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Computing Services

Computer Laboratory - Ger 230
  Telephone : (213) 740 1738
Email: gerolab@usc.edu

Monday Through Friday  - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday, Sunday and holidays - Closed

Gerontology Computing Services Staff
May Ng - IT Director mayng@usc.edu
Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun - Systems Analyst/Computer Lab Manager csun@usc.edu
Hiang-Ting Boo - Computer Consultant hboo@usc.edu
Michael Luk - Computer Consultant lukm@usc.edu
Philip Wong - Computer Consultant philipwo@usc.edu

The Gerontology IT/Computing Services provides guidance, resources, and instruction to Gerontology faculty, teaching assistants, research assistants and staff to enhance learning and teaching at the School of Gerontology through the effective use of digital and communications technology. It provides the faculty and the students with the computing resources, hardware, software, and capable staff, at central locations to help them excel in their academic endeavors. We offer a wide variety of software applications and multimedia tools.

The Gerontology Computer User Lab is open to gerontology faculty, students, TAs/RAs and staff directly supporting faculty and researches. The user lab is reserved for teaching gerontology classes and training workshops.

The Computer Lab contains 24 networked multimedia workstations for general use and one instructor’s station. There are 25 Pentium IV computer systems with LCD flat panel color displays. A permanent LCD projector displays the instructor's workstation on a large screen at the front of the computer lab. Word processing, spreadsheets, presentation application, electronic mail, internet applications, statistical data analysis programs, and anti-virus software are available for use in the Lab. The Student Computer User Lab has a networked laser printer to provide printing from every workstation in the lab.

The following software applications are available on the PC's in the Computer Lab:

  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Word XP
  • Microsoft Excel XP
  • Microsoft PowerPoint XP
  • Netscape Navigator
  • Internet Explorer
  • Telnet, FTP
  • Norton Anti-Virus
  • SAS analytical software
  • SPSS analytical software

Computing Links

    1. Wireless Connection Guide: Step-by-step instructions on establishing access to the wireless network.

    2. USC Webmail: Access your USC e-mail account through the iPlanet Messenger.

    3. ISD Alerts and System Status
    4. Download Anti-virus and Email client
    5. Connecting to the Internet - USC Dialup
    6. New Students - USC Computing Resources
    7. First Login
    8. Setting up Eudora
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