1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Computing in the faculty

Computing in the faculty

Berwick
Caulfield
Clayton
Gippsland
Peninsula

Berwick

At Berwick there are eleven computer laboratories, totalling 208 Pentium computers with Windows/DOS software networked to a file server giving students access to email and the Internet. Normal operating hours are from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday.

Caulfield

At Caulfield there are four laboratories located in T Block (T2.02, T2.02, T2.04 and T2.05), totalling ninety-five Pentium computers with Windows. In conjunction with the Computer Centre, these laboratories are available, with all Computer Centre software and specialised Faculty of Business and Economics software. A multimedia laboratory is located in T2.05. The laboratories are used for both formal classes and casual work. The normal operating hours are 8 am to 10 pm Monday to Friday, and supervised weekend access is available 9 am to 5 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. (Normally weekend access will run from the third week of the semester through to the last week of exams, depending on demand.) A treasury dealing facility is available for class use.

Clayton

At Clayton the faculty, in conjunction with the Computer Centre, has about one hundred Windows and DOS-based 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 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 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 electronic catalogue in the library.

Gippsland

At 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 and Electronic Commerce. The microlabs house over one hundred IBM compatible computers. 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 Word and Excel can be accessed from a file server. Specialist software for accounting and finance can also be accessed.

Peninsula

At Peninsula there are three laboratories housing a total of fifty-five Windows-based Pentium computers, all networked and providing the same software as that on the Caulfield campus. Laboratories are located in D block (D3.11b, F3.12 and D4.09). The normal operating hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Thursday and 9 am to 4 pm on Friday. No weekend access is available but students can use the Computer Centre facilities located at Clayton campus.