Hello—and welcome! In this video, we would like to introduce
CommSy. CommSy is an online learning platform similar to
OpenOLAT offered by the Regional Computing Center (RRZ).
CommSy stands for Community System.
Unlike OpenOLAT, CommSy is not
a traditional learning platform
offering structured courses,
but a platform for cooperative work.
Strictly speaking, there are in fact 7 different versions of the
CommSy portal at Universität Hamburg:
JuraCommSy for the Faculty of Law
WiSoCommSy for the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
and the Faculty of Business Administration (Hamburg Business School).
EduCommSy for the Faculty of Education.
Agora for the Faculty of Humanities.
MIN-CommSy for the Faculty of
Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences.
PBCommSy for the Faculty of Psychology
and Human Movement. There is also SprachCommSy for language courses
at the adult education center.
UniCommSy for activities that cannot be attributed to another portal.
They all have a similar layout and functions
— so don’t be daunted by the fact that there are different versions.
In CommSy, you work in project rooms.
In these rooms, you can
exchange materials, communicate in forums,
organize tasks, and maintain a calendar.
Students have the same rights as teaching staff.
This means that you can also create project rooms and study groups in CommSy.
Everyone with access to a project room
has the same editing rights by default.
You can all edit materials
that other people have uploaded.
However,
you can turn off the edit function
for other users if you wish.
To access a project room, you need to first log into
the relevant version of CommSy using your uni username.
Search for a room
or moderator name
or enter the link for your desired project room.
The project room will probably be password protected.
Click on “Apply for membership” on the project room page.
You will then need to enter either a membership code
or a reason for your membership request. If you enter a reason, your request
will be processed manually.
The room moderator will inform you how the project room
has been configured and what information you need to access it.
To create your own project room in CommSy,
click on “All rooms” at the top left
and select “New room.”
See the CommSy help section for further general information,
tutorials, and FAQs. You will find a link to the
help section on the CommSy homepage.