The Melbourne University Computer Students Association (MUCSA) is a student club for University of Melbourne students who are either studying or have an interest in Information Technology. MUCSA often holds informational talks; inviting guests from companies such as Microsoft, Google and Deloitte to come in and discuss a wide range of topics. We are also responsible for the distribution of licensed software to students.
Careers & Employment present the 2010 Employment Experience
Wed Jul 21, 2010
Careers & Employment’s Employment Experience Fair is on Wed 4 August 2010. This
exciting event gives students a chance to find out more about vacation work programs,
cooperative placements, paid internships, working holidays and overseas graduate
employment.
Local and international employers are expected to attend, so come along to Wilson Hall and
use the Employment Experience Fair as an opportunity to assist you in your decision making
process for planning your career and next steps. Regardless of what year you are in, you can
start your research here. Get to know more about the organisations you’d like to trial working
for through a vacation employment program. Use it as a networking occasion to chat with
potential employers you have already researched. Or just get an idea of the vast amount of
options out there for you!
For further information please see Careers Online.
N.B: This event is only open to students of The University of Melbourne.
Date: Wednesday 4 August 2010
Time: 12pm - 3:30pm
Venue: Wilson Hall, The University of Melbourne
No Windows 7 Available Yet
Mon May 17, 2010
We still don't have anything new for distribution. We'll post an update here once we have more information for next semester.
Thursday April 1st 1-2PM: Microsoft Internships and Grad Pos
Tue Mar 30, 2010
Update: Thanks for everyone that came! Below are links to the presentations and video from the talk.
If you have any further questions or want more information, please email Lisa Harris at Microsoft:
lisabar at microsoft dot com-----------------------------
Following a change of dates, MUCSA will be hosting an information session for students interested in Graduate or Internship positions in 2011 at Microsoft in Redmond. Dates have been changed and applications for a new group of students are being taken until April 15th now so if you missed out earlier, this is a fantastic opportunity to get involved.
Thursday April 1st 1-2PM
ICT Theatre 2- Specific details about recruitment process
- Internship and Graduate positions
- Steps, questions you might be asked
- What you need to do to get involved
- See videos and photos taken on the campus
- Not just Computer Science.
- Free pizza and drinks afterwards!
From Microsoft: Our interns make a real difference. Not by filing paperwork or running errands, but by developing real products. Here, you’ll get started right away, running your own projects and putting your own skills to work. This is why our internship program is one of the most successful and sought after in the industry. Because you’ll learn more in 12 weeks here than you would in a whole school year. It’s the kind of work that gets noticed by millions of people all over the world. Kind of redefines the whole concept of internships, don’t you think?
Windows 7 available again
Fri Mar 26, 2010
Windows 7 is now available again!
Good news! We just received another batch of windows 7 keys.
Our office will be open for selling software strictly between 1 and 3pm on mondays and wednesdays.
Weekly Educational Talks
Wed Mar 03, 2010
Hi all, welcome back to the new year at MUCSA! We hope you've all had a relaxing and refreshing break.
For those of you who signed up during O-week and Mega BBQ we said we'd be running an educational talk every week. For those of you who haven't signed up yet, come visit us on level 1 of ICT, or during any event.
These educational talks will be held from 1-2pm in ICT Theatre 2, every Thursday, so without further ado, i present this weeks talk:
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Security with SSL: How It Works And How to Use It Properly
Matt Giuca
An increasing number of web transactions are made over SSL, such as
secure banking and email, yet this technology is not widely understood
and requires a lot of care on the user's part to guard against
exploits. This talk covers theoretical and practical aspects of public
key cryptography including the simple maths behind it, signing and
encryption, and use of SSL on the web. It also includes a discussion
of some SSL exploits, and a practical demo of how to set up a CSSE
server login without a password.
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Graduate Careers Fair
Wed Feb 10, 2010
Graduate Careers Fair
Date: Wednesday 10 March 2010
Time: 12pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens
Careers & Employment’s 2010 Graduate Careers Fair is on Wed 10 March 2010. This exciting event gives you an opportunity to meet employers face to face, ask questions and get a feel for particular firms before applying for graduate positions.
More than 100 employers are expected to attend, so come along to the Royal Exhibition Building and use the Graduate Careers Fair as an opportunity to assist you in your decision making process for planning your career. Regardless of what year you are in, you can start your research here. Get to know more about the organisations you’d like to work for. Use it as a networking occasion to chat with potential employers you have already researched. Or just get an idea of the vast amount of options out there for you!
For further information please see Careers Online.
N.B This event is only open to students of The University of Melbourne.
MSDN-AA Program Expanded and Activation Issues
Wed Oct 28, 2009
We've just got word that the University of Melbourne's MSDN-AA program has been expanded to all Engineering students!
This means that any student who's studying one of the courses below is eligible to software through the program.
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Informatics
- Engineering
If you're interested in taking this offer up, as always we're located on level 1 of the ICT Building (turn 120 degrees counter-clockwise just at the top of the second flight of stairs and you should be directly facing us). The best times to stop by are listed on the software page.
Windows 7 Activation IssuesIt's come to our attention that a small subset of users are having trouble activating (not during installation where the key will be accepted) their Windows 7 keys through Microsoft. If you receive the error shown below during activation first, don't panic! The issue has been identified and fixed on our end and for all new sales following October 26th.
If you've purchased a key on the
1st September, 09 or between
October 9th, 2009 - October 26th, 2009 then you may be affected.
- If you've successfully activated your copy of Windows then no action needs to be taken - you're okay.
- If you've installed and received the error during activation we can fix this - please see instructions for emailing us below
- If you received a Windows 7 key during the above dates and haven't installed yet then you may receive that error when you activate. Unfortunately there's no way to tell until you've actually tried to activate so if you encounter an error then please see instructions for emailing us below.
Windows 7 Key Missing Last CharacterIf your CD Key is missing the last character then you should have already received an email from us. If you didn't receive it or are still having issues, please email us (see below).
Email InstructionsIf you're having any of the problems mentioned above and have been instructed to send us an email, the address is
packey at mucsa dot orgPlease include the following information
- Description of the problem you're having
- Your Student ID
- You UniMelb username (that you use to login with - not your password)
- A valid email address (we'll send you an email)
- The first 5 (and ONLY the first 5) characters (ie. the first block) of your CD key
We apologise for the inconvenience.
