Uniform access and software across all campus computers
CSM needs to understand the growing interdisciplinary nature of engineering. Many students take at least one elective outside their major. For example, say I am a materials science major taking a mechanical engineering course that requires Solidworks. Now, there is a computer lab in Hill Hall that doesn't have Solidworks, so if Computer Commons is booked I have to access it with the VPN. The labs in Brown have the software but without submitting a written statement to CTLM, I cannot log onto those computers. I am unsure the reason all students shouldn't have automatic log-in access to all computers on campus. Am I not paying the technology fee for those computers as well (actual question)? Furthermore, I think it is important every computer has the same software installed across the board.
We looked into this and were told that the costs of having the same programs and software on all computers on campus would require a massive economic investment and thus increase the technology fee by a lot. This is why CCIT chooses to put select software in certain computer labs. However, CCIT created a list with which computer labs have specific software installed and we hope that this helps you.
http://ccit.mines.edu/CCIT-Campus-Computing-Labs
Sincerely,
USG
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Anonymous commented
ummm. solidworks is available to any student anytime for their personal computers and use and free to download on your own computer. look at the CCIT website http://inside.mines.edu/CCIT-Software
A small number of software programs, including Symantec Endpoint antivirus, SolidWorks, Mathematica and MathCAD have been licensed by CCIT and are available for download at no cost to Mines faculty, staff, and students. Visit their indivdual information pages by following the index links above for instructions on downloading and installing.
you dont have to go to a lab to get it!
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Nick commented
Install Dropbox on all the computers!