Did you know that UW offers the following....

 NVivo Software

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1. NVivo- Qualitative Data Analysis Software for Researchers software is used by all faculties at the University of Waterloo. It is intended to help qualitative researchers organize and analyze non-numerical or unstructured data. It allows users to classify, sort and arrange information; examine relationships in the data; and combine analysis with linking, shaping, searching and modelling.

2. NVivo is available upon request to faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students at the University of Waterloo for learning, teaching or research purposes at no cost.
   
   More information: NVivo - IST Knowledge Base - Confluence (atlassian.net).

Online Training Resources:

• University Information Services - Staff Learning & Development - course description: "NVIVO: Free Webinars (Online)" (cam.ac.uk)

 Zoom Software

Zoom provides videotelephony and online chat services through a cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform and is used for teleconferencing, telecommuting, distance education, and social interactions. Zoom offers two types of virtual room services:

• Meetings - designed to be a collaborative event with all participants being able to screen share, turn on their video and audio, and see who else is in attendance.

• Webinars - designed so that the host and any designated panelists can share their video, audio and screen. Webinars allow view-only attendees. They have the ability to interact via Q&A, Chat, and answering polling questions. The host can also unmute the attendees
  
  

• Integration with Microsoft Outlook options
  
  More information: Collaboration - Zoom - IST Service Catalogue - Confluence (atlassian.net)

 YubiKey Tokens - Two-Factor Autentication

A YubiKey, shown below, is a personal device assigned to a user which allows them to authenticate with DUO (2 factor authentication). The YubiKeys will need to be plugged into the users device (ex. computer) and will provide a code to enter as their second password when prompted. Most computers interpret the key as a secondary keyboard device.

More information: Tokens: YubiKeys - IST Knowledge Base - Confluence (atlassian.net)

More Campus Licensed Software

Additional campus licensed software available: Licenced software at the University of Waterloo - IST Service Catalogue - Confluence (atlassian.net)