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A
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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 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
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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