Political Science Computer
Lab
Ross Hall, Room 10
This lab is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Welcome to the homepage for the Political Science Computer Lab. Below
are some instructions about Lab operations, but it’s important to
know about the origin, purpose, availability, and usage of the Lab.
The Lab, located in 10 Ross Hall, was created in July 2002 through
a generous grant from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Computer
Advisory Committee (LASCAC). It continues to receive funding from
LASCAC on a year-to-year basis, and the Department has enhanced its
operation with such support. The educational purposes of the Lab are
threefold (a) to enhance the quality of our current computer-based
courses; (b) to move the Department in the direction of developing
more such technologically based courses; and (c) to enable all ISU
students ready access to high-quality computing facilities.
The Lab currently consists of ten workstations equipped with Dell
computers and the latest software (including Stata and SPSS for statistical
analyses). The Lab is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the academic
year and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the summer months.
The use of the Lab has increased dramatically since its inception
and currently averages about 200 users per week. While over one-third
of the recent users have come from Political Science, students from
other disciplines (including English, History, Psychology, Art and
Design, Pre-Business, Spanish, Biology, and Journalism and Mass Communications)
are Lab users. All ISU students are invited to utilize the Political
Science Computer Lab. Welcome!
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