For
faculty and staff
Faculty
and staff who have a question, problem, or request can drop in anytime;
however, appointments are strongly encouraged since we are often
out of the office doing on-site visits.
Factulty and staff from Anthropology, Economics, Government, History, Sociology,
AAAS, LACS, LATS, Math and Social Sciences, Native American Studies, and Rockefeller Center,
should contact Barbara Mellert
for support
Faculty and staff from PBS, Education, Geography, Computer Science,
Physics, and Math, should contact Kevin Grady
for support
Services
for faculty and staff include:
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Setup of new computers, including data transferred, applications
installed, core Dartmouth software installed, network and dial-up
configuration.
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Setup of some peripherals, including printers, modems, monitors,
and zip or jazz drives.
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Support of all Dartmouth
supported hardware and software.
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Support of Stata and SPSS statistical applications.
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Troubleshooting and evaluation of computer hardware: either in a
faculty/staff member's office or in SSC.
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BlitzMail account creation for visiting scholars; password resets,
public course folder setups.
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Consultation on purchasing new computer equipment.
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Assistance with downloading data and obtaining codebooks from ICPSR. Social
Science Computing serves as the Official Representative to ICPSR
for Dartmouth College.
Also:
Members of the Academic Computing staff can teach an X-hour for
classes that need help getting started with Stata or SPSS. We
strongly encourage this. It makes it easier for the SSC staff to
manage the influx of students who require this type of help; and
it is easier for the students to get up and running with the software
they need. Handouts from this X-hour can be used by the
student to install the software and get started with it.
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For
students
Dartmouth
students who need help installing Stata or SPSS, or have basic questions
on these applications can get help by visiting the Social
Science Computing Lab in 26 Silsby Hall; or they can make an
appointment, by calling 646-3947 or by sending email.
Students
should also consult the faq list on this website
for answers to many common questions about using Stata and SPSS.
(Students
who need help with other computer concerns, including other applications,
their computer, and the network, should consult the Student Computing
Help Desk. Their number is 646-2999.)
SSC
staff can also download ICPSR data for students if the specific
data sets are identified by the student. Please make an appointment
for help with ICPSR downloads. If the student needs assistance
with finding data, they will be referred to the library and/or the
ICPSR Web site.
SSC
staff cannot provide statistical help. If statistical consultation
is needed, we can refer you to the appropriate person.
Students
can also use the Social Science Computing Lab
for work on social science courses. Lab space is available on a
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