[211] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Faculty TEC Center
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nancy R Evans)
Fri May 8 09:46:41 1992
Date: Fri, 8 May 1992 08:35:59 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
From: Nancy R Evans <NRE%pittvms.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
Please respond directly to the author, not PACS-L. Thanks, Dana
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The University of Pittsburgh has a facility, the Faculty
Technological Evaluation and Consulting (TEC) Center, where
faculty, staff, and graduate students can come to evaluate
software and hardware, that is not found in our public computing
labs and in many cases is the most recent technology.
The Center also supports vendor demonstrations, informal
non-credit classes, limited production, consulting, and special
projects. We have a team of system analysts who staff the Center
daily from 9 to 5.
The reason for this correspondence, is we feel the Center is not
being utilized to it's fullest potential. We are querying other
educational institutions who may have put this same concept into
practice, asking for their assistance in sharing with us any
similar successes or problems they may have experienced in
managing this type of facility. We are especially interested as
to how you were able to reach out to the community to 1) inform
them of the services you offered, 2) get their input on what type
of services they prefer and 3) what problems and success you may
have experienced.
I would very much appreciate your response to the questionnaire.
If the response is significant, I will share the results with
listservice members or anyone who may be interested.
I would like to thank you for your time and participation in this
survey. I would also appreciate any contact names or email
address that could help me in my search for information.
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
FACULTY TEC CENTER EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
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+++ Do you have a facility or equivalent support services as was
described in the cover letter?
___ Yes ___ No
+++ Is it in a defined physical space? If so approximately how
large?
+++ What major platforms does it support? Please indicate using 1
to 4 the frequency of usage, where 1 is the highest usage.
___ DOS ___Macintosh ___Amiga ___Unix Workstations
___Other(specify)
+++ What peripheral hardware services are offered
___Scanning (Color and/or B&W) ___Color Printing
___Mac/DOS translation services
___Other (specify)
+++ Name of the department manages the day to day operations
Computer:
Other:
Reporting to what top level Administrative Department:
+++ Do you have staff and/or student assistants available? How
many of each?
____ Staff ____ Student
+++ Who is allowed to use the Facility? (Check all that apply)
___ Faculty ____ Staff ___Graduate Students
___UnderGrad Students
+++ What primary support services does the staff provide (check
all the apply)?
_____ courseware development ______programming
_____ hardware demonstrations ______software evaluation
_____ general systems analysis
+++ What is the general pattern of usage by your community?
___ A small group repetitively uses the facilities
___It is widely used by the community.
___Other (Specify)
+++ What types of media do you use to market this area to you
university community?
+++ How is this area funded?
____ Stand alone facility funding
____ Funded as part of an overall department budget.
+++ What type of feedback have to received by the university
community. Please share both your positive and negative
responses.
U. S. Mail
Nancy Evans
Systems Analyst
University of Pittsburgh
Faculty TEC Center
110 Old Engineering Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 624-9357
E-Mail
nre@vms.cis.pitt.edu
nre@unix.cis.pitt.edu
nre@pittvms
nre+@pitt.edu
