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david.zeng@dsu.edu
Dakota State University
Timezone: Central U.S.

Associate Professor, Predictive Analytics for Decision-making, Programming for Data Analytics (Python), Business Intelligence & Visualization, Deep Learning
https://dsu.edu/directory/zeng-david.html

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• Task 1: Where would you go to find out what type of research is being conducted using ACCESS? Is your institution’s area of research/study/classroom activity represented on the ACCESS website?
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• Task 2: Where can you find information specifically targeted for you (as an educator)?
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• Task 3: Are you eligible to use ACCESS? Where can you find eligibility requirements?
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• I think it would be better to move the home icon to the left of the nav - people d are not finding that for the home page

• Task 4: Find information about the cost to use ACCESS.
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• Could not find
  

• Task 5: What is an ACCESS resource? Where can you find the type of resources that are available through ACCESS? How would you select an ACCESS resource?
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• Hard to compare - similar and too many to choose

• Filters GPU Compute - What kind of GPU ? (eventually found in Resource page)

• Would like to be able to compare

• Would base decision on having an easy to use User Interface and availability of Technical Support

• Task 6: What is an allocation? What types of allocation projects can you apply for? How do they differ from one another?
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• Challenging to find the project types

• Task 7: Where would you go to find the definition of an unfamiliar term or phrase used in ACCESS?
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• Documentation

• Thought to make Glossary more findable
  

• Task 8: Where can you go for help to use the ACCESS system? Where can you go to open a help ticket?
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• Task 9: If you want to get involved and volunteer with the ACCESS community where would you go?
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• Task 10: What’s the first step to get started using ACCESS?
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• Task 11: Where can you find information about citing ACCESS in your publications?
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• Task 12: Where do you go to find Systems Status?
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  could not find - looked in resource catalog

• “System Status Notifications?”

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  More experienced user questions:
  

• Task 13: Do you know what the XDMod tool is used for and how to find it?
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• Task 14: Can you find what resources are running PyTorch?
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  Curious about process if software is not installed - which RPS would install or let you install

• Can we link to software discovery

• Task 15: Can you find a resource that runs ACCESS On-Demand?
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• Task 16: Can you find an Affinity Group for FABRIC users?
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• Task 17: Where can you go for training to use ANVIL?
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• Task 18: Can you find how to get started with ACCESS MATCH services to help you with your research project?
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• Task 19: Please review this page and suggest any additions or deletions.
  https://access-ci.org/get-started/for-programs-organizations/educators
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• did not find landing page

• would like more case stories, videos showing examples
  

• Task 20: Do you understand that ACCESS resources can be used in the classroom as a training tool, not just for research projects?
  For an educator who has used ACCESS: What was your timeline to get an ACCESS resource ready for use in your classroom activities? Would you be willing to lead up an ACCESS educators affinity group?
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• Wrap up, thank you, at end of interview save transcript