ACADEMIC COMPUTING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE
Response to Academic Affairs PLANNING DOCUMENT as of 5-1-01
The Academic Computing
Department provides computer-related technical support and assistance to
students, faculty, and academic staff.
The department maintains the academic network resources, software, and
hardware.
1. The Department
Director will prepare a prioritized, realistic master plan for equipment replacement and acquisition.
CC’s Academic Computing LAN
utilization continues to grow. One
indicator is the daily peak usage from 8am-5pm M-F:
1995-96
124
1996-97
210
1997-98
282
1998-99 No data
1999-2000
337 – recorded
1-18-2000 (Time period 12/23/99 – 1/21/00)
2000-2001
454 – recorded 4-4-2001 (Time period 3/25/01
– 4/23/01)
Life expectancy of equipment
is estimated to be 4 years. Software
can be expected to remain current 2 to 3 years.
Inventory dated 2-8-2001
indicates:
129 Full-time faculty/PCs
21 Full-time
faculty/Macs
17 Part-time
faculty/PCs
7 Staff &
Part-time faculty/Macs
41 Staff/PCs
24
Administrative/PCs
6
Administrative/Macs
19 Laptops Faculty/Administrative
10
Workstudy/PCs
373 Student
Computer Labs/PCs
31 Student Computer Labs/Macintosh
613 Total CC PCs (373 student use; 240 faculty, staff,
admin)
65 Total CC
Macs(31 student use; 34 faculty, staff, admin)
678Total CC PCs/Macs (404 student total; 274 employee)
155 Printers (47 networked, 108 non-networked)
20 Scanners
18 Servers
134 Network Devices (hubs, switches, routers)
1,005 Total Academic CC Devices
24 UW/CC Staff/Faculty/Admin/PCs
20 UW/CC Computer Labs/PCs & Macs
18 UW/CC Printers
62 UW/CC Total Devices
1,065 Total CC & UW/CC devices (monitors excluded)
supported.
In order to replace ¼ of the
Academic CC equipment yearly, 172 computers, 12 printers, 33 network devices, 4
scanners would need to be purchased and a corresponding amount removed. Majority of the computers presently used
were purchased as follows:
1994-95
100 Pentium 60 (removed
from inventory 7-2000)
20 PowerMacs (10 removed from inventory 1-2001)
1995-96 100 Pentium 133
18 StarMax
1996-97
31 Pentium 2166
1997-98
30 Pentium II 266
1998-99
150 Pentium II 400
purchased.
1999-2000 79 Pentium III 600 Windows 98
42 Pentium III 600 Windows 2000 (121 total)
18 Apple G4 (139 total computers 99-00)
350
computers purchased past 5 years in large purchases, 224 purchased 1-4 @time
with various funds. PCs purchased prior
to 1996 at not in current inventory; however 10 PowerMacs purchased in 1995 are
still in use.
2. The Department Director, in consultation with the Technology Committee, will establish uniform software and hardware standards for all of academic affairs.
