Charging Station Initiative:

College of Business Administration

CoBA is faced with building capacity issues

Enrollment growth has increased demand for proctored testing but computer lab capacity is fixed

CoBA needs to effectively prepare students for future employment

Work to “close the gap” between employer expectations and graduate skills in computers

CoBA needs to consider student preferences for computers

Majority of business students surveyed have computers already

College of Business Administration

Computer Requirement

Effective Fall 2014 for Incoming Freshmen

Issues

College of Business AdministrationComputer Requirement

Effective Fall 2014 for Incoming Freshmen Effective Fall 2014, all incoming College of Business Administration freshmen are required to have access to a laptop computer that will be needed to complete assignments for Business classes and used for in-class activities and testing in some business classes.

CoBA Support of the Computer Requirement

• CoBA partnered with IS to establish a TechSpot location in the building for personally owned computer support

• CoBA completed upgrades to the wireless capacity in the building during the summer of 2014

• CoBA is providing locations for charging computers and other electronic devices in the building