Computer and Information Systems

SPSS
SPU has a limited license for SPSS that is installed in most avademic labs and classrooms. This product can also be installed under "work-at-home-rights" on home computers of faculty for instructional/academic purposes. This software is not available for checkout/download by students. Student access to this software is available in all computer labs and classrooms. Faculty may check out an install disk from the CIS Help Desk with a valid faculty/staff ID card. The software license will need to be renewed yearly through your CIS Micro team representative. If a faculty member would like the software installed on the computer in their SPU office, they should also contact their CIS Micro team representative.

SPU has licensed SPSS Base, SPSS Advanced Statistics, SPSS Professional Statistics and AMOS. There are many other software modules that are provided by SPSS, but we are not licensed to use or install them.

Additional information about SPSS can be found on the SPSS Web Site.

Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for download from Adobe's website. This free reader is an unrestricted download and is available to anyone on the Internet. This program does not have the ability to create, modify or write PDF files.

Adobe Acrobat Professional is licensed for use on campus owned computers in labs, classrooms and offices. Faculty and staff should talk to their micro rep in order to install the software. This software is not available for checkout/download by students. Student access to this software is available in all computer labs and classrooms. Additional information can be found on the Adobe Web Site.

Specialized Software in Academic Labs
For more infmation regarding specific labs please see our Academic Computer Labs page.

McKenna	Dick Sleight sl8@spu.edu
Library	Mark Barany mark@spu.edu
Otto Miller / Science	Brad Gjerding bradg@spu.edu
Classroom Computers	Daryl Siu dsbruin@spu.edu

How To:

Computers in academic computer labs and instructional classrooms will require you to log in using your SPU Username and password.

Common Problems:

If the software you need is not available on your computer, please contact your CIS Micro Team representative.