The Oakland University Virtual Computer labs make software and compute resources available to students through a web browser.
Who is Eligible?
Active Faculty or Staff
How to Connect
From any device with a web browser connect to https://oakland.apporto.com/ and log with your NetID. Select the software you want to run.
An end user guide is available at https://www.apporto.com/helpcenter
OU General Academic Lab
Approximate Capacity
Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in an Oakland University course.
Software Available:
- Microsoft Word 2019
- Microsoft Access 2019
- Microsoft Excel 2019
- Microsoft Powerpoint 2019
- IBM SPSS 26
- Minitab
- Populus
- PSPP
- Ubuntu Linux Desktop environment with:
- Gimp
- Go
- LaTeX with TeXstudio
- Pandoc
- PyCharm Community
- Python
- R and R studio
- Visual Studio Code
College of Arts and Sciences Lab
Approximate Capacity
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an Oakland University course.
Software Available
- Everything in the General Academic Lab
- ArcGis
Virtual Media Lab
Capacity
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in one of the following courses ART 1002, ART 1004, ART 1130. Art 2200, ART 2400, ART 3000, ART 3280, ART 3450, ART 4988.
Software Available
- Everything in the General Academic Lab
- Office 2019
- Photoshop
- inDesign
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Illustrator
*Pending approval, license purchasing, or installation
Engineering and Computer Science Lab
Approximate Capacity
Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a SECS course.
Software Available
- Everything in the General Academic Lab
- CATIA
School of Business Administration
Approximate Capacity
Software Available
- Everything in the General Academic Lab
- Palisade @RISK
- Palisade MeuralTools
- Palisade PrecisionTree
- Palisade StatTools
- Palisade !Toprank
- Tableau
Additional Support
- OU Technology Center
- 44 Oakland Center
- Rochester, MI 48309-4479
- (248) 370-4357
- Office Hours: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm