Programs
EPLS Research Lab
The EPLS Policy Studies Computer Lab is located in N494 Lindquist Center. It was created in the summer of 1996 and contains a multitude of hardware and software resources for both IBM and Macintosh platforms.
Designed to facilitate research and policy analysis by faculty and graduate students, the EPLS Lab also assists professors and teaching assistants with classroom instruction. By enhancing the division's commitment to teaching, research, and service, the EPLS Lab plays an important role in the EPLS division's preparation of future researchers and policymakers.
Faculty Contact
Brian An, brian-an@uiowa.edu
Graduate Lab Contact
Celine Fender, celine-fender@uiowa.edu
Research Links
- American Sociological Review
- American Journal of Sociology
- Sociology of Education
- Forum for Qualitative Social Research
- Social Forces: International Journal of Social Research
- Sociological Methods and Research Journals
- European Sociological Review
- Journal of Social Structure
- International Studies in Sociology of Education
- Informing Science (Information Technology Journal)
- Education and Educational Research Journals
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- JSTOR
- Tech Review (MIT's Magazine of Innovation)
- Journal of Statistics Education
- The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness -- UTPA Links
- UI Library
Software
- UI Virtual Desktop
Virtual Desktop offers programs in quantitative and qualitative data analysis for free to students through the internet. Programs include: MATLAB, Minitab, Mplus, R, RStudio, SAS, SPSS and the Microsoft Office Suite. - UI ITS Software Download Site
Free software downloads available to UI students.
Web Page Design
- Web Monkey
- Web Developer's Journal
GIS Resources
- Census Mapping Data (FCC)
- Maps and References (U of I)
- Geocoding Issues. Mapping, and Techniques
- GIS Internet Resources
- MapInfo-L Clearinghouse
- MapXite Development
- Eagle Geocoder (Input an address and the Eagle Geocoder will return the following data: full Zip Code, latitude and longitude, County, Urbanized Area Code, Population Density, Minor Civil Division, Place, Tract, and BlockGroup. You may also request a map with the address pinpointed on it.)
Qualitative Resources
Quantitative Resources
- Excel and SAS
- SPSS Home Page
- SAS Home Page
- Statistical Reference Datasets
- UCLA Institute for Digital Research and Education Stata Resources
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- 1990 Census Mapping Project and the School District Data
Census Information
N494 Lindquist Center
Phone: (319) 335-5302
Fax: (319) 384-0587
coe-epls@uiowa.edu
Mailing Address:
EPLS
N491 Lindquist Center
College of Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1529
News
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People
Kenneth Brown
Departmental Executive Officer
N491 Lindquist Center
kenneth-g-brown@uiowa.edu