The NJIT Information Services and Technology (IST) plan provides full-time faculty members with a "capable computer workstation" appropriate for their work. Generally, this is a current model personal computer, upgraded on an appropriate life-cycle basis.
Faculty members desiring additional equipment must purchase it from a grant or other funding sources. Computer requests are made to the Associate Provost's Office by academic department chairs through the office of Academic Computing Services. The department chairs will be sent a list of faculty eligible for computer at the beginning of distribution process.
Computer Models:
The standard issue computer model continues to be a Windows-based notebook (Models are denoted below). Tablet computers are available to those faculty members who are ready to make use of the additional features tablets offer for classroom instruction. The portability of both computer models allows faculty to use them in the office, at home, in the classroom, and while traveling. Mobile models are meant to replace, not augment, the use of desktop computers.
Exceptions to the standard issue model will be considered, but not guaranteed. Faculty truly having the need for a desktop computer, a Mac model, or a netbook computer may be issued one on the chair�s recommendation within budgetary limitations. Mac computers are issued with the explicit understanding that lower levels of support are available. Netbook models are issued with the explicit understanding that they will not meet the computing processing requirements of some NJIT software titles such as MATLAB or SAS. The goal of this program is to provide computers for the general, day-to-day responsibilities of the faculty and instructional staff, consistent with their discipline. Faculty with specialized computer needs for research should continue to look for funding through other means.
Fall 2009
Previous distribution models by year:
List of Software Pre-loaded on Each PC
Information about Student Computers
Information about Institutional Computers