Technology Fee Purchases

1996-97

The following are recommendations from the College Computing Council for utilizing the '96-'97 Technology Fee. The Computing Council was asked by the Executive Council to provide utilization recommendations. The Executive Council approved the plan on 1/22/97.

Total funding for this academic year is projected to be $330,000. The activities listed in the tables below identify year one tasks. It is expected that the project and funding will extend for at least three years. Subsequent year tasks will included both additional equipment purchases and service expansion.

Goal: To Develop a College-Wide, On-line, Information Resource for Students by:

Providing on-line access to e-mail, Internet, library, and college information/services, through the development of on-campus access equipment and resources.

Task Cost Schedule
  • Configure Intranet server and establish student accounts for all students.
Existing Resources Inter '97 Sp. '97
  • Purchase student computer equipment to be divided proportionately among the three campus Library/Academic Labs (3 Selden, 2 West, 1 East). The cost includes PCs, printers and network accessories.
$157,000. (Equipment) January
  • Purchase library based equipment, divided proportionately among the three campuses (3 Selden, 2 West, 1 East), to provide Internet based research stations.
$18,000. (Equipment)

$1,000. (Installation)

March
  • Design and install intra-lab network configuration in conjunction with Director of Networking and Telecommunications.
$25,000. (Services or

personnel)

 February
Subtotal $201,000.

Providing necessary training in the use of these electronic resources, both in person and on-line.

  • E-Mail Training
    • E-Mail CBT
    • Cont. Ed. based classes; 200 one-hour sessions over spring and summer.
$25,000 (Software &Eq)

$10,000. (Personnel)

 April

April & June
  • Internet computer-based training.
$10,000. (Software) June
Subtotal $45,000.

Enhancing information and services available on the VRU (automated phone system).

  • Improve current telephone registration system (e.g. PINs, messages, branching, amount owed, etc.), including mainframe and VRU programming.
$10,000. (Personnel) February
  • Credit card payment by telephone, including the purchase of hardware, software, and mainframe and VRU programming.
$20,000. (Various) April
Subtotal $30,000.

Developing and cultivating college information and services for Web style delivery to on-campus facilities, public stations (kiosks), and off-campus PCs through the Internet.

  • Plan information and services to be delivered .
Existing resources February
  • Develop information and services for distribution on the Web, including HTML programming, and providing assistance to service departments and the Library for the publishing of their information.
$40,000. (Personnel,

FT-temporary)

 February
  • Purchase First Search database licenses for use on library research PCs.
$7,000. (License) February
  • Purchase and install mainframe/Web interface software.
$9,000 (Software)

$1,000 (Installation)

April
Subtotal $57,000.