At Columbia College there are four main facilities for student use: a 37-station Computer Lab on the
6th floor; a 30-station Computer Lab on the 5th floor; a 13-station area in the Tutorial Centre and a 12-station computer area in the Library. Science students also
have access to 27 computers located in the Physics, Biology
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The Computer Lab on the 6th floor provides technical services to students registered in Computer Science courses. With its licence with Microsoft Alliance, the Lab contains Microsoft products such as Office 2007 and programs such as Visual Basic, Visual Studio, C++ and Java.
The Computer Lab on the 5th floor is used primarily by the ELCD for TOEFL preparation (listening, exercises in grammar, reading and writing, and practice tests), word processing and Internet research. |
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The Labs are open 9 - 5 most days with extended hours until 7:15 during peak times. All registered students are given an account and follow a set protocol to maintain their privileges. Students would typically use their acounts for email, Internet searches and homework assignments. In the Library, students have access to databases such as electronic journals, online newspapers and electronic books. All students have access to final grades online.
Faculty have access to 16 workstations in the faculty offices on the 5th and 6th floors. In addition, many members of the non-teaching staff have their own computer stations. All workstations are connected via a local area network that is serviced by 12 servers and have high-speed access to the Internet.
There are two technicians who service the Computer Centre and man the help-desk to provide on-the-spot technical assistance when required. They conduct routine maintenance of hardware as well as ongoing upgrading, such as installing the latest security patches. They ensure network security with firewall and virus protection software. They also respond to other user needs such as the use of PowerPoint units, digital cameras and laptops.
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