DCP IT Workspace Support

DCP provides computer and general information technology support for The College of Design, Construction, and Planning. These services include, but are not limited to:

New employee setup and exiting employee decommissioning for IT related services (email, printers, file servers, etc.).

Security and updates for DCP-managed computers.

  • Maintaining the patch level of the operating system.
  • Maintaining the virus definitions for the virus scanning system.
  • Updating software, as needed.
  • Encryption and tracking of laptops.
  • Outage and security incident response.

Hardware maintenance

  • Setup of new workstations: desktop computers, laptops, VDI clients.
  • Hardware diagnostics.
  • Labor for the replacement of worn/damaged parts internal to a computer (cost of the parts are charged to the unit).

Installation of computer peripherals

  • Printers not covered by the PrintSmart contract.
  • Keyboards/mice.
  • Desktop cameras for video conferencing.

Installation of approved and licensed software

  • Microsoft Office.
  • Adobe products.
  • UFIT supported or required software (browsers, plugins, …)

Quotes for software and hardware purchases.

Support for centralized UFIT services

  • UF Exchange email & calendaring.
  • Network share drives.
  • UF One Drive for Business.
  • UF Drop Box for Education.

More information:

  • Specifics on UFIT Policies and DCP IT Standards and Procedures is available on the Policies section of this website.
  • If an employee with administrative rights to their machine has varied too far from the standard DCP IT setup, the machine was not setup by DCP IT, or the machine is self-managed by the employee, DCP IT can not guarantee support time to resolve issues. Please see the Workstation Support Levels page for more information.