Technology at Political ScienceThe department is committed to innovative uses of technology in the field of Political Science. We are working hard to develop one of the finest computer classrooms at any Political Science department in the country. The state-of-the-art computer classroom allows our faculty to provide new ways to enhance student learning. We also have an extensive software collection, a graduate computer lab, and excellent network connectivity. In addition to the department's facilities, students also have access to university computer labs provided by UWired and UW Tech (Computing and Communications). However not all software available in the department's labs is available in UWired facilities. Computer Classroom - Smith Hall 220 Graduate Computer Lab - Smith 41 How Do I...? Network Printing Software Computing Staff Suggestions Computer ClassroomLocated in Smith 220, the computer classroom allows faculty to merge technology with their course material. It also serves as a general access lab. Political science students and students enrolled in political science classes have priority. Hardware:25 Dell Optiplex GX270 workstations running Windows XP Hours:Autumn, Winter, Spring: Monday-Friday, 9am - 5pm Graduate Computer LabThe graduate computer lab, located in Smith 41, provides a dedicated area with extended hours for graduate students in Political Science. Currently, there are seven workstations and a networked B&W printer. Hours: How Do I? Most of the links below point to: How do I create a new UW NetID so that I can use Dante for email? How do I use secure file transfer on the UW Dante/Homer server? Where can I get help with Stata? See also: UW's Center for Social Science Computation and Research (CSSCR)'s help documents. How do I dial-in to UW to check email or use the online library catalog? How do I configure Outlook Express, or Netscape Mail for use on my home computer? Web Publishing ResourcesWalk-in Workshops by the UW Student Access & Computing Group (SACG) includes free workshops in computer essentials, web design, multimedia, etc., for UW students. UW Catalyst Tutorial on how to build a project web site with SimpleSite W3Schools tutorials in HTML, CSS and many other web technologies. Network Connectivity We have made a significant investment in our network infrastructure. All the workstations in the computer classroom have 100Mb switched connections, allowing for rapid access to applications over the web. PrintingCurrently only graduate students in Political Science and students enrolled in Political Science classes taught in the computer classroom have access to limited, free printing. All others may use their Husky Card to take advantage of pay-for-printing options. SoftwareMicrosoft Office XPAccess2003, Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Word 2003 StatistcsSPSS 13, Stata 7.0 Web BrowsersInternet Explorer 6.0 Firefox Web PublishingDreamweaver MX 2004 Computing Staff Stephen Dunne
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