Supported by Academic
Computing for Administrative Purposes
Windows
98 & NT & Windows 2000
Office 2000
Inoculateit
Hyperterminal
WS-FTP
Pegasus 3.12c
Novell Client for Windows 95/98 & NT
Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher
Compass (networked)
First Place (networked for Placement)
The following software is
currently installed by Academic Computing in Mac faculty/staff offices:
MacOS 7.5 or 8.1 or 9.0.4
MSOffice 98
Eudora Pro
Better Telnet
Fetch
Netscape Navigator or
Communicator
Virex
Adobe PhotoShop 4.2 or 5.0
Adobe Illustrator 7.0
QuarkXPress 3.32
Quicktime
Supported by Academic
Computing for Computer Labs
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Office 2000
Inoculateit
Hyperterminal 5.0
WS-FTP
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Quicktime
Inspiration 6.0
Kurzweil
Plato 3.91
Supported by Academic
Computing for Divisions
BU Software
Acclaim – BU404
Cortez Peters – BU122 & AD6 #1&2
Crystal Ball – BU125
Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional 3.52 – BU120
FrontPage 2000 – BU125
Lotus Millennium Edition – (networked Lotus 97 until book
change) BU125
MediSoft – BU127
Project 2000 – BU125
Quicken Deluxe 2001 – BU 125
Simply Accounting 6.0 – AD6 (17)
Works 6.0 – BU404 (4) & AD6 (2) LI205 (2)
Visual Studio – BU307
PS Software
Derive – PS224, 325, 327 (networked)
Interactive Physics 3 – PS204, 208, 224
Maple V – PS204, 224, 325, 327 (networked)
Mini-Tab Student Release #9 – PS224 (networked)
OrCad – PS208, PS224
SkyGlobe, PS208, 224
Visual Studio 6.0 – PS224, 325, 327
StudyWorks --
(networked)
Health
& Life Science
Nursing
Acid Base Balance
Anger, Hostility,
Aggression
Stedman’s Spell Checker
Mosby’s Drug Guide
Medi Sim Cardiovascular Series
COPD, Meded Health Service SW
Management Skills: Effective
Delegation
Medical Surgical Nursing
Venipuncture
Essentials of Cardiac Rhythm
Recognition
Schizophrenia
Medication Administration
Transcultural Perspectives in
Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
Clinical Simulations
AMS – Laserdisc
Pediatric Assesment
Version 1
Vital Signs Version 1
Therapeutic
Communication Version 1
Intro to Cardiovascular
Exam Version 2.0
Problem Solving and
Decision Making Version 1
Postop Care – Nursing
Decisions Version 1
Adult Physical Exam
Version 1
IV Therapy
Central Venous Catheters: Nursing
Implications
Dosage Calculations
Psychomotor Skills Series 2.0
Radiographic Imaging
Radiologic Physics
Radiation Protection Challenge
Radiography Corectec Program
Radiologic Anatomy
Mosby’s Radiography Review
RX 30
Agriculture
Feedmaster
Feed Ration
Biology
Benjamin/Cummings ADAM
Respiratory System
Benjamin/Cummings ADAM Nervous
System
Benjamin/Cummings CardioVascular
Benjamin/Cummings Comprehensive
Intelitool Cardiocomp
Intelitool Physiogrip
Intelitool Spirocomp
Physical Education
Dine Healthy Dine Systems Inc.
Trades & Technology
National Estimator
AutoCAD 2000
Language & Literature
Rotkappchen goes Interactive
Dos Mundos
Landeskunde
German/Spanish/French/Italian Trans. Language
Triple Play Plus – German
Pronunciation – German
Rapports – French
Kontakte
Spanish Pronunciation Tutor
French Pronunciation Tutor
English Lab
ACT (Cliff)
ACT
(Kaplan)
Bldg.
