Part B outlines the cost of setting up and running a central management office that will supervise the operation of the classroom network, and provide instruction and training for users of the classroom. Detailed breakdowns for each item are found in the latter part of this proposal. This project overlaps to some degree with ongoing efforts to upgrade other features in the electronic classrooms, such as the media controllers and digital projectors. The budget summaries presented here specify only those costs specific to the classroom computer upgrading proposal. At present, the university has approximately 23 electronic classrooms.
Some rooms even have computers built into the facilities.
In the other rooms, the equipment is managed directly by the departments in which the rooms are found. In some case the CTS group is contracted for maintenance and support. There is no campus standard for these in-place computers or network connections. Some integrated computers are PCs of various vintages, and some are UNIX X-terminals. Furthermore, not all these computers are connected to the Internet.