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The tutorials presented in this guide represent some of the software tools used by FAU researchers, postdocs and students for their academic work. The types of software include graphics programs, statistics analysis, data analysis, qualitative analysis, document processing and programming languages.

The information here is meant to give a description and introduction to the different software programs. Some of the software is open source or otherwise freely available, but much of it will require a subscription or purchase to use the program. Links to availability through FAU will be provided where they are available. Check with your department for software availability as well; many departments will purchase access to key software products for their faculty and students but must keep access to the software restricted due to licensing requirements.

Training Resources

Training: Formal and Self-Paced

Coursera Courses are free but require payment for a certificate. Thousands of courses offered from major institutions.
Udemy Pay for courses Thousands of courses. Large discounts are regularly offered.
Esri Academy: Creators of ArcGIS ESRI, the creator of GIS products, offers many free asynchronous or live courses.
EdX See free or at-cost online courses offered by many universities. Topics include data science, statistics, research methods, and more. Certificates are available with course purchase, and options for earing a Bachelors or a Masters Degree are also offered..
Wolfram U A suite of online classes in computational science and Wolfram language offered self-paced or live.

Books in the Library

O'Reilly for Higher Education Provides an on-demand digital library that delivers content in both book and video form from leading authors in technology and business. Formerly Safari Books Online. Generously funded by the FAU Student Government Association.
FAU Library Catalog Search for books, DVDs, and other items owned by FAU.

FAU Apps

Not all of the software programs in this guide are available through FAU. The FAU Virtual Apps page lists the software that is available to all FAU students and faculty. Additional software programs may be available through specific colleges and departments and on the computers in the FAU Computer Labs. Software programs may be discontinued or added at any time and may vary by location, so check with OIT or the appropriate department to verify what software is available for use.

FAU Virtual Apps

ArcCatalog
ArcGlobe 10
ArcMap 10
ArcScene 10
Atlas.ti
SPSS
Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Minitab
R Studio

College of Engineering & Computer Science

Software Support: Contact the Engineering Technology Services Group

SolidWorks
Matlab
Ansys
Lamp
MySQL

FAU Computer Labs (including FAU Library computers)

Microsoft Office Suite
SQLPlus
Oracle
Matlab
Minitab
SPSS

College of Science, Department of Geosciences

Software Support: Send request to geohelpdesk@fau.edu

ArcGIS
Erdas Imagine
ENVI
eCognition
PythonWin
SPSS

FAU Library Computers - selected computers

Adobe Creative Cloud, including Adobe Acrobat Pro
Final Cut Pro X Suite
Python
VMware Horizon Client
Xcode