8 | Computer Science
Facilities
Currently, there are seven computer
laboratories within the School comprising
around 200 desktop PCs. Every PC
has the current hardware and software
needed for all modules on the degree
programme and provide both Microsoft
Windows and the Linux operating system.
The School buildings are accessible
24 hours a day, every day.
The School has its own Computing Support team who
set-up and administer all of the School facilities as well
as provide support for any IT problems.
All of the School’s teaching materials (lecture slides,
lab-sheets, tutorial sheets) are published on the
university’s Virtual Learning Environment as the course
progresses. One hundred percent of Keele computing
students said that they were “able to access general
IT resources” when needed and 97% said that they
were able to access “specialised equipment, facilities,
or rooms” (Unistats, 2017).
The school has its own Makerspace with 3D printers
Raspberry PIs, Arduinos and dedicated PCs, and we
provide web servers and cloud computing facilities
for student use.
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