1985-1986 Academic Catalog

The Cedarville College Academic Computer Center is de– signed to serve the entire academic community. Students and fac– ulty are encouraged to use the Center for research, writing, and coursework. The Center remains open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday to promote easy access and extensive use. Students may be assigned an account and password in any class using the system and may seek help from a full-time consul– tant during the day and student lab assistants on evenings or weekends. A "public" account has also been established for tem– porary use by students who may not be taking computer-related courses. Facilities: The Center features two terminal labs, one of which is reserved for advanced students and Software manuals are avail– able for ready reference as well as Cedarville's own "User's Guide" designed to acquaint the new student with Center rules, facilities, and resources. The Computer Center employs ten to fifteen student lab assis– tants each quarter. Applications are accepted from qualified can– didates at the beginning of each year and between terms as needed. Assistants gain experience in aiding other students as well as further developing their skills on the system. Periodic non-credit "short courses" or seminars are offered to students and faculty by Center in the use of statistical packages, word processing, and the VAX/VMS operating sys– tem. Programming courses are in the Business Administra– tion and Science and Mathematics Departments. Research methods courses are offered by the Communication Arts, Educa– tion, Psychology, and Social Science Departments. The Computer Center houses a VAX_ 111750 computer, RA80 disk and tape TU58 tape facility, 16 Digital VTIOI terminals, 4 QUME, and l Console terminal. Two Anadex printers are also available for student use. Other terminals are being placed in academic r11P·•vu-hr'n,.,..,.,.., Software presently includes FORTRAN, COBAL, BASIC, MINITAB statistical packages, computer games, and a number of computer assisted instruction for all academic discip– lines.