Spare Machines

Use of spare machines during prescribed laboratories

The Policy document outlines how the School's undergraduate teaching laboratories, Labs 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, and 2.9, may be used during prescribed laboratory times. The primary motivation for this Policy is to make the most effective use of the laboratories for teaching purposes. It is not the goal of this Policy to maximize the use of all available laboratory equipment and, at times, the goal of effective teaching will be in conflict with the maximal use of equipment.

At all times, including times outside of prescribed laboratory periods, computing equipment may only be used subject to the School's Conditions of Use of Computing Laboratories.

• During any prescribed laboratory period, held in any of the School's 5 undergraduate teaching laboratories, the lecturer or unit co-ordinator of the unit has the sole discretion as to how that laboratory period may be used. Their decision will be made with the goal of using the laboratory in the most effective manner for the teaching of their unit.

  Each laboratory is expected to be used in one of three ways during a prescribed laboratory period. Each laboratory's timetable is pinned to its outer doors, and clearly indicates that each prescribed laboratory period will be marked as either Registered, Enrolled, or Other CSSE Students. An explanation of each of these types of laboratory use follows:

  1. Registered: The laboratory may be reserved for the exclusive use of students registered for that laboratory. All students are expected to undertake laboratory work specifically for that unit. Students not registered for that laboratory period are required to leave at the commencement of the period (all laboratories begin on the hour). Students may register for laboratory periods using the School's csbookings program.
  2. Enrolled: The laboratory may be reserved for the exclusive use of students who are enrolled in the unit using the laboratory during that period. During a laboratory marked as Enrolled, students who are actually registered for that laboratory period always have priority over other students. All students are expected to undertake laboratory work specifically for that unit, and to not undertake work for another unit.
  3. Other CSSE Students: The laboratory may be used by any undergraduate students enrolled in units offered by Computer Science & Software Engineering. During a laboratory marked as Other CSSE Students, students who are actually registered for that laboratory period always have priority, followed by those students enrolled in the unit using the laboratory during that period. All students are expected to undertake laboratory work specifically for their Computer Science & Software Engineering units.

      

• Outside of any prescribed laboratory periods, students may use any computing equipment which they are authorized to access.

Students are expected to be self-policing and your assistance in making the scheme work smoothly is appreciated. If necessary, the unit's lecturer, unit co-ordinator, or laboratory supervisor will ask any students who are not registered for the laboratory to leave. The Policy will be subject to change if difficulties arise.