8.4 Laboratory Learning Resources
The University has 10 labs, all equipped with computers that have all the applications required for the proper learning and teaching. The computers also have enough resources to run all required programs used for teaching and learning in the University. Below is a breakdown of all the labs with the number of computers in each lab, their models, and specifications.
Table showing List of Laboratories
| SN |
LAB Name |
PC/LAP Model |
Device No’s |
Specification |
LAB Location |
| 1 |
Open Computer LAB |
HP DX2200 |
24 |
Intel Pentium 4 516 Processor (2.93-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache, 533-MHz FSB), 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM (667-MHz) Non-ECC – Double channel, 250-GB Serial ATA 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive (7200 rpm) |
DBS-GF-107 |
| 2 |
UG LAB |
Lenovo E520 |
25 |
Intel® Core i5 Processor i5-2410M with dual core (2.30GHz), 3MB Cache, 8GB PC3-10600 Non-Parity (NP) Double Data Rate Three (DDR3) Technology Dual-channel capable, 750 GB, 5400rpm, 9.5mm high, SATA HDD |
DBS-FF-202 |
| 3 |
PhD LAB |
Lenovo E520 |
21 |
Intel® Core i5 Processor i5-2410M with dual core (2.30GHz), 3MB Cache, 8GB PC3-10600 Non-Parity (NP) Double Data Rate Three (DDR3) Technology Dual-channel capable, 750 GB, 5400rpm, 9.5mm high, SATA HDD |
DBS-FF-204 |
| 4 |
UG LAB |
Lenovo E520 |
29 |
Intel® Core i5 Processor i5-2410M with dual core (2.30GHz), 3MB Cache, 8GB PC3-10600 Non-Parity (NP) Double Data Rate Three (DDR3) Technology Dual-channel capable, 750 GB, 5400rpm, 9.5mm high, SATA HDD |
DBS-FF-211 |
| 5 |
Physics LAB |
HP z240 |
11 |
Intel® Xeon® E3-1245 v5 3.5 2133 4C CPU, 16GB DDR4-2400 ECC (2x8GB) RAM, 1TB SATA 7200 rpm 6Gb/s 3.5" HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT-730 4GB/64Bit |
CEIT-FF-201 |
| 6 |
Networking & Security LAB |
HP z240 |
11 |
Intel® Xeon® E3-1245 v5 3.5 2133 4C CPU, 16GB DDR4-2400 ECC (2x8GB) RAM, 1TB SATA 7200 rpm 6Gb/s 3.5" HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT-730 4GB/64Bit |
CEIT-FF-202 |
| 7 |
General LAB |
HP DX2200 |
21 |
Intel Pentium 4 516 Processor (2.93-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache, 533-MHz FSB), 4-GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM (667-MHz) Non-ECC – Double channel, 250-GB Serial ATA 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive (7200 rpm) |
CEIT-FF-203 |
| 8 |
Isolated LAB |
HP z240 |
21 |
Intel® Xeon® E3-1245 v5 3.5 2133 4C CPU, 16GB DDR4-2400 ECC (2x8GB) RAM, 1TB SATA 7200 rpm 6Gb/s 3.5" HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT-730 4GB/64Bit |
CEIT-FF-204 |
| 9 |
MBA LAB |
Lenovo E520 |
21 |
Intel® Core i5 Processor i5-2410M with dual core (2.30GHz), 3MB Cache, 8GB PC3-10600 Non-Parity (NP) Double Data Rate Three (DDR3) Technology Dual-channel capable, 750 GB, 5400rpm, 9.5mm high, SATA HDD |
CEIT-FF-206 |
| 10 |
Electrical LAB |
HP z240 |
11 |
Intel® Xeon® E3-1245 v5 3.5 2133 4C CPU, 16GB DDR4-2400 ECC (2x8GB) RAM, 1TB SATA 7200 rpm 6Gb/s 3.5" HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT-730 4GB/64Bit |
CEIT-FF-212 |
In the short term, the University has adequate support staff that provides support for all faculty, staff and students. In the long term however, the IT department plans employing more technical support staff that would be dedicated to only classroom and laboratory support. If in the short term also our user numbers increase beyond the capacity of the IT department augments additional support staff swiftly.
Table IT Software/Hardware Available in each of UD Laboratories
| S. No. |
Application |
Description |
| 1 |
Microsoft Office 365 |
Productivity suit |
| 2 |
Google Apps |
Productivity suit |
| 3 |
SPSS |
Data and statistical analysis application |
| 4 |
Stata |
Data and statistical analysis application |
| 5 |
SmartPLS |
Structural equation modeling application |
| 6 |
DreamWeaver |
Web development application |
| 7 |
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
PDF reader |
| 8 |
Adobe Digital Editions |
e-Book reader |
| 9 |
7Zip |
File compression utility |
| 10 |
Java with Netbeans |
Programing language and development kit |
| 11 |
PSPad |
Text editor |
| 12 |
NotePad ++ |
Text editor |
| 13 |
PSPP |
Data and statistical analysis application |
| 14 |
VenSIM |
Simulation application |
| 15 |
Brackets |
Text editor |
| 16 |
PDFill |
PDF creator and editing utility |
| 17 |
MatLab |
Mathematical computing software |
| 18 |
EViews |
Data and statistical analysis application |
The IT support staff at University of Dubai are available from 8:30am to 10:00pm Saturdays to Thursdays offering support services to all its faculty, staff and students.