Proposal

Name:

Political Science Technology Fee Proposal

FiscalYear:

2015

Audience:

Arts & Letters, College of

Submitter:

Cerniglia, Madison

Budget Manager:

Dimaggio, Kathleen M.

Project Manager:

Cerniglia, Madison Gail

Proposal Approvers

Dept. Chair:

Arias, Aimee K

Local IT:

Topple, Gregory L.

Dean:

Johnson, Linda K.

Facilities:

N/A

OIT:

Bagdonas, Joseph A.

Proposal Funding

Year 1:

$ 20,271.58

Year 2:

$ 0.00

Year 3:

$ 0.00

Total:

$ 20,271.58

Proposal Funding versus Average

Questionnaire

Narrative
The Department of Political Science in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters is requesting funding from the technology fee to install e-classroom technology in room 377 in the Social Science building. Room 377 is a large seminar or conference room type space that is scheduled for meetings, graduate seminars and small group presentations. Its use as a small classroom space for graduate level seminar courses has increased in the past year and will continue to increase. 
The space was originally wired for a ceiling mounted projector and teaching lectern, but the technology was never fully implemented. In each graduate seminar meeting, presentations are conducted which require use of the projector and computer, but this room does not have a computer and is therefore necessary to the have one in order for students to fulfill their class requirements. 
It is necessary to install a complete e-classroom package to make this a suitable space for graduate seminars, small symposia, and other opportunities for intellectual exchange, complete with a new projector, teaching lectern, digital media presentation system. 
In order to meet the pedagogical needs of our faculty and students, we need to be able to safely project PowerPoint presentations, film screenings, and other audiovisual presentations made by faculty and students. To install the FAU standard e-classroom package in SO 377 would bring this room inline with other small classrooms at FAU that already have the current technology. Today with the advances of technology impacting all programs of study it is essential that SO 377 be upgraded to a smart classroom.
In addition, there are a few ways turning SO 377 into an e-classroom fulfills the goals of the university's Strategic Plan for the Race 
to Excellence 2015-2025, which will allow the students in the Department of Political Science to be able to pursue excellence.
The ways updating this classroom fulfills the Strategic Plan include:  

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-  Develop an academic support structure for timely student graduation

-  Elevate the use of eLearning to supplement classroom education

-  Evaluate and update curricula to be aligned with evidence-based practices, as established by learning sciences

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-  Recruit and retain outstanding faculty and graduate students

-  Create multi-user facilities with cutting-edge equipment

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-  Enhance technology infrastructure to promote research and education 


Facilities
No facility renovations are required as part of the proposed project.
Hardware Requirements
Hardware requests attached under supporting documentation. 
Software Requirements
Standard software from the FAU image. 
Personnel Costs
No personnel costs. 
Other Costs
Costs for installation of electronic classroom equipment, computer and peripherals.
Timeline
If funded, the project would be started immediately with completion before the Spring 2017 semester.
Sustainability
There are one- to three-year warranties on all equipment.  The department will pay for replacements of parts that wear out.
Resource Matching
There are no matching resources available for this project.
Implementing Organization
The organizations implementing the project are the Department of Political Science and the College of Arts & Letters IT personnel.

Proposal Budget

Fiscal Year 1 Fiscal Year 2 Fiscal Year 3 Total
Hardware One-Time $ 20,271.58 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 20,271.58
Hardware Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Software One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Software Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Personnel One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Personnel Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Other One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Other Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Totals $ 20,271.58 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 20,271.58

Supporting Documentation

Filename Size Description
BocaSO377.pdf 50,048b Political Science classroom upgrade quote.