Service Metrics

Desktop Support
ITS will staff with students, during normal business hours, a help desk for A&S. ITS staff will be available off-hours (evenings and weekends- m-f till 10 p.m, Sat. 9am-10pm, Sun. 12pm-10pm) to provide desktop support services to those departments that are open off-hours.  This service will be limited to support for problems falling into the Urgent or Important categories as defined below.  To request desktop support service, contact the help desk either by phone, email, or by using the web based form for requesting such service. An ITS Information Analyst will provide service as outlined below.

Desktop support service requests will be categorized as follows:

Nature Examples Response
Urgent Problems that affect departments/buildings Level 1 - same day 
Level 2 - 2 day 
Level 3 - n/a
Important Problems that prevent a user from performing job responsibilities Level 1 - next day 
Level 2 - 2 day 
Level 3 - n/a
Normal Problems that delay or inconvenience a user Level 1 - 2 day 
Level 2 - 3 day 
Level 3 - n/a
Low Problems associated with using features of an application or software product Level 1 - 4 day 
Level 2 - n/a 
Level 3 - n/a


Note:  ITS will attempt to return a user's call at least one time per day for three consecutive business days in an effort to reach them leaving voice messages when possible.  After the 3rd attempt, a 4th and final call will be made AND an email sent notifying the user that the call has been closed.  At that point, the user must contact ITS to open a new call if any problems still exists. 


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