Technology Access Fees Database

Larry L. Burriss

lburriss@mtsu.edu

Richard Campbell

Journalism

N/A

Mass Comm 130

Upgrade of Existing Technology

The 10 computers currently in the lab are more than five years old, and are showing increasing signs of wear and tear. Memory and disk space are incresingly insufficient for the types of sophisticated projects required of our students in order to stay abreast of our multiple fields. Because of these limitations, software is daily becoming more and more outdated, thus impacting our teaching and research missions

This proposal is for the purchse of new computers and associated support equipment for the Lexis/Nexis Lab (Comm 130). This equipment will replace outdated equipment in the College of Mass Communication's premier research lab. It will be used by students to learn about and conduct media research, asx well as by students conducting research for other classes in the College. The support equipment includes LCD projectors and tables/carts. This will be used by students in the preparation and delivery of multimedia presentations rrelated to a number of classes in the College.. This lab is open not only to journalism students, but to all students in the College, usually in excess of 40 hours per week. Thus the number of students affected by this proposal is in excess of 1,000 annually.