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Lab rules and policies

  • The BA PC Lab is for the use of BA faculty, BA staff and BA students only.
  • 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.
  • User accounts and passwords are strictly personal and non-transferable. Sharing your account or password with others is prohibited.
  • Reserving or occupying communal spaces and facilities with unattended personal belongings is NOT allowed.
  • The BA PC Lab takes no responsibility for the security of personal belongings. Users should always take care of their possessions.
  • The BA PC Lab will remove any personal items left unattended.
  • 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 or eating.
  • Help keep the lab areas clean and tidy.
  • Equipment should be handled with care. Users are liable for damages caused by negligence.
  • Report any malfunction of workstations or printers to staff 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)

Adobe Reader
Alteryx Designer (non-admin version)
Anaconda 3 – 2024.02-1
Anaconda Navigator 2.6.0
Arena 32 bit 15.10.00001 #
doPDF 11.9 build 462
FileZilla FTP Client
FTS System Manager 1.0
GNU Octave 9.1.0
Google Chrome
IrfanView 64 bit
jamovi 2.5.3.0 #
Microsoft Edge
MiKTeX 24.4
Mozilla Firefox
MS Office 2021
MS Power BI Desktop 2.128.952.0
MS Visual Studio Code 1.90.1
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 3.12.3
R 4.3.3
Rapid Miner Studio 10.3.1 #
Rstudio 2024.04.26 build 764
RealPlayer
SAS 9.4
SPSS 29
Tableau Desktop 2024.1.1 #
Texmaker 5.1.4 #
VLC Media Player
Windows Media Player
WinRAR
WinSCP
Zoom (lectern only)

In specific lab(s)

Software Location
ARGUS Developer 615 (50 licenses)
ARGUS eNTERPRISE 615 (50 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.

Login information will be sent to your @link email on the next working day.

Accounts for 2024 year one students

BA Lab account details have been sent to year one BA students by email. Please check your @link email account for email subject “CUHK BA Lab account information 2024″.

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