Software Title
|
Description
|
Availability
|
| Microsoft Office |
Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook |
Office computers and computer labs |
| Adobe CS5 |
Includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Soundbooth |
Computer labs |
| Adobe Acrobat Pro |
For editing and creating PDFs; please contact helpdesk@cgu.edu about purchasing it for office computers |
Office computers and computer labs |
| Director's Desk |
Communication and information management system for boards and committees |
Restricted access to faculty and staff |
| IBM PAWS (SPSS) |
Statistics analysis software; includes the Missing Values module and AMOS |
Office computers and computer labs |
| If you need SPSS for home use or for a laptop please email Carlos Miranda. |
Faculty/staff
home use and laptops |
| Students can purchase SPSS at a discounted price by visiting our SPSS purchase web page. Please do not visit our on campus help desk until you have received an email confirming your purchase. |
Students |
| Mathematica |
Mathematical computations |
Office computers and computer labs |
| SAS |
Statistics analysis software |
Office computers and computer labs |
| SAS is available to students for free. However, students must email helpdesk@cgu.edu to set up an appointment for SAS installation. Please note that SAS has strict installation requirements, and it may not be possible to install SAS on your computer. |
Students |
| STATA |
Statistics analysis software |
Networked office computers and computer labs |
| Students can purchase STATA at a discounted price by visiting the STATA online ordering web page. |
Students |
| Blackboard Collaborate |
Web based video conferencing software that includes a whiteboard, desktop sharing, and other teaching tools |
Via the web; please contact helpdesk@cgu.edu for access |
| Qualtrics |
An online service that allows users to easily collect, analyze, and act on large amounts of unstructured data with little or no programming. One can easily create surveys, have people take the surveys, and then analyze the results |
Via the portal at mycampus.cgu.edu |
| Sakai |
Learning management system; every course has a Sakai site automatically created for it; allows for the sharing of resources, collaboration, discussions, etc |
Via the web; please contact helpdesk@cgu.edu for access |
| TurnItIn |
Check documents for plagiarism |
Via the web; please contact helpdesk@cgu.edu for access |
| VTC |
Online video tutorials for many different software, including Microsoft and Adobe products: www.vtc.com |
Via the web; please contact helpdesk@cgu.edu for access |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Used to view PDF files; download the software here |
Via the web |
| Apple QuickTime Player |
Used to view QuickTime movies; download the software here |
Via the web |
| VLC Media Player |
Multimedia player; download the softwre here |
Via the web |
| Diigo |
Store bookmarks, notes and images; access them from anywhere with an internet connection; www.diigo.com |
Cloud based software |
| DropBox |
Store files to Dropbox and access them from anywhere with an internet connection; www.dropbox.com |
Cloud based software |
| Evernote |
Store and organize notes, images, screen shots, web page clippings, etc.; access them from anywhere with an internet connection; www.evernote.com |
Cloud based software |
| Audacity |
Sound recorder and editor; audacity.sourceforge.net |
Open source software |
| GIMP |
Image editor, similar to Adobe Photoshop; www.gimp.org |
Open source software |
| G*Power |
Performs high-precision statistical power analyses for the most common statistical tests in behavioral research; www.psycho.uni-duesseldorf.de/aap/projects/gpower
|
Open source software |
| InfraRecorder |
Software for making CDs & DVDs; infrarecorder.org |
Open source software |
| R |
A language and an environment for statistical computing and graphics; www.r-project.org |
Open source software |
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