Computing Lab Information

The Poole College of Management Computing Labs include the 43-computer Teaching Lab, the 38-computer Auxiliary Lab, and the 63-computer Walk-In Lab. The Graduate Labs include the 8-computer Master in Accounting Lab, the 8-computer Master of Business Administration Lab and the 6-computer Economics Graduate Lab.

Computer Lab Locations

Access: The Undergraduate Computing Labs are located in the basement of Nelson Hall. On weekends, the labs can be accessed only through one door, at the back entrance to the building. This is the door facing the small parking lot behind Nelson Hall. You must walk down the steps or ramp to access this door.

Please email any questions, concerns, or comments to com_lab@remedy.ncsu.edu

Walk-In Lab (Undergraduate)

Room: B410
Seats: 63
Usage: All COM students

Teaching Lab

Room: B411
Seats: 43
Usage: Instructor led classes only

Auxiliary Lab

Room: B400
Seats: 38
Usage: Instructor led – opened as needed

Master of Accounting Lab

Room: 1418
Seats: 8
Usage: MAC Students only

Master of Business Administration Lab

Room: 1410
Seats: 8
Usage: MBA Students Only

Economic Graduate Lab

Room: 1422
Seats: 6
Usage: ECG Students Only

Walk-in Lab Schedule for Spring 2013  

Monday – Thursday					7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Friday					7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday					12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday					12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Lab OPENS FOR THE SPRING on Monday, 1/7/2013, @ 7:30 am

Lab closes at the following times during the spring:

ML King Holiday
Friday, 1/18/2013, 6:00 pm until Tuesday, 1/21/2013, 7:30 am

Session Break
Friday, 3/01/2013, 6:00 pm until Monday, 3/11/2013, 7:30 am

Spring Holiday
Wednesday, 3/27/2013, 10:00 pm until Monday, 4/01/2013, 7:30 am

Lab CLOSES FOR THE SPRING on Thursday, 5/09/2013, @ 10:00 pm

Lab REOPENS FOR FALL on Wednesday, 8/21/2013, @ 7:30 am

Computing Labs Software Suite

Faculty members may email the lab administrator, Donna Barrett, donna_barrett@ncsu.edu, to request new or upgraded software. Every reasonable attempt will be made to accommodate the request.

Accounting Software
Peachtree Complete Accounting 2011

Antivirus Software
Trend Micro

Diagramming
Microsoft Visio 2007

E-Mail
NCSU Google Mail

FTP
WinSCP

GIS Software
ESRI ArcGIS 9

Graphics/Presentation Software
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

Internet Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Firefox
Google Chrome

Office Suite
Microsoft Office 2007

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 ×64 Enterprise

Programming Tools
Mathworks Matlab 2009a
Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2008

Project Management
Microsoft Project 2007

Relation Database Management Systems
Microsoft Access 2007
Oracle9i R2 Database Server and SQL*Plus client

Spreadsheet
Microsoft Excel 2007

Statistical Software
JMP for SAS 9
SAS 9.3 ×64
SAS Enterprise Guide 5.1

Word Processor
Microsoft Word 2007

Web Players/Viewers
Adobe Acrobat Reader 10
Quicktime 7

The Computing Lab and Wolfcopy Printing

Wolfcopy is a service whereby printing management and costs are completely handled by another campus unit and is paid for by the consumer (students) on a per page basis.

What Happens during Printing

When a user elects to print a job from one of the COM Computing Lab Facilities (undergraduate or graduate), the job is spooled (sent) to a queue located on one of Office of Information Technology (OIT) systems (this means that it has to travel out of the building). The OIT system processes the print job, determines what printer it is destined for, and sends it off to be printed. Just prior to sending the job to be printed the OIT system queries the printer for its page count. Then the job is sent and the printer is queried again for its page count. The difference in these two numbers times the cost of the page is then subtracted from the user’s available printing quota.

The Downside to the Wolfcopy Environment

As with any system there are always possible undesired side effects. The systems that process the print jobs and talk to the printers are located in buildings other than Nelson. If those systems or the pathway between us is experiencing problems, we will see that manifest itself in our labs.