The mandate of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Computing Office is to provide a wide range of computing and consulting support for students, faculty and staff of Applied Health Sciences. The Computing Office maintains several Unix servers for general computing and especially for the analysis of large statistical databases.
The Computing Office also maintains a Waterloo Nexus network for students that provides access to a full range of PC-based software, including Windows applications, word processing, graphics software and statistical applications. Both wired and wireless Internet access is provided for World Wide Web availability including email.
In the research labs, many other forms of computing and testing equipment are supported. Equipment varies by area of study and includes highly specialized commercial and custom equipment.
Computing and statistical consulting are provided on a regular basis. Courses on the use of equipment and software are offered frequently both by the Applied Health Sciences Computing Office and by Information Systems and Technology.