startyouronlineregistration.The photographwillbeusedtoproduceyour studentIDcardinadvanceofyourarrival.
Thephotographshouldfollowthestandard passportphotographguidelines.Please viewtheGovernmentwebsiteforfurther information:
gov.uk/photos-for-passports
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Attendanceandengagement
Attendanceandengagementwithyourprogrammearekeyrequirementsforachievingsuccess onyourprogrammeandformaintainingyourstatusasastudent.
Thereisanexpectationthatyoufullyengagewithyourprogrammeandtodosoyoushouldbe attendingatleast80%ofyourtimetabledsessions,engagingwiththedigitallearning environment(Moodle)andcompletingassessments.
Yourattendanceandengagementwillbemonitoredduringthefirstthreeweeksofterm.After threeweeksifAppliedBusinessAcademyandLeedsTrinityUniversityareassuredthatyouare attendingandengagingwithyourprogramme,wewillsendconfirmationofyourregistrationto yourstudentfinancefundingbody.Thiswillreleaseanystudentfinance(maintenanceloan)you haveappliedfor.Werecommendthatyoutakethisintoconsiderationwhenplanningyour financesforthefirstfourweeksofyourprogramme.
Yourattendanceandengagementwillbecontinuouslymonitoredthroughoutyourstudies.
Shouldyouneedtodiscussthisfurther,contactWilsonMonteiroatwilson@aba.ac.uk
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Gettingconnected
LeedsTrinityUniversitygivesyouaccesstothelatestITfacilitiestosupportyourstudies.
Whatcanyouaccess?
UseyourUniversityemailaddressand passwordtoaccessthefollowing:
Email
AllcommunicationsfromtheUniversitywillbe senttoyourstudentemailonceyouregister. Youarealsorequiredtosendemailstothe Universityfromyourstudentemailaccount.
Office365
Foryouremail,documentsandcalendar.
e:Vision
Forregistrationandformoduleand resultinformation.
DigitalLibrary
Forbooks,e-journalsandotherresources.
Office 365
UseyourLeedsTrinityusernameand passwordtoaccessthefollowing:
myLTU
YourpersonalisedLeedsTrinityportalthat providesaccesstoyourUniversityemailsand more–allinreal-time.DownloadmyLTUfrom theAppleAppStoreorGooglePlay.
Moodle
OurVirtualLearningEnvironment,which includeslearningandteachinginformation.
RemoteAccess
AccesstoITsystemsfromanywherewithan internetconnection.
As a Leeds Trinity student, you get a free subscription to Office 365 for the duration of your studies. This enables you to:
• Download the latest version of Microsoft Office for your devices – for free!
• Ditch USB sticks and save your files securely in OneDrive.
• Share and collaborate online with your coursemates.
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How to log in remotely
As a student, you can access all University IT systems from anywhere with a reliable internet connection, on almost all devices.
We recommend using Office 365 to access your University emails, documents and calendar (including your timetable). You can access Office 365 at office365.leedstrinity.ac.uk
ITServices
IfyouneedanyassistancewithITServices,contacttheITSupportManager: Email:saisrikar.d@aba.ac.uk
Forface-to-facesupportpleasebookanappointmentordropintotherelevantcampus StudentServicesCentre.
The library
From Moodle, click on Click to access under the LTU Library icon.
From here, you can:
•Access online Library resources (information databases, journal articles and e-books)
•View a video guide to using LTU Library resources
•Access information on getting help.
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Yourfinanceandfunding
Wehopethatbynowyouhaveappliedforyourstudentfinanceforthe2023/24 academicyear ifyouareeligible.Ifyouhaven’tappliedyet,youshoulddosostraightawaytolimitanydelayin thepaymentofyourstudentfinance.Tofindcontactdetailsforyourstudentfinancefunding body(whichdiffersdependingonwhichcountryyou’refrom),visit: leedstrinity.ac.uk/student-finance
Tuitionfees
Ifyouhavetakenoutatuitionfeeloantocoverthecostofyourtuitionfees,yourstudentfinance fundingbodywillnotifyLeedsTrinity.Ifyouhavenottakenoutatuitionfeeloan,youwillneedto arrangetomakepaymentofyourtuitionfeedirectlytoyourinstitution.
SeePaymentoffeesforfurtherinformation.
Budgeting
Togetofftoagoodfinancialstart,youshouldplanyourbudgetbeforeyoubeginyourstudies. AsaLeedsTrinitystudent,youcansignuptoBlackbullionforfreeandaccessresourcestohelp youplanyourbudgetandimproveyourfinancialskills,knowledge,andwellbeing.Tosignup, visit:blackbullion.com
YoucanalsofindadditionalmoneymanagementadviceonmyLTU,orbyvisiting: leedstrinity.ac.uk/student-finance
Paymentoffees
Tuition
Invoicesfortuitionfeeswillbeissuedbyyourinstitution.Ifyouhavetakenoutthetuitionfeeloan forthefulltuitionfeeamount,youdonotneedtosupplyanyfurtherinformation.
Tuitionfeesmustbemadepromptlyandinfull.Paymentmaybemadeasfollows:
• Payment by tuition fee loan (if eligible)
This will be paid directly to the University by the Student Loans Company (SLC). Please check your SLC information to ensure you have applied for the correct tuition fee for your chosen programme of study and start date at your institution.
• If you are a self funding student, you should contact your institution directly for further information on ways to pay.
Needsomehelp?
IfyouneedanyassistancewithITServices,contacttheITSupportManager. Email:saisrikar.d@aba.ac.uk
Forface-to-facesupportpleasebookanappointmentordropintotherelevantcampus StudentServicesCentre.
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Complaints
PleasedirectallcomplaintstoSajjadZaidiat sajjad.z@aba.ac.uk
Gettingstartedchecklist
Toensureyou’repreparedforyourstudies,pleasecompleteeverythingonthischecklist beforethestartofyourprogramme.
ReadthisGettingStartedguidethoroughly
RegisteryourLeedsTrinityusernameandpasswordatoffice365.leedstrinity.ac.uk
ActivateMulti-FactorAuthentication
DownloadmyLTUfromtheAppStoreorGooglePlay Registerforyourprogrammeonlineviae:Vision
Ifyouhaven'talreadydoneso,applyforyourstudentfinance,ifeligible VisitmyLTUtoaccessinformationaboutourservices