! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( ! ( A D A A A BI BI PH MS BI CS BI FR ES IS CS CS WR CS RC CJ CJ BI Education Math and Nursing Natural Sciences A ES Distribution Of Computer Labs At Western Oregon University By Greg McKinney Introduction: This poster demonstrates the distribution of computer labs on campus as they are related to the courses that cannot be taught without them. Question: How efficient is the current spatial distribution of powerful computing resources in terms of instructional need? Methods: The data for these analy- sis was a combination of primary and secondary data. I obtained a list of computer labs from WOU Computing Services. Next was a list of all of the courses taught in each of the labs beginning Fall 2013 and extending to Spring 2015. The final pieces of data were gathered in late April 2015, using a Garmin Oregon 600, I collected latitude, longitude point data for each computer lab through-out the departments who have them. The data was then added to the map and joined in ArcMap to display the relationship between each lab location and the courses associated with them. The Frequency tool was then used to see which departments used which labs the most often. Results: Departments which use Computers for learning and specialized training in their courses have the greatest number of Computer Labs Discussion: As education continues to evolve, becoming a more technology driven experience, the hard sciences and math in- tensive disciplines continue to demand the most of the technology available. The labs in many departments share their labs with courses which are offered by departments with no computer labs of their own, leaving the host department to schedule classes in labs other than their own. Conclusions: The courses taught in many of the labs are courses offered by departments which either have no computer labs or the computers they have are not adequate for the needs of the courses. Citations: Western Oregon University Computing Services, Western Oregon University Public Safety and GoogleMaps Other: At first glance, the Computer Science Division seems to be spreading out into labs belonging to other departments, while at the same time they are not using labs which exist in their building. Lab Use Frequency by Department t tt !1 1- 4 t !5 5 - 10 t !t 11 - 24 t!tttttt25 - 50 Courses Most Frequently Using These Labs A Art BI Biology CJ Criminal Justice CS Computer Science D Dance FR French IS Information Systems PH Physics RC Rehab Counciling WR Writing Instructional Technology

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Distribution Of Computer Labs At Western Oregon University

By Greg McKinney

Introduction: This poster demonstrates the distribution of computer labs on campus as they are related to the courses that cannot be taught without them.

Question: How e�cient is the current spatial distribution of powerful computing resources in terms of instructional need?

Methods: The data for these analy-sis was a combination of primary and secondary data. I obtained a list of computer labs from WOU Computing Services. Next was a list of all of the courses taught in each of the labs beginning Fall 2013 and extending to Spring 2015. The �nal pieces of data were gathered in late April 2015, using a Garmin Oregon 600, I collected latitude, longitude point data for each computer lab through-out the departments who have them. The data was then added to the map and joined in ArcMap to display the relationship between each lab location and the courses associated with them. The Frequency tool was then used to see which departments used which labs the most often.

Results: Departments which use Computers for learning and specialized training in their courses have the greatest number of Computer Labs

Discussion: As education continues to evolve, becoming a more technology driven experience, the hard sciences and math in-tensive disciplines continue to demand the most of the technology available. The labs in many departments share their labs with courses which are o�ered by departments with no computer labs of their own, leaving the host department to schedule classes in labs other than their own.

Conclusions: The courses taught in many of the labs are courses o�ered by departments which either have no computer labs or the computers they have are not adequate for the needs of the courses.

Citations: Western Oregon University Computing Services, Western Oregon University Public Safety and GoogleMaps

Other: At �rst glance, the Computer Science Division seems to be spreading out into labs belonging to other departments, while at the same time they are not using labs which exist in their building.

Lab Use Frequency by Department t

tt !1 1- 4t !5 5 - 10

t !t 11 - 24

t!tttttt25 - 50

Courses Most Frequently Using These Labs A Art BI Biology CJ Criminal Justice CS Computer Science D Dance FR French IS Information Systems PH Physics RC Rehab Counciling WR Writing

Instructional Technology