The majority of courses offered by the School of Computer science need predictable and conventional computer resources. These resources include:

• Compilers and interpreters for programming languages including:
  • C
  • Python
  • Java
  • Ruby
  • JavaScript
  • Perl
• Editors
• SQL clients
• Debugging tools including gdb
• Profiling tools including IDEs
• Version Control Software such as SVN and git

While this list covers the requirements of most courses there are a few courses required by all majors that may have special requirements.

CIS*2030 Structure and Application of Microcomputers

• Connection for peripheral boards

CIS*3110 Operating Systems I

• Independent processing time for simulations not suitable for shared computing environments

The following courses are available for all SoCS students and may have special hardware requirements.

CIS*3090 Parallel Programming

• 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

• Network analysis tools such as Wireshark
• May require dedicated networking infrastructure (switches, routers, access points) in the future

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

All requirements for courses within the bachelor of computing are covered within general requirements for all majors.

In addition to resources specified within general requirements for all majors the following resources are needed for most Software Engineering courses:

• Diagramming tools including Visio or Omnigraffle
• Collaboration tools and project management tools (The web-app Trello is currently used)
• Ticketing systems including Redmine and RT.

CIS*1XXX Introduction to Mobile Computing

• This course will only require resources already specified within general requirements for all majors

CIS*2XXX Mobile Applications Design

In addition to general computing requirements, this course will need:

• Mobile Devices (iOS and Android)
• XCode and iOS SDK
• Android SDK
• Mobile device emulators
• Secure device Storage

CIS*3XXX Pervasive Systems

• This course will require resources similar to those in Mobile Applications Design

CIS*4XXX Mobile Systems Project Course

• This course will require some of the resources required for Mobile Design Applications
• Some specialized server infrastructure may be required

In addition to resources specified within general requirements for all majors the following resources will likely be needed:

• Advanced graphics hardware
• Hardware for CPU intensive simulations which are unsuitable for a shared computing environment
• Sound
• A Windows environment to support DirectX
• Input devices
• Consoles (Xbox, Playstation, Wii?)
• Secure storage for devices and consoles