Evaluation and Development


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Evaluation

To determine whether the campus offices are reasonably successful in meeting the needs of the campus, it is necessary to conduct an evaluation process. The campus should establish a five-year evaluation process which is campus-wide in scope and administered by an off-campus evaluation team.

Goal:
To establish a five-year evaluation process which is campus-wide in scope and administered by an off-campus evaluation team.

Annual Reports

Each year the Information Services will publish a report that describes the current state of computing at Potsdam College. The report will provide detailed information on use of computing facilities by faculty, staff, and students and on support provided by the computing offices.

Goal:
To produce annual reports based upon the description above.

Development


Cooperative Relationships with the Computing Industry

SUNY Potsdam needs to foster and maintain good relations with the computing industry. Not only are computer companies a major source of employment for our students, they are interested and often active in many phases of college life: admissions, grants and research contracts, summer employment, personal computer purchase programs, technical assistance to campus computing, career services, alumni relations and development. The Computing Center can assist with computer industry relations by making contact at trade shows, working with vendors, getting students involved in computing and establishing regular contact with company representatives.

Goals:

Research and Equipment Grants

Faculty and staff frequently apply for research and equipment grants to sponsor special projects and programs that involve computing (e.g., the Economics Department DOS classroom). The Computer Center offers consultation and support in these efforts.

Goal:
To provide consultation and support to faculty and staff in the preparation of grant proposals involving computing activity

Special Computing Projects

Each year there are several computing concepts which pique the general interest of the academic community, or particular departments, and require special assistance and research to explore and evaluate. Often these projects open new computing opportunities for students and faculty.

Goal:
To identify and fully support those special computing projects which are of general interest to the academic community or to particular departments.

Testing/Prototyping New Technologies

Computing technology continually experiences tremendous change, often within very short spans of time. The pace of major product announcements and significant innovations in computing technology over the past several years has quickened and to take advantage of these developments, it is important to explore new technologies which are of particular interest to academic work and maintain a current understanding of the technology. A small percentage of the computing resources acquired by the College should also be allocated each year for the evaluation of new equipment, software and networking strategies for campus-wide implementation. This should include newly announced hardware which has the greatest potential use by the College community. This evaluation process benefits the College by: Goals:

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This document prepared by Robert Jewett. Email: (jewettrj@potsdam.edu).