Key Dates:
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 9am: Evaluation window opens for students.
Thursday, December 10, 2009: Last day of classes.
Monday, December 14, 2009, 9am: Evaluation window closes for students.
January 2010: Online results available.
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For Students:
How to Get Kerberos Network IDs
What’s a Kerberos ID?
The Kerberos ID is what authenticates users of the MIT network. For people who have an @mit.edu email address, the Kerberos ID is everything to the left of the @ sign; e.g., for smith@mit.edu, the Kerberos ID is smith. However, for people with emails ending in anything other than mit.edu (@math.mit.edu or @wellesley.edu, for example), the Kerberos ID will often be something different, and there’s no guarantee that those individuals even have a Kerberos ID.
Kerberos IDs are necessary to obtain web certificates. They’re used in the online evaluation system to match instructors in Who’s Teaching What to the HR database, ensuring accuracy; to authenticate students so that they can complete evaluations online; and to authenticate instructors and departmental staff so that they can view and download evaluation results. They are necessary for all students and instructors who participate in online subject evaluation, and for all instructors who will be entered into Who’s Teaching What, regardless of whether or not they are evaluated.
Getting a Kerberos ID, whether for a student or for an instructor, is not an instantaneous process; it can take up to a few days.
Instructions for Students Who Don’t Have a Kerberos ID:
If you do not have a Kerberos ID, follow these 3 steps:
- You will need a 9-digit MIT ID number and an account coupon. As a registered student, you should already have your MIT ID. You can get your account coupon by stopping in the Student Services Center in room 11-120 (617-258-8600) or the Athena Accounts office in N42 (617-253-1325).
- When you have your account coupon, go to web.mit.edu/register and register for an Athena account (you'll need your 9-digit MIT number and account coupon). This will give you a Kerberos ID.
- When you have your Kerberos ID, install certificates on your web browser from web.mit.edu/certificates.
Instructions for Instructors Who Don't Have a Kerberos ID:
Instructors outside the HR system (e.g., affiliated artists and guest instructors) will need to be sponsored by the department as a guest. If you're an instructor and need a Kerberos ID, please contact your department academic administrator.