Ph.D. in Kinesiology - New Mexico Tech

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In addition, the translational focus of the proposed PhD program dictates that a considerable
amount of the research will be conducted in community settings and will therefore be
dependent upon the collaborative partnerships described earlier in the proposal.
4. Equipment and Technological Infrastructure. The Department of HPDR has excellent
computing hardware and software resources. The availability of specialized equipment
utilized in the field of Kinesiology is fair. Some equipment is dated and has been fully
depreciated but not replaced. In some cases additional equipment will be needed to insure
that PhD graduates have a strong foundation in some basic assessment techniques common
to the discipline. Overall, however, most of the equipment and technological resources that
are necessary for the inception of the program are presently in place. We provide additional
details below, and revisit the issue in more detail in the “Start-up costs” section of the
proposal.
a. Computers
The Department has access to two student computer labs, both of which are maintained
by the College of Education. There is a smaller 7-station lab in the Delamater AC, and a
larger 25-station lab in O’Donnell Hall. Moreover, the College of Education maintains a
plan within its operating budget to keep computer labs current with state of the art
hardware, with a target life span of five years before replacement.
b. Software
The College of Education and the Department of HPDR presently hold satisfactory
number of licenses to support basic computing and statistical support. Specialized
software needs are related to equipment needs and are therefore implied in the
description of equipment below. There may be a need to increase the number of site
licenses for some statistical analysis software, specifically SPSS.
c. Discipline-Specific Equipment
The Department of HPDR presently owns a number of instruments that are of critical
importance to provide adequate training of PhD students in Kinesiology. While some of
these instruments are nearing the end of their useful life, the University has recently
supported Equipment Replacement and Renovation (ERR) requests in the amounts of
$82,000 in 2011 and $51,000 in 2012 to support the equipment needs of the department.
In addition, approximately $80,000 in start-up funds for new faculty members in the last
two years have also resulted in significant advancement in the our research laboratories.
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