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Technology of Instructional Engineering Systems ("TIES")
The Technology of Instructional Engineering Systems (TIES) office is the internal technical support unit within the College of Engineering & Technology. This office works in collaboration with Central IT. The primary focus of the "TIES" Office is to support the software and computer technology utilized withn the college. CET Students and faculty may visit the TIES office during office hours to specialized technology support. Refer to the list below for details of support available in the TIES office.
CET Student Support
We recommend the following system configuration:
- Windows 11 Operating System
- At least 32GB Ram
- At least a 15" screen
- An advanced graphic card to handle 3D graphics processing (Nvidia or AMD)
- Recommended Computer: Dell Precision, Inspiron or Dell Pro Max Series
Note: Dell Hardware warranty can be serviced on campus!
Dell offers a student discount by visiting and clicking "Get Your Discount", then create a Dell account to verify student status. Once student status has been verified, laptops can be custom designed at to receive a student discount.
Some of the software that CET utilizes can be downloaded and installed free on personal computers. This software can be accessed within the CET Canvas course. Current students can access the course by logging into
Many of our engineering applications are available via our Virtual environment. Just visit and download the client. After logging in, click on "Engineering 3.0".