Refer to the advice below for purchasing computers within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Select from the options below who the hardware is for. You will then be directed to the instructions for the type of funding applicable to you.
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences is committed to ensuring their staff have the required resources to support them in performing their role and delivering high quality outcomes.
Staff should have the flexibility to work both on and off campus using suitable technology, and as such the College supports the provision of mobile devices where practical and required.
The following guidelines have been created to assist in resourcing the required device either for a new staff member or to replace an existing aged/faulty device to ensure an equitable and consistent approach. Please note that there may be cause for repurposing existing devices that are still in warranty, and so not all requests will result in a new device being issued.
If you are experiencing issues with your current device, please contact the IDS service desk to log a request for assistance in the first instance.
Computer resourcing guidelines
- Flinders University has preferred supplier agreements with Dell and Apple for desktop and laptop computers.
- Dell is the standard laptop provided to all staff.
- Apple devices need to be requested and approved by the Dean (People and Resources) and Director College Services and are treated as an exception.
- All computers and tablets should be purchased through IDS.
- As a standard, staff are issued one device for their day to day work, either a laptop or desktop.
- As we support mobility, the College prefers Academic staff operate with a laptop, docking station and 2 monitors as their primary setup.
- To mitigate IT security risks and ensure devices can be adequately supported and perform optimally, the recommended replacement cycle for computers at the University is 4 years.
- When purchasing a new computer, please allow 3-4-week lead time from the date of purchase order raised.
Funding
- When purchasing a device using other funding sources, please note it is the responsibility of the account owner to ensure there is adequate funds in the account prior to ordering.
- If consultancy funds are being utilised for the purchase of a device, please note as per point 1.3 of the University’s Consulting Fund Policies and Procedures the Equipment will be recorded on the University’s Assets Register and remains the property of the University and will be accounted for in accordance with the Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Policy and Procedures.
- If you are using Research funds or Project funding to purchase computer equipment, please ensure this is approved and allowable within the contract.
Asset retirement
- All computers no longer required are retired. Such computers must be returned to IDS for disposal and will be collected when a device is replaced. This will ensure all data and software is erased and hardware is disposed of through an accredited E-waste service.
- In exceptional circumstances staff may apply to purchase the device instead of it being disposed of; however, please note that the device will be wiped of all University software and data to meet security and licensing agreements.
Staff leaving the University
- When a staff member leaves the University, all University issued IT devices (including those purchased with consulting funds) must be returned to IDS.
- As per the above, in exceptional circumstances staff may apply to purchase the device instead of it being disposed of; however, please be aware that the device will be wiped of all University software and data to meet security and licensing agreements.
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