Upgrading Computer
Hardware and Software
By: Anup Patel
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Avp2@njit.edu
English 352
July 2008
Presentation Outline
• Splash (cover) slide
• Outline Slide
• Overview/Objectives
• Content/Background
• Plan/Budget/Timeline/Personnel
• Conclusion
Overview
• This presentation is in regards to upgrading
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computers in Newark schools. These schools
incorporate Central High School, NJIT, and
Rutgers.
This presentation is intended for the Newark
Board Of Education Department, who can
eventually forward this proposal to the New
Jersey State Government and the deans of the
two aforementioned colleges.
Objectives
• Deter crime in Newark by providing after-school activities
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(Computers)
Provide a better education for Central High School students
Use new computers as a motivation tool for education
Change the education rank and social status preconception
about Newark
Educate college students using computers which contain
the newest technology
Provide what college students deserve in comparison to the
amount of money they are paying
Create awareness to the schools’ Board of Education to the
lack of fulfillment of their jobs as well as create awareness
on the unfair charges college students are forced to pay for
computers
Content/Background Part 1
• The installation of computers in Central High School
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provides a positive after-school activity rather then a
negative activity outside of school.
Central High School is one of the lowest ranked high
schools in the state of New Jersey.
Newark has a higher then average crime rate
The lack of education and after school activities
might be a contributing factor for these downfalls.
This step of implementing new technology and
computers into the high school is crucial.
Content/Background Part 2
• There is an obvious delay in the upgrading of
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computers at Rutgers and New Jersey Institute
of Technology
NJIT fails to provide the whole campus with new
computers. For example the physics dept.
consists of computers from last century.
The computers at Rutgers-Newark use Microsoft
Windows 2003. The software on these
computers must be updated to Microsoft
Windows XP or Microsoft Vista.
This robs the students of quality education
Content/Background Part 3
• There are the unfair fees that colleges charge
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students for sub-par computers
The colleges are doing a poor job in providing
students what they are owed
There is a $137.50 computer fee per semester
per student at Rutgers. There are over 10,000
students enrolled in this college. That means the
college computer department collects at least
$1,375,000 per semester.
Where is the quality of computers that should
reflect this amount of money being collected?
Plan
• Step 1: Install 100 new computers at
Central High school
• Step 2: Upgrade software on 150
computers at Rutgers
• Step 3: Replace 200 computers at NJIT.
Personnel
• There will be 9 workers required. They
include four computer technicians and two
handymen. There will also be one janitor
required. I myself will be present, but only
to manage the operation. There will be
one recyclable truck required as well as
two employees to utilize the truck.
Budget
• 4 technicians x 40 hours x 15 dollars/ hour =
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$2400
2 handymen x 40 hours x 10 dollars = $800
1 janitor x 40 hours x 8 dollars = $320
1 Recyclable Truck + 2 Employees x 8 hours=
$1000
Myself = $0
300 New Computers @ $1,000 per Dell computer
= $300,000
Software for 150 computers = $20,000
• Total= $324,520
Timeline (One week)
• Monday- Software Upgrade on 150 Rutgers Computers
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+ Unload all computer deliveries at Central High School
and New Jersey Institute of Technology in preparation
for following days. Make other small preparations for
upcoming days.
Tuesday- Install 75 computers at Central High School.
Wednesday- We will install the remaining 25 computers
at Central High School. We will install 50 computers at
New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Thursday- We will install 75 computers at New Jersey
Institute of Technology.
Friday- We will install 75 more computers at New Jersey
Institute of Technology + Cleanup and Recycling of old
computers.
Conclusion
• Hopefully the aforementioned objectives
are fulfilled. The investment made in this
project is not a business investment. This
investment fulfills the morality standards
within the community. This investment will
not yield profit based on money-making.
The quality of education and the lifestyle
of children and students will progress in a
positive direction which cannot contain a
price tag.
The End
• That concludes my presentation
• Any Questions?
• Thank you for your time
No References Used