University of Calgary

Appendix 8

Cost Estimates

Enrollment statistics for Fall/Winter 1997/98
    Sections

Enrolled

  Lecture   4,885 

145,174 

  Tutorial 3,545 

59,749 

  Lab 1,164

45,495

Total Enrollment 9,594

250,418

 

Annual Costs - Central
 

Quantity

Units

Unit Cost

Extension

Forms         

8.5x11, two-sided form 

275,000

Forms

0.04935 

$13,571

Surcharge for 8.5x14 with serial numbers 

275,000

Forms

0.02315 

6,366

Scanning (by UCS) 

225,000

Forms

0.05 

11,250

Pencils

10,000

Pencils

0.10 

1,000

Envelopes, cover sheets, etc.

9,594

Packages 

0.25 

2,399

Administration        

Central forms handling 
(10 minutes/section @ $12/hour = $2/section)

9,594

Sections

19,188

Collecting and locating forms 

5

Days 

200

1,000

Report generation & distribution 

10

Days

200

2,000

Auditing/recounts 

5

Days 

200

1,000

Responding to info requests

15

Days 

200

3,000

System Development         

Annual maintenance 

10

Days

300

3,000

Additional disk space

300

mb

0.50

150

Total Annual Costs - Central      

$63,924

 

 

Departmental Labour Requirements:
In-class forms handling (9,594 sections @ 20 minutes each)                3,198 hours 
Organization and training (100 administrators @ 6 hours each)               600 hours 

The actual impact on units will depend on the administration of the Universal Student Ratings Instrument in conjunction with revised Faculty instruments. This may reduce incremental effects, whether in terms of support staff time, or casual labour costs. In class administration by student volunteers could drastically reduce the financial impact on units and impact on support staff.

 

Systems Development (one-time) 
 

Quantity

Units Unit Cost

Extension

Database setup 

5

Days  300 

$1,500

Database load procedures 

10

Days 300 

3,000

Attach data from SIS 

10

Days  300

3,000

Design & create web pages 

20

Days  300 

6,000

Web security 

3

Days  300

900

Design & create instructor/heads/deans reports 

15

Days  300

4,500

Documentation

2

Days 300

600

Total Systems Development

65

Days  

$19,500

Note: Costs do not include administration of instrument for spring/summer session
 

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