Instructional Lab Reservation Policy
NOTE: No reservations will be confirmed or posted until 1 Week before the semester begins.
- All reservations must be in by the end of the first week of classes for the semester. After the end of the first week of the semester requests will be granted on a first come first serve basis. Reservation of the labs is at the discretion of the Director of IT and the Manager of the COBA Labs. The policy below can be overridden as special circumstances dictate.
- Reservations will only be taken by using the web form located at http://www.business.unr.edu/resrequest.asp
- No reservations will be taken before the last day of the semester listed on the UNR Academic Calendar prior to the semester you are requesting a reservation. (Last day of Spring for Fall, Last day of Fall for Spring)
- All reservations for a class requiring the lab for more than 4 class periods will be due Two Mondays before the first day classes begin. All other reservations (<=3) are due 1 Monday before the first day of classes in order to resolve any conflicts.
- "1 Consecutive Rule" = You will only be allowed to schedule consecutive courses Once during the semester (Example: Tuesday and Thursday The Same Week, or Thursday and the following Tuesday)
- Reservations will have two full class periods between reservations for the same course except for the "1 Consecutive rule" stated above.
- No course will be allowed more than 7 reservations (Totaling 10.5 Hours) during a semester at initial booking. If the lab is still not reserved 14 days before an empty time block a faculty member can reserve that time on a first come first serve basis. If two faculty reserve the same dates/times, each faculty member will be sent an email to pick alternative times, and then if the schedule does not work the COBA Labs Manager will place each faculty member in the lab 1 day at a time alternating between faculty members.
- Lab reservations must be for use of computers, not just the projector.
- It is expected that the faculty member who reserves a lab, or their designated assistant, will be present in the lab with a class during the time the lab has been scheduled. The faculty member or their designated assistant is responsible for the lab and the activities that occur in the lab during the time the lab is scheduled.
- If plans change so that a lab session is not needed, the lab manager must be advised as soon as possible so that other classes may have an opportunity to use the lab or so that students can know that the lab is available for open-access use.
- It is expected that the lab reservation will be used for instruction, not for homework or group work without the instructor or designated assistant present.
- Lab reservations are for the academic needs of COBA students. Any other reservation of the labs is at the discretion of the Labs Manager.
- Reservations during finals week do not count toward the 7 reservations.