charging station initiative: college of business administration
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Charging Station Initiative:
College of Business Administration
CoBA is faced with building capacity issues
Enrollment growth has increased demand for proctored testing but computer lab capacity is fixed
CoBA needs to effectively prepare students for future employment
Work to “close the gap” between employer expectations and graduate skills in computers
CoBA needs to consider student preferences for computers
Majority of business students surveyed have computers already
College of Business Administration
Computer Requirement
Effective Fall 2014 for Incoming Freshmen
Issues
College of Business AdministrationComputer Requirement
Effective Fall 2014 for Incoming Freshmen Effective Fall 2014, all incoming College of Business Administration freshmen are required to have access to a laptop computer that will be needed to complete assignments for Business classes and used for in-class activities and testing in some business classes.
CoBA Support of the Computer Requirement
• CoBA partnered with IS to establish a TechSpot location in the building for personally owned computer support
• CoBA completed upgrades to the wireless capacity in the building during the summer of 2014
• CoBA is providing locations for charging computers and other electronic devices in the building