Policy Sciences Research Center

Raubinger Hall, Room 203

The Policy Sciences Research Center houses a state-of-the-art facility that faculty and students (both graduate and undergraduate) of the Department of Political Science utilize to fulfill the methodological and general research based-instructional objectives of the department. The lab is utilized and available for use from Monday through Friday throughout the semester. Presently, the lab houses 20 Desk-top PC stations, a laser printer, a PC station dedicated for instructors only, and a dry-erase white board for instructional use. The PCs contain the more well-known software packages in word processing, database, and spreadsheet applications. Also, they contain internet browsers, simulations and statistical packages, and specialized Political Science-related databases that are available to students. In addition to the normal instructional use of the lab, upon consulting with and gaining the approval of the coordinator, Political Science students may be allowed to access the facility to pursue independent work on more time-consuming projects. Furthermore, on occasion the lab serves as a site for Information-Technology based workshops designed to enhance student skill development in various technical/research based areas.

The current Lab Coordinator is Dr. Arnold Lewis, Raubinger Hall, Room 410, 973-720-3873, lewisar@wpunj.edu.