Engineering Design Technology Department - Budget Request 2005 2006

Engineering Design Technology Department - Budget Request 2005 – 2006 Operating New Marketin Line Instruction Remodel Faculty Staff Student Temp Description Budget Computers Equipment Furniture Program g # Supplies Space Hires Hires Hires Hires Increase Start-up Materials Upgrade of 42,000.00 twenty one, 5 year old 1 computer stations in the original CAD lab. For 1,000.00 increased need of supplies, 2 and maintenance of additional equipment Dedicated 1 CAD lab 3 support person. 4 5 6 7 8 9 Totals 1,000.00 42,000.00 1 Budget Narrative 2004 – 2005 Engineering Design Technology Department

Priority Line # Description Total Amount Justification Rank The current computers are 6 years old, and many have failed.. They will not meet specifications for newer releases of CAD and operating system requirements. System Requirements  Intel® Pentium® 4 or later, with 3.0 GHz or faster processor, or compatible  Microsoft® Windows® XP (Professional Edition) operating Upgrade of twenty one, system 6 year old computer 1 42,000.00 1  1024 MB RAM stations in the original CAD lab.  80 GB Hard disk space  1280x1024 VGA flat screen displays 17” viewable area.  Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0  CD-RW/DVD-R drive  Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device

Our computers currently have 333 MHz processors, 128 MB RAM and 3 GB hard disk drives.  Advanced coursework is requiring additional plotter ink and paper, as well as causing more wear on the plotter. For increased need of  Other equipment to be similarly supported includes a supplies, and 2 1,000.00 2 scanner, digital camera, and a dedicated file server for the maintenance of EDT department. additional equipment  Materials includes high-resolution paper for printing of rendered 3D drawings. 3