INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Example:
Name: Abraham Lincoln | Username: alincoln

Your default password is Douglas100 (case sensitive).

Some computers on the network will require a user to sign into DEC’s web filter to be able to surf the Internet. Your Username / Password is the same as what you use to log onto the DEC computers.

Problems Logging In?

This may be due to duplicate usernames, most commonly caused by common last names. If you are having a problem logging in, please try your Username as your full first name followed by your full last name.

Example:
Aaron Smith and Allan Smith

Both usernames could not be “asmith.”

Usernames: aaronsmith and allansmith

As a new student, are required to create your own Student Portal account by following the instructions below.

• Go to www.dec.edu
• Click “Portal” on the upper right side of the page
• Click “Student Portal”
• Click “Create New Account”
• Enter SSN, first name, last name and place of birth
• The email address you have on file will appear
• If it is correct, click “Yes”
• If it is not correct, please fill out a ticket with DEC’s IT Department support account at www.dec.edu/support.
• Your username will be created for you; it is your first initial and last name
• Enter and confirm your password
• You will then receive an email after you’ve been authenticated with a link to log into the portal
• Use your first initial and last name as the username and the password you entered earlier

VIEW ASSIGNMENTS & GRADES FOR CLASS

• Click “My Profile”
• Click “My Calendar”
• Click on the desired course number
• Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the assignments and grades for the class. If there are attachments, they will appear on the left.

VEW MID-TERM OR FINAL GRADES

• Click on “My Academics”
• Click on “View My Grades”
• Choose the desired term to see mid-term and final grades

VIEW NEW CLASS SCHEDULE

• Click “My Academics”
• Click “View My Class Schedule”
• A PDF will open with your schedule

• Enter your full email address as your username (usually your first initial followed by your last name @dec.edu)

Example:
jsmith@dec.edu

• Enter your temporary password (temporary passwords were emailed to your personal email account before Orientation.
• You will be prompted to create a permanent password
• Password must contain at least 8 characters and include at least 1 uppercase, 1 lowercase and 1 number

Navigate to Outlook to view your inbox

• Orientation Information
• Campus / Facility Overviews
• Street View Mapping
• Campus Maps
• Tap-to-Dial DEC Departments
• Student Portal
• DEC Email
• Local Services (i.e. Gas, Food, ATM, etc.)

– To use the Key Fob system touch your Key Fob to the fob reader near the door
– If this is done correctly and you are authorized to enter the building the door will unlock
– DO NOT prop open any doors
– DO NOT share your fob with others

If there is a problem with your key fob please open a technical support ticket http://support.dec.edu

• Upon becoming an active student at Douglas Education Center, each student will receive a network / computer user account that will permit access to the computer and Internet.
• Students will also be given access to a directory on one of the DEC servers to store class files and projects. Always have a USB flash drive to keep backup copies of your work. Lab computers can be moved or replaced at any time without notice. Please not that the student folders are not backed up and will not be available should there be a network issue.
• It is the responsibility of all students to maintain the security of their user account which includes keeping personal passwords private, as well as maintaining a backup of their class files and projects.
• Also, Douglas Education Center reserves the right to monitor to use of your account. If at any time it is determined that an account is being abused, Douglas Education Center reserves the right to suspend computer / internet privileges to the student who is abusing account privileges. Abuse of the account is determined by school officials, and includes, but is not limited to:
  • Physical Abuse of Equipment
  • Installation of Software on DEC Computers
  • Transmitting, forwarding, or downloading any information that may be considered offensive in nature
  • Peer to peer file sharing of any type
  • Use of equipment / Internet for anything illegal or deemed inappropriate by the school
  • Circumventing or hacking of equipment settings or network settings