IT services purchases both staff members and lecturers computers from Metropolia's contract supplier. Consequently each purchase must be implemented through the IT services. More information:
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The life cycle for staff member's computers workstations is five years and for laptops four years. Staff members have the option of choosing either a desktop or a laptop computer, but not both. All full-time staff members have been budgeted to a single desktop computer, but with the acceptance from their superior, a laptop can also be arranged. In these cases IT services compensates the amount of a new desktop, and the remainder is left for the cost pool of the superior.
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