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Lab Software Imaging Schedule - Fall 2002
Here are the basics of the image development, testing and loading schedule for the FALL 2002 term.
| Action |
Date |
Responsible Group(s) |
| Last date that new software requests accepted for Fall 2002 term. NOTE: this means providing OIT with the actual media and evidence of licensing by this date. |
July 29 |
Faculty |
| Build the software "image" (the total package of software to be loaded in a lab) |
July 30-Aug 6 |
OIT |
| Test the new software image (software that runs fine by itself may not work in a networked lab environment on a machine with dozens of other programs). This includes testing of ALL software, not just newly added items, as the new items may interact with "old standards". |
Aug 7 - Aug 12 |
Faculty and/or Program Coordinators |
| Error correction, fine tuning of the software image |
Aug 13 - Aug 17 |
OIT |
| FINAL TEST of software image- |
Aug 18 |
Faculty and/or Program Coordinators |
| Image FROZEN for the term |
Aug 19 |
All |
| Image installed in labs |
Aug 19 - Sept 7 |
OIT |
| Fall 2002 Term begins |
Sept 8 |
ALL |
We will use a similar schedule for Spring and Summer Terms. For more details of the process and if you want to be certain that you receive the lab imaging schedule, sign up for the LabForum listserv, which is the official channel for announcements of all computer lab procedures, schedules and other news of interest to anyone teaching in the labs. Go to http://listserv.nl.edu/archives/index.html and click on LabForum, or contact the Helpdesk, x4357. |