VI: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

VI: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

4. Describe facilities available for the proposed program

Current SILS facilities include:

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  Classrooms
  

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  4 classrooms in Manning Hall (rooms 208, 214, 304 and 307)
  
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  1 meeting and seminar room (room 215)
  

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  Faculty offices
  

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  16 faculty offices
  

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  Administrative offices
  

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  1 centralized administrative office with space for 5 people
  
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  4 adjacent administrative offices for 1 person each
  

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  Student offices
  

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  Desk space for approximately 10 PhD students
  

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  Computing laboratory
  

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  A 21 station general computing lab (between room 117 and the ILS Library)
  
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  A 31 station computing lab that can also be used as a classroom (room 117)
  
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  An 8 station local area networking and distributed systems configuration lab (between room 117 and the ILS library)
  
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  Other equipment, including scanners, digital cameras and camcorders, and printers
  
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  Interactive Design Laboratory (IDL) and Collaboration Laboratory (CL) for research projects
  

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  Additional computing facilities
  

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  Departmental server for teaching and research (Sun ES 450)
  
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  Departmental server for database development (Dell 4100)
  
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  Departmental server for applications (Dell 4100)
  
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  802.11b wireless networking throughout Manning Hall
  

The following new or expanded facilities are needed to implement the BSIS:

1. 
   2 new classrooms suitable for up to 40 students each. All new classrooms will be connected to the SILS/campus computer network and be equipped with an instructor’s computer workstation and projection equipment.
   
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   2 offices for new faculty
   
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   2 new offices for administrative and technical staff
   
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   Office space for 5 PhD students or MS research assistants
   
5. 
   2 Research offices/labs to support research needs of new faculty
   
6. 
   Work rooms for SILS students suitable for 4 to 8 students with whiteboard and computer networking compatible with the Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI)
   
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   1 new computer laboratory, configurable for use on a semester-by-semester basis for INLS 62, 64, 174, 176, 181, 182, 183, 184, 191 or other courses as desired by individual faculty
   
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   2 new “CCI Ready” common spaces to be used as computing laboratories, work areas, and meeting spaces. Note that we anticipate this space will be used in conjunction with CCI requirements for student personal ownership of laptop computers, instead of developing new general-purpose computing laboratories.
   
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   Expanded network/server room. This space needs to be at least twice the capacity of the current room with an improved ventilation system.
   

In order to make these facilities available for the BSIS, additional space will need to be made available to SILS. Currently, Manning Hall provides approximately 60,000 square feet of floor space. To provide space for the needs listed above, we require use of all remaining space in Manning Hall. Currently, other units occupy 25% of the floor space in the building. When acquired by SILS, this space should be renovated for use as one classroom, one computing laboratory, one student lounge, one meeting room, three offices, and additional library space. Renovation of the space is required for updating and repurposing as described above.

5. Describe the effect of this new program on existing facilities

The space currently available to SILS is very heavily utilized. The BSIS will increase the size of the SILS student body by approximately 40% and the size of the faculty by over 15%. Thus, new classrooms, offices, and workspace will be needed to support this expansion (as described above).

6. Indicate any computer services needed and/or available

SILS courses for the BSIS, as well as the existing graduate degrees, will make use of centralized server resources for purposes such as Web development and database experimentation. Campus resources offered by ATN are not suitable replacements for these purposes because they do not offer the experimental framework and flexibility needed for the technology-intensive SILS programs.

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   Sun ES 450 – Research and Development server
   
2. 
   Dell Dimension – Research and Development server
   
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   Dell Dimension – Application Server for CCI laptops
   
4. 
   Dell Dimension – Application and File server
   
5. 
   Cabletron Workgroup SmartSwitch – Present workgroup switch is inadequate to handle the future load of network in proposed plan.
   
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   10 (est.) twenty-four port 10/100 Cabletron Switches – This number may vary according to number of additional nodes placed on each floor and the number of nodes placed in the expanded wing of building.
   
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   15 (est.) Dell Personal Computers for additional faculty (3), staff (4), student assistants (2), classrooms (2), and labs (4).
   
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   2 Proxima video projection units for classrooms.
   
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   2 VCR’s for classrooms.
   
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    2 Extron video switches for classroom video projection
    

In the information sciences, students must have experience with the leading edge of technologies to be marketable in the workplace, whether for commercial or non-profit employment. In order to sustain a professional program in information science, maintenance of computing equipment and software must have continued financial support. Software licenses and upgrades must be maintained on a yearly basis and computing hardware must be rotated triennially in order to create a successful learning environment in the information sciences.

7. Indicate sources of financial support for any new facilities and equipment

Funds for the renovation/expansion of space in Manning Hall are to be raised through Campaign Carolina. The undergraduate major is the first priority in our fund raising, and the physical facilities and computing infrastructure for those facilities is expected to be supported by the goal we have set for that portion of the campaign.

VII: ADMINISTRATION

Describe how the proposed program will be administered giving the responsibilities of each department, division, school or college. Explain any inter-departmental or inter-unit administrative plans. Include an organizational chart showing the “location” of the proposed new program.
The BSIS will be entirely administered by SILS. BSIS admissions and advising will be within SILS, and most classroom and laboratory space will be controlled by SILS. Coordination with other colleges and schools will be needed for handling students who wish a double major or a minor. This coordination will be handled by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and the Undergraduate Student Services Assistant.
A new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs will report to SILS’ Dean. This position will be parallel to the existing SILS Associate Dean who currently oversees the MS and PhD degree programs, scheduling and other items. The position of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs will be held by a full-time SILS faculty member (expanded to a 12-month contract) and will carry a 50% administrative release from teaching.
The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs will work with the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs on class scheduling. He or she will also take a leadership role in student recruitment and advising, course development, new faculty recruitment, facilities management and planning. He or she will be an ex officio member of the SILS Undergraduate Committee, where decisions for student admissions will be made.
A full-time Undergraduate Student Services Assistant will be added to the SILS administrative staff. This person will report to the existing Undergraduate Student Services Manager, and will have primary responsibility for admissions packets, student communication, and auditing degree requirements. This person will also support student advising activities.
A full-time placement officer will be added to the SILS administrative staff. This person will be responsible for managing student placement opportunities, in cooperation with placement officers at other academic units, job fairs, etc. In addition, he or she will assist students seeking co-op or internship experience. The placement officer will also maintain statistics and other data about BSIS alumni.
Two additional staff members (appointed at Lecturer rank) will be needed to provide support for the information and networking technologies needed by the program (see Section VI.). The more senior staff member will support the research and development within the School. This person will have responsibility for the research labs used by students and faculty, and for faculty research needs. The second staff member would be devoted to support of student computing labs, providing daily support for students using the special computing facilities required by a program in information science. It is expected that these two staff members will also teach in the undergraduate program.
The reporting relationships among the current and new administrative staff members within SILS are shown in the diagram below.

Coordination with other colleges and schools will be managed by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs. This will include regular communication with the Kenan-Flagler Business School to insure mutual inter-departmental course access for students, and communication with representatives of the College of Arts & Sciences and other units in which the IS majors are taking courses.

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