Acquisition of an Interactive Computing System for Academic Use: A Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorHeafner, John F.en
dc.contributor.authorNance, Richard E.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-19T14:37:16Zen
dc.date.available2013-06-19T14:37:16Zen
dc.date.issued1981en
dc.description.abstractThe acquisition of a large-scale computer system is a complex and important task that universities face periodically. The large capital expenditures and the always expanding need for computing services ensure an increasing importance. Virginia Tech recently made such an acquisition. This paper describes the evaluation procedures leading to the acquisition, beginning with needs assessment and concluding with system selection. The acquisition of a computing system, in this instance a system primarily for interactive instructional support of undergraduates, is a decision that is subject to a variety of influences technical, managerial, political, and personal. This paper describes the authors' attempts (as then Associate Director of the Computing Center and then Head of the Computer Science Department, respectively) to deal with these influences through the use of quantitative techniques, behavioral analysis, and common sense.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierhttp://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000859/en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000859/01/CS81002-R.pdfen
dc.identifier.trnumberCS81002-Ren
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/20335en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Universityen
dc.relation.ispartofHistorical Collection(Till Dec 2001)en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.titleAcquisition of an Interactive Computing System for Academic Use: A Case Studyen
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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