The following are the general requirements of the room scheduler. Each room has a physical capacity of the number of people that can be in the room at one time. Each room has a unique label that consists of a building abbreviation and a number. For example BA 254, where BA is the building abbreviation for Business Administration. A regular classroom has seats for the students, at least one blackboard or whiteboard, and a table or a lectern for the instructor.
Some classrooms have a overhead projector and a screen.
Some classrooms have a TV connected to the campus cable system. A smart classroom is a regular classroom with a networked computer, an audio system, a computer screen projection device, and an Elmo projection device which can project solid objects on a screen. A smart classroom can only be used for classes or events that require the special equipment in the smart classroom. A video conferencing classroom is a room that has the required hardware to perform video conferencing to remote sites. A video conferencing classroom can only be used by classes that are being taught to a remote site.