Description of Facilities/Equipment:
The School has two computer labs available for student use, the larger of the two is located on the fourth floor in Room 435 and is used frequently for class by division faculty. It has 26 computers and two laser printers. The second-floor lab in Room 227 has seven computers and one laser printer. All SAMP computers have the Office 2003 suite of programs, SPSS, and many specialized programs that are used by the various divisions.
Availability:
All SAMP students, faculty, and staff may use the SAMP computer labs. Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The fourth floor computer lab is closed to general use when computer classes are scheduled. Reserved times for Lab 435 will be posted on the outside door of Room 435. The second floor lab will remain open at all times and cannot be reserved or closed for group sessions.
SAMP Student Account:
Students will need an account to access the labs in Atwell Hall. The on-line request form is here.
Printer Paper:
Paper is provided in the fourth floor lab. Bruce Noskowiak in Room 228 E will provide paper to you when necessary. If you do not feel comfortable in loading the printer please ask for assistance.
Paper waste is a concern in both these labs. Please remember that paper is provided by SAMP as a courtesy and will be discontinued if abused.
Rules for Using Computer Labs:
Absolutely NO food or drink is allowed in the labs at any time.
Students are not allowed under any circumstances to install any software on the computers.
Students are responsible for saving their work on Memory Drive/Sticks (Jump Drives) which they must supply. If the file you are working is too large, you can use the file compressions utility provided. If you need assistance with this please ask.
Students may save data on their personal "User (U:)" network drive which only they have access. Students can also save data to the Shared Student (S:) drive, but this is a public domain and files can be copied, edited, deleted at anytime by anyone.
All computer lab areas are to be left clean and free of debris (paper, old disks, etc.).
Violations of the rules of use will result in suspension of the student's use of the computer lab facilities.
Reporting Problems:
Please report any problems to Bruce Noskowiak at 688-5487 or page him at 731-3817. If Bruce is unavailable, please contact Victor Davis in Room 106 at 292-3597.
Student E-mail:
You are required to activate your OSU account with OIT. You can call OIT to activate your account at 688-HELP. Instructors will be emailing course materials and grades via this address, and the OSU Registrar's Office is now relying on email as the primary communication medium for all students, so you will need to check your OSU email on a daily basis. If you prefer to use a personal account such as AOL, Road runner, YahooMail, HotMail please have your OSU account forwarded to that account so that you can get all of your mail in one place. You can request this on line here. Most faculty and staff are happy to respond to student e-mail inquires. However, please use common sense and courtesy in your e-mail messages. Be brief, polite, and be professional. Do not send unsolicited jokes, advertisements, or political material.
Student Web Resources:
Students should become familiar with and use the various web-based resources available to them. Below is a list of useful sites.
- Address changes - www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/online.html
- Allied Med Homepage - amp.osu.edu
- Athletic Dept. schedule of games - http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/
- Degree Audit - www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/online.html
- E-mail Activation, Management and Forwarding- https://acctmgt.service.ohio-state.edu/
- Financial Aid - https://newman.uts.ohio-state.edu/secure/SFA/status/
- Master Schedule of Classes - www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/courses
- Ohio State Homepage - www.osu.edu/
- Student Account Information - www.treasurer.ohio-state.edu/
- OSU WebMail- https://webmail.osu.edu
