Computer Cluster Reservation Policy and Procedure
- George Rhinehart
Policy
Uses of the cluster which primarily involve one computer (i.e., screening movies, demonstration, presentation, etc.) only are no longer permitted.
Uses of the cluster for the exclusive purpose of acquiring and evaluating information (i.e., library database searches, web browsing, research, etc.) will not be a priority; teachers planning these sorts of activities are asked to first explore alternative options; if that exploration is unsuccessful, teachers are asked to limit the number of cluster reservations they make for this purpose to no more than two (2) per class, per semester.
There will be three (3) rounds of reservations (see procedure below).
A teacher may not reserve a cluster for times other than his or her scheduled classes without prior approval.
A teacher may not reserve a cluster for reasons other than to use the installed technologies.
The department reserves the right to occasionally move a reservation location or to cancel a reservation to accommodate special events, guest speakers, professional development activities, curricular priorities, etc.
The department reserves the right to make exceptions to these policies for specific courses that are designated as technology dependent (WRT302, WRT340, WRT425, WRT426, etc.).
Procedure for Spring 2023
All reservations are made online.
Reservations will not be taken until January 2 at 10:00am for the Spring 2023 semester.
At that time (January 2 ), reservations will be limited to the equivalent of two weeks' worth of classes (4 for MW/TTH classes; 6 for MWF classes; 2 for one-day-per-week classes).**
A second round of reservations will begin later that week (January 4), at which point a total of 50% of the possible dates may be reserved (see chart below).
A third round of reservations will begin the next week (January 9); any remaining dates may be reserved at that time.
2 day/week classes | 3 day/week classes | 1 day/week classes | |
|---|---|---|---|
round 1 (January 2)** | a maximum of 4 | a maximum of 6 | a maximum of 2 |
round 2 (January 4) | an additional 10 | an additional 15 | an additional 5 |
round 3 (January 9) | any remaining | any remaining | any remaining |
Exceptions:
If you have verified with the Academic Coordinator that you are teaching at a time when there is no more than one (1) additional WRT class, you may reserve all available classes on January 2.
If you have verified with the Academic Coordinator that you are teaching at a time when there are no more than three (3) additional WRT classes, you may reserve 50% of possible dates on January 2 and of all available classes on January 4.