Florida International UniversitySchool of Computing and Information Sciences Academic Computing Labs

1. Florida International University
School of Computing and Information
Sciences
Academic Computing Labs

2. Academic Computing Labs
The School of Computing and Information
Science (SCIS) is committed to providing
academic computing labs which are:
• Technologically advanced
• Tailored for course requirements
• Frequently updated
• Well supported

3. Advanced Undergraduate Labs
• John C. Comfort Lab – ECS 241
Open lab to support coursework needs
• IT Hardware Lab – ECS 252 and ECS 281
Closed lab: Technology enabled classroom
• Instructional Lab – ECS 141
Closed lab: Technology enabled classroom

4. Undergraduate Lab Schedule
• The JCCL opens the first day of class and
closes the last day of finals
• These labs are also closed on all holidays
observed by the University
• View the current semester schedule at:
http://www.aul.fiu.edu

5. Lab Environment

6. Hardware
JCCL
• Dell Dimension 4500
Pentium 4, 2ghz, 512mb, 24x CD-RW, 19”
display (7 – 3ghz, Dimension 4600)
ILab
• Dell Dimension 4600 (JCCL has 7)
Pentium 4, 3ghz, 512mb, 24x CD-RW,
17” display

7. Applications
• MS Windows XP SP2
• MS Office 2003
• MS Visual Studio 6.0 SP6
• MS Visual .NET
• NetBeans
• Eclipse
• Rational Rose 2003
• Visio 2003 Pro

8. Applications
Additional software:
• Dreamweaver MX
• Photoshop 7.01
Seven (7) licenses installed in the JCCL
• Complete resource listing available at:
http://www.aul.fiu.edu/lab/resources.html

9. Computer Accounts

10. User Eligibility
Accounts are generated each semester for
students who:
• Are enrolled in Computer Science courses
View the undergraduate course list at:
http://www.aul.fiu.edu/courses
• Have no academic or financial holds

11. Username
Usernames are formulated as follows:
first initial + first 4 letters of last name + ###
Example:
• Name: David Jackson
• Username might be: djack001

12. SCS Account Passwords
Initial password is your Panther ID.
Undergraduate account passwords are reset
each semester.
Graduate accounts carry forward passwords
from the previous term. New accounts are
Panther ID.

13. Services

14. MSDNAA
 MSDNAA is a Microsoft software subscription
service
 Free service to students taking Computer
Science classes
 Students will receive their ELMS username
and password in an e-mail sent to their FIU
e-mail address

15. Software Available
 Windows XP with SP2
 Visio Pro
 Project Pro
 Visual .Net Pro
 SQL Server Developer & Enterprise Edition
 MSDN Libraries
 OneNote

16. Where can I download the Software ?
 Access to the download site is ONLY
accessible from one of the Computer
Science labs in the ECS Building. Any
attempts to download from off-campus will
result in corrupted packages.
 The JCCL (ECS 241) and Graduate (ECS
256) Labs are both equipped with CD writers
to facilitate the transfer to CD. Our staff is
also trained to answer any of your questions.

17. Additional Software
 JAVA development platforms:
– Open source platforms, freely downloadable
– Eclipse 3.1
www.eclipse.org
– Netbeans 4.1
www.netbeans.org

18. Printing
• Each lab has a dedicated printer:
JCCL: cougarvenom (duplex printer)
ILab: cougarilab
Help us conserve paper!
• Don’t abandon jobs
• Print double-sided when possible
• Print only what you need: coursework related

19. File Service
• Users have network quota allocation of
100mb mapped as U: in Windows
• Write access is granted to the c:temp
directory but this directory is cleared every
time you log off.

20. Lab Policies

21. Lab Policies
• Network drive quota is 100MB
• Print coursework related materials only
• Lock workstations maximum 15 minutes
• Account sharing is strictly prohibited
• No food or drinks allowed in any labs
• Software may not be installed in any labs
• Do not use Instructor/Staff Machines

22. How to Obtain Help

23. Useful Web Pages
http://www.aul.fiu.edu
Lab hours, lab schedules, undergraduate
course list, programming resources, lab
policies
http://www.cis.fiu.edu
SCS directory, faculty office hours, SCS
email addresses, department schedule

24. Locating Help
• SCS support documentation:
http://www.cis.fiu.edu/support
• Send email to request: request@cis.fiu.edu
or see http://www.cis.fiu.edu/support/request
• Lab Support Staff during lab hours available
at ECS-241
• Desktop Support Staff during business
hours at ECS-265

25. SCS Computer Support Group
• Labs are supported and maintained by CSG
• Support Group offices:
ECS 265-Desktop Group, ECS 241-Lab Support
Catherine Hernandez, Manager
ECS 258-Systems Group
Eric Johnson, Manager
ECS 282-Associate Director of Computing
Steve Luis, Associate Director,
Information Technology and Business Relations