Computer Labs

The building schedule is:

NOTE: When the building is closed for after-hours and holidays, only faculty and staff have swipe access.

There are three labs within the building that are available to the general undergraduate population. These are located in Lowder: 011, 012, and 013. Each of these are located on the ground floor. Lowder 011 is controlled by the Office Information Technology (OIT) and the other two labs are controlled by Network and Media Services (a department of the College of Business, located in Lowder Suite 146).

OIT Lab - Lowder 011

OIT Lab - Lowder 011 is an open lab for all Auburn University students. It is comprised of 20 stations. According to OIT's website, when classes are in session, their labs are..."open whenever the building is open. Sometimes, though, labs will be closed for special events on campus, whenever a class is reserved for the lab, or for routine maintenance."

Official information for OIT's Labs is here.

The official schedule for OIT's Lowder 011 is here.

College of Business Labs - TIGER Lab and Lab 013

Any student taking a College of Business course OR is enrolled in the College of Business can utilize these labs. When classes are in session, these labs are generally available from 7:30 AM until 11:00 PM, Monday through Thursday, Friday from 7:30 AM until 8 PM, and from 1 PM until 10 PM on Saturday and Sunday.

The TIGER Lab has 40 stations which includes one dedicated Bloomberg terminal. Lab 013 has 30 stations and a scanner station. Each of these rooms have an Instructor station which has special controlling features for the lab.

These labs are slated for multi-use and are used for class instruction and university business as well. At these times only those involved in the lab are allowed to use the reserved lab. These rooms are reserved through Ms. Vivian Miller, millevh@auburn.edu, for such utilization.

The schedule for this multi-use for each of these labs are posted outside each door of the particular lab.

Every department within the College of Business have a Graduate computing lab. these consist of 6 or more machines with our normal instructional software set. Inside this lab is a dedicated printer and a scanner for this lab to utilize. Access to these labs is governed by the department. Please contact your appropriate department for access.

Lowder 128 is a room dedicated for Bloomberg access (the TIGER Lab has one dedicated station as well). Access to this resource is controlled by the Department of Finance. Please contact them to arrange access.

We do our best to provide software in as wide of a distribution as possible. Therefore, almost every software title is found on almost every instructional machine. There are a few exceptions. These are: FactSet, UpTick, and Business Plan Pro. The TIGER Lab has FactSet and UpTick. Lab 013 has Business Plan Pro. Here is a list of all software found on our instructional machines - labs and classrooms computers:

The College of Business Instructional Computer Labs, TIGER Lab and Lab 013, enhance classroom instruction in which technology is important. These instructional computer labs have two primary purposes: (1) in-class demonstration, and (2) the lab portion of the class. The preference is that the instructors of classes not require more than 20% of a class schedule time during the teaching day of 7:45 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. When two instructors request the room at the same time, such as at the beginning of a term, neither instructor may use his/her total 20% as a block, but must distribute his/her time so as to share the room between the two instructors. Instructors requiring more time than the guideline, must wait until others have had the opportunity to schedule the room. After that time, that instructor may schedule extra time on a weekly basis.

Instructors, Department Heads or Departmental Office Administrators may request to schedule lab usage. Instructors should strive to schedule the room as far ahead as possible, but no further than two terms in the future. Priority will be on a first-come basis. Informal, ad hoc, use of the lab for instruction is acceptable when the schedule permits. Departments may prioritize classes internally. Any request for usage of the labs, from outside of the College of Business, is subject to approval on a case-by-case basis (fees will be accessed).

Instructors are responsible for supervising students in the labs at all times. A lab monitor is available to assist with any technical problems. Network and Media Services provides paper and toner cartridges, that is paid through a charge of 6¢ per page.