These additional costs would be funded out of existing reserves. The costs shown below represent the maximum upgrade scenario. Justification CATS Instructional Computing operates thirteen instructional computing labs throughout the campus, as well as a Faculty Instructional Technology Center and an adaptive technology room for disabled students. Labs generally are open from early morning until late at night, and are located throughout the campus for easy access. The lab computing equipment is used heavily, and needs to be replaced every three years to keep up with technology growth, and to replace worn components.
Many students rely on the labs for specialized software to complete homework assignments.
Lab Service Goals Highest priority is to have sufficient hardware and software available for teaching, and for students to independently complete academic assignments, in locations convenient to students and faculty. A secondary priority is to manage hardware and software centrally to achieve economies of scale through central management of purchasing, concurrent licensing, and efficient staff technical maintenance. The hours academic courses are taught in labs has increased substantially over the past three years. Student use of workstations during drop-in hours has increased. Labs at UCSC are busier than ever before, and other universities report the same trend.