UNC to conduct new software program
By BEN PERKOWSKI
Staff Writer
UNC has received a grant from the
IBM Corporation to conduct a software
development program during the next
three years, the director of the project,
William H. Graves, said. Graves is a pro
fessor of mathematics and associate dean
for general education.
Graves said the General Education
program, based in the College of Arts
and Sciences, would receive 53 IBM Per
sonal Computers, software and financial
support to develop computer-based
materials to supplement general educa
tion courses in a variety of disciplines.
Chancellor Christopher C. Fordham
III said: "J am gratified that IBM has
chosen to make available to some of our
most creative faculty members the hard
ware and the support which will make it
possible for them to develop new applica
tions of personal computing technology
to introductory courses in their dis
ciplines." An IBM Personal Computer equipped
with a fixed disk drive and other
peripherals wil be made available to each
faculty member participating in the pro
ject, Graves said. He explained that
faculty members would use the comput
ers to develop couseware (instructional
software and related written materials)
for general education courses in their
disciplines.
Graves said a workshop would be
created in the new Walter Royal Davis
Library where participants could receive
instruction in the use of the IBM Personal
Computer and the software tools.
Margaret Hazen, who will be responsi
ble for the workshop and the coordina
tion of the support service devoted to the
program, said the workshop was an area
intended to instruct faculty members in
the use of the computer and the develop
ment of software, and also to be a place
to assist faculty members working on a
team project that requires use of the
equipment.
Samuel R. Williamson Jr., dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences, said the
grant "is an exceptional opportunity for
the faculty to develop courseware on the
collegiate level and also to become com
puter literate. It's a definite start toward
improving computer literacy across cam
pus and to ultimately greatly benefit
undergraduate education."
Graves said 10 of the personal com
puters were already allotted to certain
professors who had been involved with
the project during its development.
Faculty members from the Departments
of classics, English, mathematics, and
romance languages are currently involv
ed, he said.
Larry King, assistant professor in the
department of romance languages, said
he would be working on a IBM Personal
Computer to develop software for ele
mentary Spanish instruction. He hopes to
. create a computer-assisted lesson module
for students in elementary Spanish
courses, he said.
Ladnor Geissinger, a professor of
mathematics, said he hoped to create
courseware that would be of use to1
students in discrete and combinatorial
math courses. "I would like to create an
environment in which the student should
find it easy doing various computations
with finite structures," he said. The
courseware he will develop will primarily
pertain to courses such as Math 81 and
Math 148.
Graves said the English department
would receive eight personal computers
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with peripherals that would make it possi
ble to teach some English courses in a
word processing environment during the
1984 spring semester.
Erika Lindemann, associate professor
and director of composition in the
English department, said: "The comput
ers will be used to assist students in their
writing, especially planning, analyzing,
and rewriting their drafts. The project is
designed to find out exactly how the com
puters can help."
She said the computers would be avail
able to the English department as soon as
renovations were completed on a seminar
room in Greenlaw. "Right now we hope
they will be used in a couple of sections of
freshman composition and Dr. Avery's
English 30 course," she said, The compu
ters will eventually be accessible to
anyone in the department to develop
courseware, she added.
Joseph Wittig, an associate professor of
English, said the department hoped to
develop courseware that would correct
grammar and analyze and help improve
prose style. He said there already exists
some software that could help in these
areas but none that is truly practical for
student instruction.
Graves said that as courseware was
developed by faculty participants, small
clusters of IBM Personal Computers
would be established to give students ac
cess to the new course materials. Hazen
said there was currently a problem on
campus with space for these eventual
"computer labs."
Graves expects that at least 20 faculty
members, representing a variety of
disciplines will be active in the program
by next February, he said. Faculty mem
bers in the College of Arts and Sciences
have been invited to submit proposals to
participate in the development program,
he said.
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What do you think of the University's recent decision
not to allow the filming of "Everybody's Ail-American "
on the UNC campus?
Norm Brown; graduate student in English; Ontario,
Canada: "I think it's a perfectly acceptable decision. It
seems to me the administration had a right to make the
decision and they have many valid reasons. I don't know
if it is a golden opportunity lost, but you have to accept
the decision."
Pam Gilmore; junior; criminal justice major;
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beautiful school. I think it would be good publicity."
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to many students on campus, particularly those in RTV
and drama because it would have provided many oppor
tunities for them. I think it would be great educational
resource for students in these departments."
Michael Johnson; sophomore; studio art; Dover,
Del.: "I think it should be a majority type thing.
However the majority of the students want it, that's the
way it should be. I wouldn't have minded it."
Vicki O'Neal; freshman; elementary education;
Garner: "I think it's got its pros and cons. I think it
would be a neat experience for the school, but I can
understand why the administration doesn't want it going
on."
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