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Leaving staff

Email account will be disabled at midnight on the contract end date. Apply for account extension at the ITSC at least 3 weeks in advance if required (https://www.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/all-it/accounts-and-access/staff-student-account#tab_4).

Set up email forwarding and/or automatic reply if required.

Handover project account(s) and setup 2FA if required (especially if the account(s) is accessible only by the leaving staff). Multiple 2FA devices can be linked to one project account, therefore it is possible for more than one colleague to setup 2FA for a single project account.
ITSC DUO 2FA setup: https://duo.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/

To setup email forwarding:

Login to Outlook Web Access https://outlook.office.com
Click on the “gear” icon on the top-right, enter “forwarding” in the search box then click on “Forwarding”.
Click on the “Enable forwarding” checkbox, enter the email address to forward to, then click on “Save”.

To setup automatic reply:

Login to Outlook Web Access https://outlook.office.com
Click on the “gear” icon on the top-right, enter “auto” in the search box then click on “Automatic replies”.
Switch “Automatic replies on”, make settings as required then click on “Save”.

Lab rules and policies

The BA PC Lab is for the use of BA faculty, BA staff and BA students only.
User accounts and passwords are not transferable. Giving away user account and password to others is strictly prohibited.
BA courses that require computing facilities for teaching have higher priority to use the PC Lab. Users should always refer to the lab reservation schedule posted on the door to plan their work. Also, users are required to leave the lab area 10 minutes before the scheduled class begins.
Users should bring their own USB Memory Key / DVD-R / DVD-RW for data storage.
Users should not attempt to write data to the LAN server, nor to copy files from the LAN.
Alien software, computer games and non-course related work are prohibited.
No foul/rough language or gesture.
No drinking, eating or smoking.
Equipment should be handled with care. Users are liable for damages caused by negligence.
Software reference manuals are for in-lab reading only.
Help keep the lab areas clean and tidy.
Report any malfunction of workstations or printers to consultant on duty immediately.
No manual feeding to any printer is allowed, use only paper supplied by the lab.
Users who fail to meet the rules will have their names recorded and reported. Their accounts could be suspended for a period of time as decided by the BA PC Lab Committee.

Software list

In all labs (# = except room 409, * = in VMWare virtual machine)

Adobe Reader
Alteryx Designer (non-admin version) 2023.3.1.486
Anaconda 3 – 2023.03-1
Anaconda Navigator 2.4.1
Arena 32 bit 15.10.00001 #
doPDF 11.8 build 404
FileZilla FTP Client
FTS System Manager 1.0
GNU Octave 8.2.0
Google Chrome
IrfanView 64 bit
jamovi 2.3.26.0 #
K-Lite Codec Pack
Kaspersky Antivirus
Microsoft Edge
MiKTeX 23.5
Mozilla Firefox
MS Office 2021 (Office 2019 in 409)
MS Power BI Desktop 2.116.966.0
MS Visual Studio Code 1.78.2
Palisade DecisionTools v7.6.1 #
      > @Risk 7.6.1
      > Evolver 7.6.1
      > NeuralTools 7.6.1
      > PrecisionTree 7.6.1
      > BigPicture 2016
      > StatTools 7.6.1
      > TopRank 7.6.1
Panopto 64bit (lectern only) #
Python 64 bit 3.11.3 (v3.10.4 in 409)
R 4.3.0
Rapid Miner Studio 10.1.002 #
Rstudio 2023.03.1 build 446
RealPlayer
SAS 9.4
SPSS 27
Tableau Desktop 2023.1.0 #
Tableau Prep Builder 23.10.23.0214.0805 #
Texmaker 5.1.4 #
VLC Media Player
Windows Media Player
WinRAR
WinSCP
Zoom (lectern only)

In specific lab(s)
* = in VMWare virtual machine

Software	Location
ARGUS Developer	615 * (60 licenses)
Bloomberg	409 (14 licenses) 410 (1 license)
Refinitiv Eikon (Thomson Reuters Eikon)	409 (10 licenses) 410 (1 license)
Stata MP v15.1	409 (50 licenses)

Printing

Payment method: Octopus card

Black & White
A4 single side or duplex front page: HK$ 0.3/page
A4 duplex rear page: HK$ 0.2/page

Colour
A4 single side or duplex front page: HK$ 2.0/page
A4 duplex rear page: HK$ 1.5/page

Forgot password

If you’ve forgotten your password, you can submit a password reset form. Please come to the lab office counter during office hours to submit the form in person.

Please present your student ID card for verification when submitting the password reset form. No other forms of identification will be accepted.

* Password reset will take ONE working day.

New password will be sent to your @link email on the next working day.

Accounts for non-BA major / exchange students

Non-BA major or exchange students taking any BA course that requires to use the lab can apply for a lab account.

You will need to fill in the Individual / Temporary User Account Application form (can be obtained at the lab counter or downloaded here). The form must be endorsed by a BA staff, deparment or program office. Endorsement by non-BA units will not be accepted.

Please submit a hard copy of the form in person at the lab office counter during office hours. Your student ID card is required for verification when submitting the account application form. No other forms of identification will be accepted.

* Account creation will take ONE working day.

Accounts for 2023 year one students

BA Lab account details have been sent to year one BA undergraduate students by email. Please check the @link email account for email subject “CUHK BA Lab account information 2023″.

For queries, Please proceed to the BA Lab counter at room 406, Cheng Yu Tung Building.