USF 2003-2004 Undergradutate Catalog - Pages 65 - 66
Web Site: http://www.acomp.usf.edu
Helpdesk: LIB 608, phone: (813) 974-1222, Florida toll-free: 1-866-974-1222, email: help-ac@usf.edu, web: http://www.acomp.usf.edu/help
AC Open-Use Lab: LIB 125, phone: 974-7616
AC Trainers: LIB 618A, phone: 974-3286, email: actrainers@lists.acomp.usf.edu, web: http://training.acomp.usf.edu
Campus Network Information Site: http://www.acomp.usf.edu/network
Dialup Document Web Site: http://www.acomp.usf.edu/access
Netcast Broadcasting Site: http://www.netcast.usf.edu
Web Email Access: http://mailbox.acomp.usf.edu
Academic Computing provides services in direct support of instruction and research for students and faculty. Faculty at USF can find the resources and support necessary to bring technology into the classroom. Academic Computing administers the servers that are home to the on-line course system which provides a full suite of electronic tools for all classes. For more information see http://www.acomp.usf.edu/scholar. Additional services include broadcasting of public and academic lectures and forums over USF's intranet at http://www.netcast.usf.edu.
Student support services are provided through the Academic Computing Help Desk, the Academic Computing open use computer lab, and the Academic Computing Training Center. Walk in assistance for computer questions is provided. All USF students are provided with computing accounts, email and internet access. Registered students receive their automatically generated netid, computing account, and password at https://una.acomp.usf.edu. Other services include phone support, on-line help and tutorials, one-on-one chat with Help Desk technicians and training workshops. Employment opportunities for students are available. Check our web site at http://jobs.acomp.usf.edu for information.
Academic Computing provides the University with High Performance, High Throughput, and Numerically Intensive Computing through its Research Oriented Computing Services division. ROCS maintains two Beowulf class cluster computers and a Condor based grid-computing cluster. It also maintains and supports licensing of numerically intensive software. Training in some HPC subjects is available online from the ROCS website, http://rocs.acomp.usf.edu.
Academic Computing supports the portal. This web portal gives instructors the ability to put class materials, assessments, and discussion boards online easily. The portal also makes available space for organizations, groups and clubs, and is customizable to make it more useful to every individual.
Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2003
http://www.ugs.usf.edu/catalogs/0304/acacomp.htm