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--- planning:lab_renewal [2015/01/29 19:39] – kjohns23
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-**SoCS Computing Resource Strategic Plan**
+==== SoCS Computing Resource Strategic Plan ====
-Preamble about what the document is, scope, reasons for existence, etc
+== Requirements: ==
-**Requirements:**
+== General requirements for all majors: ==
-**General requirements for all majors:**
 The majority of courses offered by the School of Computer science need predictable and conventional computer resources. These resources include:
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   * Editors
   * SQL clients
-  * Debuggers including gdb
+  * Debugging tools including gdb
   * Profiling tools including IDEs
   * Version Control Software such as SVN and git
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   * Independent processing time for simulations not suitable for shared computing environments
-**Non Major-Specific Electives:**
+== Non Major-Specific Electives: ==
 The following courses are available for all SoCS students and may have special hardware requirements.
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 CIS*3090 Parallel Programming
-  * Dedicated parallel computing environment (currently provided by Sharcnet)
+  * Dedicated shared memory programming environment
+  * Dedicated cluster programming environment (Pilot)
   * Graphics hardware available for CUDA
+CIS*3190 Software for Legacy Systems
+  * Fortran (gfortran), Cobol (cobc), Ada (gnatmake)
 CIS*3210 Computer Networks
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   * May require dedicated networking infrastructure (switches, routers, access points) in the future
-**Bachelor of Computing:**
+CIS*4720 Image Processing and Vision
+  * Python with associated libraries: numpy, scipy, SimpleCV, OpenCV, pymorph, matplotlib, scikit-image
+CIS*4800 Computer Graphics and CIS4820 Game Programming
+  * OpenGL (both GL and GLU) and GLUT libraries
+== Bachelor of Computing: ==
 All requirements for courses within the bachelor of computing are covered within general requirements for all majors.
-**Software Engineering:**
+== Software Engineering: ==
 In addition to resources specified within general requirements for all majors the following resources are needed for most Software Engineering courses:
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   * Ticketing systems including Redmine and RT.
-**Mobile:**
+== Mobile: ==
 CIS*1XXX Introduction to Mobile Computing
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   * Some specialized server infrastructure may be required
-**Game:**
+== Game: ==
 In addition to resources specified within general requirements for all majors the following resources will likely be needed:
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   * Secure storage for devices and consoles
-**Summary:**
+=== Summary ===
 ^Item                       ^General^B Comp^SoftEng^Mobile^Game^
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-**Lab Environments**
-PC:
-Pros - Standalone, machines operate independently of each other
-Can run software without impacting other users
-Cons – Management, increased time as efforts must be duplicated for each machine.
-Complex client, admin resources required to fix
-Mac:
-Pros – Standalone, machines operate independently of each other
-OSX Software – Only environment with OSX software available
-Cons – Management, increased time as efforts must be duplicated for each machine.
-ThinClient:
-Pros – Manageability – Reduced administrative efforts as changes can be rolled out quickly to all machines.
-> Setup – adding new clients requires less resources as only a terminal must be set up
-Shared Environment – The environment is standardized for all users
-> Remote access – Server for shared environment accessible over SSH or Remote Desktop type application
->
-> Dumb Client, easy to replace terminal if broken without sysadmin
-Cons – Downtime – server outage may affect multiple machines
-BYoC:
-Pros – Demonstrated enjoyment by students
-Requires limited sysadmin computer resources as not managed by SoCS
-Cons – Lack of standardization, all machines will be unique
-> Software unavailability – some software may be unavailable for BYoC machines, or unpractical/uneconomic to provide
-Raspberry Pi:
-Pros – Mostly standard environment – all pis run the same OS and have same software availability
-> Requires limited sysadmin resources, most problems fixed by reformat of SD card or replacement of Pi
-Cons – Limited processing power, not suitable for high computational needs