Hosting more than 950 lab computers across 18 faculty computer lab venues, the Commerce IT team is responsible for the maintenance, support, and operational management of these spaces in support of teaching and learning activities.
The use of these computer labs is governed by the Student Computing Services Policy and the general conduct and lab rules as detailed in the General Rules and Policies Handbook.
Faculty and staff can reserve bookable lab venues for an academic or professional development class with priority considerations via the Commerce Whiteboard.
Commerce Helpdesk staff are available Monday to Friday from 08h00 to 16h00 for computer lab support to resolve technical issues, including problems with audio/visual equipment and computer lab authentication.
The following is a breakdown of some of the faculty-managed lab spaces. Please note that computer labs will be closed during scheduled maintenance periods.
The Commerce Alumni labs are located in the Leslie Commerce Building (Upper Campus) on level 1. The total capacity of labs 1 to 8 is 348. The labs are open during office hours only.
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The Commerce Comlab is located in the Leslie Social Sciences Building (Upper Campus) on the 4th floor. The capacity is 202. The lab is available for discretionary use 24/7 without an appointment unless reserved.
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The Undergrad lab and Teaching labs 1 and 2 are located in the School of Economics Building (middle campus) on level 1. The total capacity of all three labs is 144. The labs are available for discretionary use 24/7 without an appointment unless reserved.
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Postgraduate Computer Labs
The Information Systems Postgraduate Lab is in the Leslie Commerce Building on level 3 (LC 3.45). The total capacity is 55 computers. The lab is open 24/7 for Information Systems Honours students only.
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Both labs are open only to Information Systems INF3003W students.
BSG Lab
The BSG Lab is in Leslie Social Sciences Building (LS 5.79). The total capacity is 47 computers, and the lab is open 24/7.
Nthathu Lab
The Nthathu Lab is in the Leslie Social Sciences Building (LS 3.01). The total capacity is 52 computers, and the lab is open 24/7.
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Comlab K Lab is in the Leslie Social Sciences Building (LS 6.01). The total capacity is 24 computers. The lab is open 24/7 for Commerce postgraduate students only.
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Comlab J Lab is on the walkway between the Leslie Commerce Building (level 3) and the Leslie Social Sciences Building (level 6). The total capacity is 34 computers. The lab is open 24/7 for Commerce postgraduate students only.
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SOE Master’s Lab
The SOE Master’s Lab is in the School of Economics Building on level 3. The total capacity is 48 computers. The lab is open 24/7 for Economics Master's students only.
SOE PhD Lab
The SOE PhD Lab is in the School of Economics Building on level 4. The total capacity is 36 computers. The lab is open 24/7 for Economics PhD students only.
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