Requesting Lab Software
What Software can be installed?
Software that is used for instructional purposes can be installed in the labs. Software for personal use can not be installed into the labs. The number of licenses must be a minimum of one lab of 29.
What is needed?
Before any software can be installed into the labs, it must have a Sponsor. This can be either the faculty member requesting the software, or the department technical representative.
For installation, the sponsor must provide the following information to the Lab Management group:
- A copy of the Software on CD or appropriate media.
- A printed copy of the software license agreement must be provided. This document will define the legal use of the software. For example it may state that a program is only to be used for Educational purposes. Normally this is the EULA (End User License Agreement).
- A printed copy of some sort of purchase information. A receipt, proof of purchase, purchase requisition or something similar which states how many copies were purchased.
- Specific installation instructions must be provided. If no instructions are given, the software will not be installed. The Sponsor will install and test the software on a Windows XP machine before requesting installation in the labs.
Once all of the information listed above is available, the Software Sponsor will turn that in to the Lab Management group. The Lab Management group will then make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the software is installed into at least one lab no later then one week after software submission, and all of the labs requested no later than two weeks after software submission.
Every software package must have a Software Sponsor. If a department so chooses the department may sponsor the application instead; in which case that department’s technical representative should be listed as the contact.
- Keep the original installation media and provide a copy to the Lab Management group.
- Keep the original purchase information and provide a copy to the Lab Management group.
- Provide installation instructions for the Lab Management group to use to install the package.
- Provide any updates/upgrades for the software (with instructions).
- Test the software after it is installed into the labs to ensure proper functioning.
- Handle any problem resolution/software debugging.
