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Business Research Basics

This page lists commonly used software tools for business research and analysis. It includes both UD-supported, library-supported, and Lerner-supported software, along with access and training information where available.

Software and Apps

University of Delaware students, faculty, and staff can download software licensed for their use from UDeploy.

Everyone at UD

The following software might be helpful for business research and can be downloaded by University of Delaware students, faculty, and staff. For a complete list of available software, please visit UDeploy

UD Faculty and Staff

The following software might be helpful for business research and can be downloaded by University of Delaware faculty and staff. For a complete list of available software, please visit UDeploy

Lerner College

Lerner IT provides the following services and resources to Lerner faculty and student researchers. For a complete list, please visit Lerner's Research Services & Databases webpage.

Lerner Research Software

The Lerner IT team can provide the Lerner community with several software options for resources for use on desktop and laptop computers. Please contact Lerner IT for further information.

Available Software Packages Provided by Lerner IT

The following is a list of commonly licensed software packages are available through Lerner IT directly:

  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
  • EViews
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Office Project Professional
  • Microsoft Visio Professional
  • MATLAB
  • R
  • SAS

The following software is licensed per-individual by the College. Please contact Lerner IT for ordering information.

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • EViews

UD licensed
Software provided by the University is often ordered on a case-by-case basis, and may require a purpose code to complete the ordering process. Please contact Lerner IT for a quote and more information.

  • MiniTab
  • SPSS
  • Stata

 

High performance cluster software
A variety of software packages can also be found for use on the DARWIN High Performance Cluster. For more information and to potentially gain access to DARWIN, please review the UD IT Research Computing Computational Resources page for the cluster.


Ordering Software from Lerner IT

Lerner College and University have secured multiple agreements with software partners. These partnerships sometimes offer software at discounted prices specifically for education and non-commercial research. If you are a member of the Lerner community and require licensed software for your University system that is not on this list, please contact Lerner IT. They can make direct orders leveraging these discounts and can manage procurement, delivery and installation for you.

UD Remote Computer Labs

The software below is available in Remote Computer Labs, which can be used through your web browser. The software may be used for faculty and student classwork, but may not be used for research. Please the Remote Computer Labs support site for details on accessing these services.

Lerner Virtual Computer Lab

Lerner College Virtual Computer Lab

Lerner College offers a virtual computer lab. The Apporto Virtual Lab is an online extension of physical lab space. The Virtual Lab is being offered to students enrolled in classes in the Lerner College of Business and Economics. For more information, visit  Lerner's Virtual Lab information page. To access the Virtual Lab, log in at: https://udel.apporto.com