| FY08 Student Infrastructure Requests | |||||||||
| For College/Unit: | College of Business | ||||||||
| Priority | Department/Unit | Items to be Purchased | Qty. | Cost per Unit | Total | Tax | Estimated Shipping | Total Cost | Justification |
| 1 | Business | Lab computers for BU 221 lab | 32 | $ 1,750 | $ 56,000 | $ 3,410 | $ 59,410 | Existing computers are near the end of their planned life cycle and need to be replaced to accommodate current versions of OS (i.e., Vista) and applications software. | |
| 2 | Business | Classroom projectors | 17 | $ 1,750 | $ 29,750 | $ 1,835 | $ 31,585 | Existing projectors are dim, and students are complaining about difficulty in seeing presentations, demonstrations, etc., in spite of care taken in development of those items. | |
| 3 | Business | Flat panel monitors for classrooms | 17 | $ 300 | $ 5,100 | $ 356 | $ 5,456 | Existing CRT monitors consume much needed space in instructor areas, making it difficult for instructors to be organized; LCD panels would also reduce ambient heat gain. | |
| 4 | Business | SAS/Oracle server | 1 | $ 10,000 | $ 10,000 | $ 650 | $ 10,650 | Graduate, as well as some undergraduate, MIS courses require near-production capable implementations of SAS (for data mining/analytics) and Oracle in order to prepare students for careers in management and IT. This will replace the current, undercapitated server. | |
| 5 | Business | Remodel restrooms | 4 | $ 10,000 | $ 40,000 | $ 2,450 | $ 42,450 | Existing restrooms are dingy, smelly, and generally terrible, which could be remedied in part by new stalls, ceiling & lighting replacement, grout cleaning, painting, etc. | |
| 6 | Business | Convert BU 420 to CVN room | 1 | $ 60,000 | $ 60,000 | $ 3,650 | $ 63,650 | Existing CVN facilities are inconvenient (for both students & faculty) and will not support nonconventional delivery (e.g., weekend interaction, flexible meeting times, etc.). | |
| 7 | Business | eMail/Web thin client kiosks | 3 | $ 2,000 | $ 6,000 | $ 410 | $ 6,410 | Often students need simply to check their email or access instructor websites for course materials and labs are full and/or being used for classes. This solution will provide quick and ready short-term access in multiple open locations for students to various network resources. | |
| 8 | Business | Sound systems for classrooms | 4 | $ 500 | $ 2,000 | $ 160 | $ 2,160 | Currently sound for video/audio supplements, as well as instructor amplification, must be delivered through computer and/or projector speakers; we need better quality for that sound. | |
| 9 | Business | Convert/modernize BU 206 as roundtable discussion room | 1 | $ 15,000 | $ 15,000 | $ 950 | $ 15,950 | Very commonly Business classes, regardless of specific discipline, involve group breakouts and subsequent whole-class interaction; remodelling a classroom to include roundtables, ceiling, and lightng improvements for such activities would benefit students in all departments | |
| 10 | Business | HVAC replacement in BU 221 lab | 1 | $ 20,000 | $ 20,000 | $ 1,250 | $ 21,250 | When ITS installed the new network several years ago, they cut our air handling system for BU 221 in half; the room is now essentially intolerable 75% of the year, regardless of outside temperature | |
| 11 | Business | Macromedia Suite for BU 203 lab | 8 | $ 300 | $ 2,400 | $ 192 | $ 2,592 | Once they have entered the business world, students are often called upon to work with professional multimedia, graphics, and web development software. With this software available in our general purpose lab, students across the College would be able to become better prepared for life in the job place, and instructors could integrate useful multimedia into various aspects of their courses. This would provide students access, regardless of their economic status, access to this highly regarded multimedia development platform. | |
| 12 | Business | Instructor consoles/lecterns/desks | 4 | $ 1,500 | $ 6,000 | $ 410 | $ 6,410 | Existing instructor desks are generally dilapidated and don't lend themselves to organized class management. Modern consoles will alleviate this, providing access to classroom technology as well as for temporary storage of instructor materials. | |
| 13 | Business | Remodel BU 335 & BU 328 | 2 | $ 15,000 | $ 30,000 | $ 1,850 | $ 31,850 | Current classroom configurations are inefficient, with many students physically distant from the instructor and poorly configured lighting. The renovation will take out hanging lights, small desks, and computer carts that get moved around and leave cables in a hodgepodge of a mess. The replacements will include in-ceiling lighting, large work tables and chairs, and non-movable lecture stands that house the computer and various equipment. (Originally planned for FY 2006, but precluded by lab renovation cost overruns.) | |
| 14 | Business | Photocopier for Lobby | 1 | $ 2,000 | $ 2,000 | $ 160 | $ 2,160 | Existing copier is unreliable and needs replacing. | |
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| TOTAL REQUESTED | $ 301,983 | ||||||||