Laboratory for Office Automation and Direct Manipulation

正在配置一个由面向图形的微型计算机、数据库服务器、文件扫描和打印设备以及软件组成的局域网，作为小型办公室系统的实验室模型，并具备软件开发能力。该实验室在三个领域支持计算机科学的教学：(1)办公系统开发：为“真实”办公环境使用和开发系统的实践经验；(2)软件工程：使用图形案例(计算机辅助软件工程)工具，包括原型工具；人机交互：使用可视化表格和直接操作的软件开发，表格、图片和语音数据的输入和处理，以及协作工作系统的使用和开发。该实验室为计算机和信息科学、电气和计算机工程专业的三个学科领域的初级和高级实验室课程提供支持。办公自动化实验室的学生是软件开发实验室的软件用户。办公软件包括桌面排版、电子信息和人事和会计数据的共享信息系统。这个实验室提供从程序开发到信息系统开发的本科生计算科学经验。

A local area network of graphic-oriented microcomputers, a database server machine, document scanning and printing devices, and software is being configured as a laboratory model of a small office system together with capabilities for software development. The laboratory supports instruction of computer science in three areas: (i) office system development: hands-on experience using and developing systems for a "real" office environment; (ii) software engineering: use of graphic CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering) tools including prototyping tools; and (iii) human-machine interaction: development of software using visual forms and direct- manipulation, input and processing of forms, pictures, and voice data, and use and development of systems for collaborative work. The laboratory supports junior and senior level laboratory-oriented courses in the three subject areas for majors in computing and information sciences, and electrical and computer engineering. Students in the office automation laboratory serve as "users" of software for the software development laboratories. Office software includes desktop publishing, electronic messaging, and a shared information system for personnel and accounting data. This laboratory provides undergraduate computing science experience from program development to information systems development.