MCOMM – RADIO
Appendix F7: Technology and Other Equipment Requests [Acct. Category 6000]
Audience: Budget Committee, Technology Committee, Administrators
Purpose: To be read and responded to by Budget Committee and to inform priorities of the Technology
Committee.
Instructions: Please fill in the following as needed to justify your requests. If you're requesting classroom
technology, see http://www.chabotcollege.edu/audiovisual/Chabot%20College%20Standard.pdf for the
brands/model numbers that are our current standards. If requesting multiple pieces of equipment,
please rank order those requests. Include shipping cost and taxes in your request.
Please note: Equipment requests are for equipment whose unit cost exceeds $200. Items which are
less expensive should be requested as supplies. Software licenses should also be requested as
supplies.
2012-13 Budget
Project or Items Requested
Requested Received
2013-14
Request
Digidesign Mixing Console
Interface
$0
$0
$2,200
Denon DN-635 CD/MP3 Player
(2 at $614 ea.)
$549
$0
$1,228
Rational e*
 Needed to use Pro Tools (for
106 students this semester).
 Allows more student access.
 Students have to double up
to do their labs which
impedes their progress and
the completion of their
assignments.
 Adding this piece of
equipment allows us to
increase enrollment in
several courses.
 There is inadequate A/C and
ventilation for 3 people in the
cramped studio with heat
generating equipment.
 Students are unable to gain
the requisite studio skills
because the CD players
frequently malfunction.
Students get discouraged and
want to drop the course,
negatively impacting
retention and course/degree
completion.
 Replacing this equipment
provides working equipment
for student which prepares
them for gainful
employment.
 A button on the equipment
has fallen off and students
put their fingers in the hole
to get it to work. This causes
a safety issue.
9 Standard PCs
(8 replacements and 1 new)
ITS
$0
ITS
2 PC Monitors (Large)
ITS
$0
ITS
Macintosh Computer
ITS
$0
ITS
Macintosh Monitor (Large)
ITS
$0
ITS
 Students are unable to
perform their department
duties and assignments
because the computers are
too old, slow, and unreliable.
 Students are frustrated and
morale is low. Replacing the
computers will ameliorate
the situation and allow them
to meet the SLOs for several
courses.
 Needed for campus and
community outreach remote
broadcasts.
 Allows students to meet the
SLOs.
 Needed for campus and
community outreach remote
broadcasts.
Allows students to meet the
SLOs.
 Students are unable to gain
the requisite studio skills
because the current one will
not integrate into the on-air
board.
 Replacing this equipment
provides working equipment
for student which prepares
them for gainful
employment.
Standard Laptop Computer
$0
$0
ITS
CDJ Coffin
$0
$0
$275
Shortcut Machine
$0
$0
$700
$499
$0
$499
Allows students to meet SLOs.
$350
$0
$350
Allows students to meet SLOs.
$198
$0
$200
Allows students to meet SLOs.
$650
$0
$650
Allows students to meet SLOs.
$150
$0
$200
Allows students to meet SLOs.
Rane Serato Scratch Live SL2 DJ
Audio Interface
Mackie C300z Compact Passive
2-Way Loudspeaker
Microphone: ST95MKIIPKG (Qty.
2 at $99 ea.)
Numark - iDJ2 MOBILE DJ
WORKSTATION
Audio Wireless Microphone
System
American audio wireless hand
microphone with receiver
Line Microphone
Mackie Speakers S218s
CROWN AMP Xti 1002
Pioneer CDJ
Wall Mount Speakers &
Hardware
$200
$0
$200
Allows students to meet SLOs.
$0
$300
$500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$310
$300
$500
$399
$0
$0
$225
HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf
Monochrome all-in-one
$0
$0
$295
Dorra Bonded Leather Task Chair
Black (Qty. 6 at $75 ea.)
$360
$0
$450
Allows students to meet SLOs.
Allows students to meet SLOs.
Allows students to meet SLOs.
Allows students to meet SLOs.
For student playback for review
and critique.
With 10 departments in the
radio station an all-in-one
printer is essential.
SAFTEY issue! The chairs are
falling apart and need to be
replaced.
* Rationale should include discussion of impact on student learning, connection to our strategic plan
goal, impact on student enrollment, safety improvements, whether the equipment is new or
replacement, potential ongoing cost savings that the equipment may provide, ongoing costs of
equipment maintenance, associated training costs, and any other relevant information that you believe
the Budget Committee should consider.