Academic departments will determine the curricular requirements of computing facilities designed for their students. Final decision authority must rest with a single entity and should be commensurate with the level of responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the specific site. The University is a very large organization with a wide variety of academic computing needs. Diverse computer applications create support challenges that must be met within limited resources. Computers in student labs are used by many individuals and cannot be managed in the same manner as a dedicated system on an individual's desk.
Computing resources are in great demand by students and access needs to be consistently maintained.
While students may frequent a single facility, it is also common for students to use computing resources at multiple sites across campus. It is therefore necessary to maintain uniform tools and interfaces across ITS-maintained labs. These guidelines apply to computing facilities that are owned by the University of Colorado and are located on the Boulder campus. Information Technology Services and their use is open to current UCB students, faculty and staff. Application software maintenance and support, including installation, configuration and modification.