Instructional Computer Labs | Fort Lauderdale Campus

The Instructional Computer Lab is available to all faculty and staff wishing to teach courses or hold seminars in computer-equipped facilities.

This lab is permanently equipped with different types of multimedia equipment. For example, they all have ceiling-mounted projectors and computers, and document cameras, among other features and/or capabilities.

For more information about the Fort Lauderdale Campus Instructional Computer Lab, please contact Joe Sher (Academic Computer Labs Manager) at 954-762-5194.

Hardware Available


Overall, there are five instructional computer labs in the Fort Lauderdale campus, featuring a total of 45 PCs and 57 Macs. Below is a description of the facility:

Room Qty. PC Type OS Memory Hard Drive Processor
Room
HEC-608
Qty.
25
PC Type
Dell Precision T3610
OS
Windows 10
Memory
16 GB
Hard Drive
2 TB SATA
Processor
3.7 GHz Intel Xeon
Room
HEC-911
Qty.
20
PC Type
Dell Precision T3600
OS
Windows 10
Memory
16 GB
Hard Drive
446 GB SSD
Processor
3.6 GHz Intel Xeon
Room
HEC-914
Qty.
20
PC Type
Apple iMacs
OS
MacOS 10.15
Memory
8 GB
Hard Drive
1 TB SATA
Processor
3.2 GHz Quad I5
Room
HEC-918
Qty.
20
PC Type
Apple iMacs
OS
MacOS 10.15
Memory
16 GB
Hard Drive
1 TB SATA
Processor
R9 M380 AMD 2 GB
Room
HEC-1009
Qty.
17
PC Type
Apple iMacs
OS
MacOS 10.15
Memory
16 GB
Hard Drive
1 TB SATA
Processor
3.4 GHz Quad I5

Software Available


Faculty members who need to request additional software in a classroom or in a computer lab should submit a request via the FAU Help Desk at least 30 days in advance. If the software is not licensed through OIT, the department or college may be required to provide software licenses. The following is a list of software packages available in the instructional computer labs.

Software Package HEC-608 HEC-911 HEC-914 HEC-918 HEC-1009
Software Package
Adobe Acrobat Pro
HEC-608
HEC-911
HEC-914
HEC-918
HEC-1009
Software Package
Adobe Creative Cloud Suite CC
HEC-608
HEC-911
HEC-914
HEC-918
HEC-1009
Software Package
Browsers: Safari, FireFox, & Chrome
HEC-608
HEC-911
HEC-914
HEC-918
HEC-1009
Software Package
Autodesk Maya
HEC-608
HEC-911
HEC-914
HEC-918
HEC-1009
Software Package
MS-Office Professional Plus 2019
HEC-608
HEC-911
HEC-914
HEC-918
HEC-1009
Software Package
Autodesk Revit
HEC-608
HEC-911
HEC-914
 
HEC-918
 
HEC-1009
 
Software Package
Rhinoceros
HEC-608
HEC-911
HEC-914
 
HEC-918
 
HEC-1009
 
Software Package
Sketchup
HEC-608
HEC-911
HEC-914
 
HEC-918
 
HEC-1009