Why do the Business and Psychology Laptop Programs use different Computer Platforms?
Haub School of Business students and Psychology students have different computing needs. The Psychology department specifies the Apple platform for two major reasons: 1. All of the tenured/tenure-track Psychology faculty use an Apple computer as their primary office computer and are thus more comfortable teaching on the platform 2. Post Hall, the building in which the Psychology department resides, has classrooms, computer labs, and research labs that are mostly equipped with Apple computers. The initial decision to be an Apple-based laptop program that was made when the program was first piloted in 1998 was due to the fact that the majority of the Psychology professors at the time preferred the Apple platform. HSB students are required to use several business applications such as finance, accounting, and stock programs that are only compatible with the Windows platform. For example, SAP software is required for all Accounting majors and it is only supported on the Windows platform.
