Nearly every person in the School of Computer Science has the individual use of a workstation. In addition, the University has independent computer facilities of various kinds for general use. Providing technical assistance is the SCS Facilities team, a group of approximately 40 full-time staff members. They are used widely for testing the usability of new technology and interaction techniques. Computer scientists study speech-recognition, command languages and help systems.
Psychologists study computer-aided instruction.
Engineers study the effects of access to large databases on engineering policy decisions.