Emory's Social Science Computing Center

The Social Science Computing Center, located on the first floor of Tarbutton Hall, supports graduate students and honors undergraduates in Political Science and Sociology. This facility focuses support on research methods in the social sciences and the presentation of research methodology and results. We have a wide variety of quantitative (statistics) and qualitative analysis software, and spaces for collaboration in addition to the 29 individual workstations. The Center also supports one advanced electronic classroom for Social Science classes that aggressively use computer technology.

Location and Operation

Social Science Computing Center - Tarbutton Hall Room 120

Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
24-hour access for graduate and honors students in Political Science and Sociology.

Resources

The Social Science Computing Center staff is available by appointment and as-available for consultation on methodological issues in social sciences research. For data issues, please contact Rob O'Reilly in the Electronic Data Center, located in Woodruff Library.

Facilities

The Center includes one main computer work area, coupled with the computer classroom and collaborative spaces.

The Center's collaborative spaces enables group learning and problem-solving. We provide one dedicated 'soft space' with comfortable seating, privacy screens, and a 42" plasma monitor that can be controlled by users' laptops using the TeamSpot software, or using a wireless keyboard and mouse. A second space with a 42" plasma monitor is available with two fixed PCs and one laptop space. One PC or a laptop can control the plasma monitor.