Memory Skills
Diascriptive
(Writing)
GRE
(Kaplan)
GMAT
(Kaplan)
Improving
Your Vocabulary Skills
LSAT (Kaplan)
Parts of Speech I & II
Reading Calculations
SBI (Printer)
Spell-It
TechWrite
WordSmart
Reading Comprehension
Concise Writing
Grassroots (GRASP)
GRE – Cliff
Reading Efficiency
Inspiration
TOEFL
Confusing Words
Diascriptive Reading III
Drcloze3
Study Skills
Sound Sentences
Learning Styles Inv. (S.I.T.E)
SAT (Cliff)
SAT (Kaplan)
Word Attack #3
Developing Writing Skills – Disks 1, 2, 3
Glencoe Grammar
PLATO Pathways
Prepositions: Words that Show A Relationship
Speed Reader
Prepositional Phrases
Punctuation Review
Reasoning Skills
The Complex Sentence
The Complete Sentence
Excel-a-Read
How to Write Papers
GRE (Princeton)
Speedreading
The Formal GMAT Prep. Ver. 2.0
Social Science SPSS 8.0 PS327 #13
UW/CC
PeachTree Accounting
Lindo Solver Suite
Populus
The following programs are
currently installed in AD7 Mac Lab:
Adobe Illustrator 7.0
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe PhotoShop 5.0
QuarkXpress 3.32
HyperStudio
HyperCard
Practica Musica
Final Cut Pro
Free Midi
Finale
Band in a Box
Kaboom
FreeStyle
Graphic Converter
Nifty Telnet
Painter Classic
Adobe Acrobat Pro
JpegView
SoundAppFat
Stuffit Expander
MSOffice 98
Netscape Communicator
Quicktime
Apple Network Administrator
FoolProof
ZipTools
MacOS 8.1 and 9.0.4
Total PC Software
Packages Supported by Academic Computing
134
Total Mac Software
Packages Supported by Academic Computing 34
Total Software Packages
Supported by Academic Computing 168
As Academic Computing builds
the foundation of the LAN, equipment is purchased in order that the department
may respond quickly to the new delivery of courses. The equipment will provide application prioritization, local
switching, an increased ability to manage, troubleshoot, and plan for maximum
capacity as well as faster service.
Several years ago it was normal practice to route traffic with a Novell
server; however Novell 5.0 is engineered to be compatible with switching
technology. Therefore, to have a
properly functioning network now, it is imperative to move the routing from
CCMAIN to the SSR.
Goal
1: Move all Academic network routing from CCMAIN Novell Server to the SSR.
Goal
2: Provide switching capabilities
(SmartSwitches) in heavy traffic areas.
Goal
3: Provide 100mb service to all areas
of campus, prioritized according to traffic.
Goal
4: Purchase equipment that will convert
to Gigabit Ethernet.
1997-98
Bailey Hall wired & connected to network via SmartSwitch 6000.
97-98 SmartSwitch Router (SSR)
installed.
97-98 SmartSwitch 6000 purchased for AD
& BU providing 100mb service.
1998-99
Morad Hall wired & connected to network via SmartSwitch 6000.
98-99 Business Bldg wired to twisted pair
– providing 100mb to bldg
98-99 SmartSwitch 2200 installed BU308
& BU125 –providing 100mb to rms.
98-99 SmartSwitch 2200 installed PS &
HS –providing 100mb to bldg.
99-00 McIntire Hall wired & connected
to network via SmartSwitch 6000.
99-00 Provided Gigabit service to BU, PS,
WT, AD
99-00 Upgraded 10mb service to 100mb
service to AD196, BU307, BU122, BU127,
BU404, LI205, UW/CC offices, PS124
99-00 Plan to move routing from CCMAIN
failed, Library project delayed to 01.
99-00 Move English lab & writing
center to SC, Upgrade wiring & network equipment to provide 100mb service.
99-00 Installed WEN video equipment on LAN.
Planned
2001:
1. Purchase Matrix E7 Router, trade in SSR
$32,719
Move routing from CCMAIN and SSR to
E7 May 2001.
2. Provide Gigabit service to Library, Upgrade
wiring & network equipment to provide 100mb service.
3.Upgrade
wiring & network equipment to Fine Arts to provide 100mb service.
4.
Move UW/CC lab from BU to AD5. Provide
100mb service.
5.Upgrade
TBird network equipment. Implement
webcasting protocol.
6.
Upgrade network equipment to ACT Center, BU123.
7.
Upgrade wiring & network equipment to provide 100mb service to LS labs 104,
117 & 118.
8.
Install wiring & network equipment to provide 100mb service to Writing
Center Lab, CE130, for 21 computers.
9.Install
wiring in classrooms: AD170, AD172,
HS208, HS227, TM108, TM111, TM123 – 1 each for classroom Internet
presentations.
10.Install
wiring and network equipment to provide 100mb service in PS106, Math lab for 21
computers.
