OIT Computer Labs
Lab Reservations
Request a Lab Reservation
All reservation requests must go through the
Department Chair's office and use the above webform.
Lab Reservation Policy
Purpose: With the proliferation of portable and mobile computing, the
full implementation of mandatory student laptop ownership, and changing
space needs of the University, access to public computer labs is limited and
must be managed judiciously. Public computer labs are designed primarily to
meet the computing needs of students in which the course requires specific
software that can’t be accommodated using the student’s laptop. ITAC
recommended and OIT developed this policy and procedure to ensure equitable
access to instructional computer learning labs and to maximize lab
availability to best meet the overall instructional need.
Wherever possible, faculty should take advantage of the mandatory student
laptop program instead of reserving labs to use as classrooms. Departments
wishing to schedule a time for individual courses must complete an
electronic form found at
http://www.indstate.edu/oitlabs/reservations/reservelab.html.
Instructional use requiring specialized software has priority over all other
public computer lab use. Use by regular credit courses has priority over
other instructional uses, such as non-credit courses and workshops.
Reservations for weekly use during a semester, summer term, or short course
must be received at least a month prior to the start of the course or term.
These weekly sessions will normally be reserved for one hour, and will not
exceed two hours or the length of one normal class period without special
advanced permission. Weekly reservations will be scheduled on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
Public computer labs reserved for general open class use - an instructor or
an assistant must be present in the lab during the reserved time. In absence
of an instructor or assistant, the reservation will be canceled and the lab
will be open to walk-in lab users.
If it is necessary to cancel a lab reservation, OIT should be notified as
early as possible. Sessions that are not held at the times reserved without
notification waste resources and preclude use by others. If a lab is
reserved and not used on two consecutive occasions without notification,
subsequent reservations will be cancelled and the instructor and the
department chair will be notified to make other arrangements or to
reschedule.
View Current Lab Reservations
1. Go to the Virtual EMS
website.
2. Click "Browse" then "Browse Events" on the left side of the blue toolbar.
3. Click "Filter" on the right side below the blue toolbar.
4. Set "Facilities" to Views: OIT Computer Labs
5. Click "Apply"