There are two laboratories, totalling forty 486 computers with windows, networked to the Business server, offering standard software in C Block. In conjunction with the Computer Centre, three laboratories, both windows and DOS based, totalling sixty computers, are available, with all computer centre software available. The laboratories are used for both formal classes and casual work. The normal operating hours are 8 am to 8 pm Monday to Thursday, 8 am to 4 pm on Friday. Specialist software for accounting, finance, marketing, etc is also provided.
A treasury dealing facility is available for class use.
Clayton
The faculty, in conjunction with the Computer Centre, has about one hundred DOS-based personal computers located in six laboratories on the seventh and eighth floors of the Menzies building. The laboratories are used for both formal classes and casual work. The normal operating hours are 8 am to 9 pm most week nights. Outside these hours, students can use computers at the Computer Centre.
Standard windows based software such as Microsoft's Word and Excel can be accessed from a file server. Specialist software for accounting, finance and econometrics is also provided. Special economic databases are maintained for accessing economic and business statistics.
The faculty's computers are linked to the university's network. This provides students with the opportunity to communicate with others by electronic mail and to access bulletin boards. It is also possible to examine public university documents and to connect to the libraries' electronic catalogue.
Gippsland
In conjunction with the Computer Centre, business students have access to all the Gippsland campus microlabs, of which two are located within the School of Business - Gippsland. The microlabs house over one hundred IBM compatible computers. Twenty-four hour student access can be arranged. Normal access times are from 6 am to 11 pm. The microlabs can be used for both formal and casual work.
Standard windows based software such as Microsoft's Word and Excel can be accessed from a file server. Specialist software for accounting and finance can also be accessed.
Peninsula
There is one laboratory of fifteen stand alone 286 computers and one laboratory of fifteen windows based 386 computers networked to the Business server, providing the same software as that on the Caulfield campus. Two laboratories of forty computers are networked to the Computer Centre server and offer their software. All laboratories are located in D block. The normal operating hours are 9 am to 5 pm , Monday to Thursday and 9 am to 4 pm on Friday.