No servers are scheduled to
be replaced in 2001 due to increased labor created by moving the routing from
CCMAIN to the E7. After the routing is
moved in May, the IP address of CCMAIN will be changed. As a result, from May 21 through first week
in June, Acad e-mail will be unreliable until routing tables across the
Internet have reconfigured to the correct IP address. The IP address change is necessary to move CCMAIN into subnet
192. Once it is moved into Subnet 192,
Academic Computing will install a firewall to protect the LAN. All services should be restored prior to
Summer Semester 2001.
Upgrade CCMAIN to Compaq
CL380 Server. Install Novell Cluster
Services. Install Zenworks for
Desktops. Attend Zenworks training.
Verisign Certificate to
allow encrypted traffic between our customers and selected pages such as
registration. Cost – to $895 – 1 year
Fiber/Cat Diagnostic --
$9526
3 laptops – Cornwell,
Palmer, Williams (Palmer to Wedhe, Cornwell to loaner, Williams retired)
Replace BU122, BU125, BU127
BU307 – Networking classroom
Place additional 4 computers
in BU404 – Install Works off network, also install Works on 2 computers AD6
& 2 computers LI205.
Upgrade WA105 (6) lab &
WA offices
New laptop for Ag recruiting
Network HS208 & HS227
(1) connection each.
Computer for Werner Wildlife
Museum – not networked
Network AD170 & AD174
(1) connection each.
Westlaw Computer (1)
1 computer Jacobs/Mechalke
classes
PS327 – 2 computers
Upgrade 6 computers PS104
21 computers PS106
Network TM123 (Sundell) (1) connection
1 Mac G4Sound Studio lab
(Searcy)
3 Mac G4 – Dyer, Madura,
Pfau
HP psc 750 – Madura
Upgrade 2 computers in KT114
Upgrade faculty offices
excluding Dundas
Upgrade Rasmussen office
computer & printer
Laptop – Communication
CDRW – Alexander’s office
Network connection – TM108
& TM111 (1) each
Scanner – Bogucki
2 Mac G4 with 17” monitors
for video editing WT107
Writing Center CE130– 21
computers & 1 Laserjet printer
Upgrade Ariel computer
New York Times computer –
new with 8 CD-ROM reader
HP Laserjet for PAC
18 TX PCI Network cards
after rewire
Upgrades as feasible
6 computers Arndt’s EI125
WIN2000
8 computers Schaffner’s
EI103 Assistive Technology
Upgrade 2 computers with 17”
monitors
Ergonomic keyboard
Pam Steinle, Printer &
Upgrade
Rose Crossen, Upgrade
Judy Turner, Upgrade
See attached recommendations
for purchasing and distribution.
Software- Hardware –
Inventory Implications
PCs
Faculty & Staff
Offices:
Summer 2001 all faculty,
staff, administrators will be using Office 2000, Windows 98. Minimum hardware will be 200Mhz, Pentium II,
128MB RAM.
Computer Labs:
Fall 2001 – BU 307 –reserved
for networking classes.
110 added to inventory
attributed as follows:
New labs – CE130, Writing
Center (21), PS106 Math (21), ACT Center (11),
EI125 Windows 2000 (6), EI108 Assistive Technology (8), Westlaw
(1), Sound Studio (1), Melchalke/Jacobs lecture (1), Webcasting (1), Tbird Team
Room (1), Laptops (8), Video/Editing Lab, Spares
(28)
UW/CC lab relocated from
BU124 to AD5.
Planning
migration to Office 2001. Requires
hardware upgrades 2002.
3. The department will
work with faculty and students to expand the integration of technology into the
classroom.
5,000 student accounts on
CCMAIN (essentially same as 2000)
54 Internet Courses – 1,500
students (2000 - 21 Internet Courses – 381 students)
130 students with network
connection in Residence Halls. (2000 – 30 only)
404 student lab computers –
current operating system and software installed at various locations and open
various hours on campus. (415 reported 2000)
1998-2000 In partnership
with BU dept provide 3-4 Internet courses per semester. 240-student email accounts on Wind.
