Mindgenius 2018

MindGenius 2018

Find out more about MindGenius 2018 here. Institutions with Perpetual + Maintenance licences or Supported Licences are able to upgrade to 2018 for free – please contact Chest Help for further information. Sites with Perpetual Licences may be able to upgrade for an additional fee, again please contact Chest Help for further information.

Please note, MindGenius 2019 has now been launched, and will be being added to these pages in the coming days.  2019 is a significant step forward for MindGenius, and is going to shake up the Agreement quite significantly, albeit only for the better.  If you need more information, please contact help@chest.ac.uk

Benefits

• Pricing through the Chest Agreement is up to 50% lower than the standard academic pricing.
• A one-off payment offers universities and colleges a site-wide perpetual licence to the software and includes 12-months of support and minor product upgrades.
• Three-year annual term licensing is also available, including: Home Use Rights, major product upgrades, and support.

Important dates

Agreement start date: 10 January 2009

Agreement end date: this is an Annual Rolling Agreement - which means that MindGenius will be available after December 2018 unless the agreement is terminated.

Invoice date: Three Year Supported Licences will be invoiced three months in advance of the licence renewal date each year.

Eligible Institutions

Higher and Further Education and Research Councils in the United Kingdom, and to Universities and Colleges of Further Education in the Republic of Ireland.

Background Information

MindGenius Licences have been available through Chest for 15 years. A new rolling Chest Agreement was made effective on 1 November 2011, offering sites the option of a perpetual site licence or three-year term licensing.

Supplier Details

Owner: MindGenius Ltd, registered in Scotland (no SC312478), Titanium 1, King’s Inch Place, Renfrew, PA4 8WF

Product Description

MindGenius is a mind mapping application that allows students to capture and visualise ideas and information.  The unique Map Explorer in MindGenius allows users to navigate through large amounts of information with ease, go onto analyse and categorise maps, and start to see visual links between ideas, all helping users to develop understanding and clarity on the way ahead.  MindGenius helps with collaborative learning, essays, projects, class presentations, study, mind mapping, and lesson planning.

MindGenius 2018 new features

• Modern user interface
• Gantt Chart changes
• Task Allocation
• Dynamic Views
• Solution Finder

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MindGenius Education Resource Pack

Download this resource pack which provides comprehensive information, guidance and help to a wide range of people who are going to provide, support, promote, teach or use MindGenius software within their institution.

For real life examples of how MindGenius is used in colleges and universities to help dyslexic students, encourage group work, set examinations, and assist in teaching visit:

Case Studies in Colleges and Universities

• Ayrshire College - Managing multiple complex projects - the latest case study coming from both MindGenius and Barvas looks at how MindGenius was at the heart of the merger of three colleges in Scotland, and how Barvas could have provided even greater benefits. Read more
  
  
• The University of Edinburgh - Many uses of MindGenius throughout the university - Mark Ritchie, Deputy Director and Head of Project Services, Information Services describes how MindGenius is used by staff in disciplines such as PMO, Project / Programme /Portfolio Management and Business Analysis. Read more

Trials

Fully working 30 day evaluations of MindGenius are available for download from the MindGenius Web Site at http://www.mindgenius.com/

Product Documentation

MindGenius offers a variety of resources online to support users - Resources

Training and Training Materials

The MindGenius range of training options are suitable for both individuals and teams, and those who are new to MindGenius and want to make sure that they have the fundamentals correct, as well as existing users who want to learn more of the more advanced capabilities of MindGenius.

Training is performed live and online by a MindGenius expert. There are two courses available:

• Course 1 MindGenius Fundamentals
  Attendees will develop an understanding of the underlying concepts of MindGenius through to the essential functionality required to ensure you make the most of the application.
  
  
• Course 2: MindGenius Advanced
  The course will focus on more advanced applications of MindGenius such as task management, categories and filtering, project management using the Gantt view, preparing maps for exporting to MS Office applications and more. Each session can be customised to suit you or your team’s requirements.

Each course will last approximately 2 hours and costs:

• £300 (single attendee)
• £500 (up to 4 attendees)

MindGenius can also offer onsite training for larger groups, or train the trainer sessions, please contact us at info@mindgenius.com to book or for additional information.

Technical Support

Software Implementation Support Services will be provided by MindGenius to a Licensed Site from the date of the delivery of a Perpetual Licence purchased under this Agreement until a full twelve months after the activation of the same licence. Ongoing annual support for Perpetual Licences can also be purchased.

Three-year Term Licences will have Software Implementation Support Services provided for the full three-year term.  Without prior arrangement between MindGenius and any Licensed Site there will be no further provision of Software Implementation Support Services at the end of the term.

Support will be provided by MindGenius via a single Technical Contact or his/her Deputy at each institution.

MindGenius support can be contacted at:

Website: www.mindgenius.com/contact-us.aspx

Email: support@mindgenius.com

Telephone support is not provided.

Supplier Web Address

www.mindgenius.com

System releases, new versions and functionality

Sites with a perpetual licence to MindGenius are entitled to minor product upgrades only.  For major product upgrades, perpetual licence holders are advised to purchase the Annual Maintenance for Perpetual Licences.

Sites licenced under the Three-Year Term Licensing are entitled to major product upgrades during that period but must remove / destroy all of the software from their systems at the end of the term (unless a new licence is taken out). 

Licensed institutions will have free access to patches, bug-fixes and updates for as long as they are available via the MindGenius website. 

Method of delivery of product

MindGenius will send out a download link and licence codes to the Licensed Institution after receipt of an Order from Chest.