1998-2000 In partnership
with BU dept provides 3 HTML authoring courses. 30 personal web pages served.
1998-2000 In partnership
with Casper Regional Technology Center provided training in networking, CAT5
wiring, and fiber optics to student assistants.
2000-01 Provided network
support to 3 Resident Halls—130 students connected.
118 faculty accounts on Wind
154 web sites served by Wind
53 faculty, staff, and
student-related accounts by www server
1998-2000 Support Academic
Assistants in developing and maintaining department/division web-based
information by providing workshops and 1-1 resource.
1998-2000 In coordination
with Associate Vice-President provided Back-to-School workshops.
1998-2000 Provided 1-1
resource as needed.
1998-2000 Installed
WebBoard, WebCT, Divisional calendars on web server.
1999-2000 In coordination
with Casper Regional Technology Center provide workshops and training to
encourage incorporating technology into the curriculum.
1999-2000 Moved WebCT to DE
server, provided Web Mail Gateway.
2000-2001 Provided Faculty,
Staff workshops on Powerpoint, Publisher, Pegasus, WebMail Gateway, Web-based
Calendars, FrontPage. Continued 1-1
training as requested.
2000-2001 Full-time
Webmaster hired. New homepage became
public April 2001.
Planned 2001 Webcasting
4. The department will
work with the Technology Committee to study new methods of delivery that could
increase efficiency in the academic area.
The final report of the study will be submitted to the Vice President
for Academic Affairs.
In anticipation of
delivering courses utilizing various media via the LAN for distant delivery,
Academic Computing’s goal is to completely rewire the LAN from coaxial to twisted
pair enhanced Category 5 wire and to upgrade network equipment to provide 100mb
service to all with Gigabit Ethernet to
PS, BU, AD, and LI.
Following denotes rewiring
progress:
AD – Building complete
BU – Building complete
PS – Building complete except
for lecture classrooms.
HS – Building complete
TBIRD – Building complete
VA—Building complete
WT—Building complete
WA—Building complete
SC—Partial, English lab
& faculty, Intl students
Planned 2001
LI
LS – LS104, LS117 (offices
complete)
FA
Planned 2002
KT
CS
EI
Tate
Remainder of CE
2000-01
WEN video equipment
installed in WT108 and connected to LAN.
Planned 2001
Webcasting of Tbird
games. Technology applicable to
classes.
Wire following classrooms
per faculty request: AD170, AD172,
TM108, TM111, TM123, HS208, HS227.
5.The department will
work with faculty on developing courses that can be delivered electronically.
Academic Computing is
currently providing the following resources/services to support faculty
development of electronically delivered courses. 54 Internet courses offered Spring 2001, 1,500 students served.
E-mail
acad.cc.whecn.edu, Pegasus, POP Mail
wind.cc.whecn.edu, Pine, POP Mail,
WebBoard – Threaded
classroom discussion/chat
Housed on www.cc.whecn.edu
WebCT – Course
development/delivery software
Housed on de.cc.whecn.edu
Web Site Hosting:
www.cc.whecn.edu, The
college’s primary web site
wind.cc.whecn.edu, currently hosting 160 Web Sites
Campus Network – Used to
interconnect all networked services
Personnel – Provide support
for resource access, and content development and delivery.
6.Director of Academic Computing will work with the Director of Institutional Research to insure that Casper College remains a viable institution of higher education well into the future.
The Office of Planning and
Research was closed June 1999. Planning
was moved to the President’s Office.
Information Technology Committee develops 1-year and 5-year Academic
Computing planning documents.
The Director of
Institutional Research coordinates with Information Technology Committee and
Director of Academic Computing to provide assessment statistics. In 2000-01 Technology Surveys were
distributed to Graduate Students, Continuing Students, Faculty, Staff and
Academic Administrators. Results are
compiled to allocate CC resources and to provide information to the Wyoming
College Commission. Those results are
in the current 5-year plan.
2001plan.doc dated 5-1-2001