SAS Opens Up SAS OnDemand for Academics

  • By Dian Schaffhauser
  • 03/18/08
SAS has broadened the availability of SAS OnDemand for Academics, a service that allows faculty and students to integrate advanced data analysis in their teaching and learning activities. Users register for the service, download a SAS software application via the Web, and then perform processing by connecting to a hosted server at SAS.

In a statement, the company said the program has been in use during the past year by a limited number of professors and students, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

"SAS OnDemand for Academics allows students to download SAS on their own computers, avoid the hassle of trying to use computer labs and perform statistical analysis at their own convenience," said Dr. Michael Sobczak, visiting professor. "It is a good way for students to have easy access to a very versatile and powerful program."

To use SAS OnDemand for Academics, instructors connect to a secure Web site to register, create or update courses and download course software for free. Students then register and download software for the created course. By secure credit card transaction, students pay a per-course fee that is approximately the price of a textbook, according to the company.

The vendor is currently testing access through SAS OnDemand for Academics to SAS Enterprise Miner, an advanced predictive modeling product, and JMP Statistical Discovery Software.

About the Author

Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.

Featured

  • MathGPT

    MathGPT AI Tutor Now Out of Beta

    Ed tech provider GotIt! Education has announced the general availability of MathGPT, an AI tutor and teaching assistant for foundational math support.

  • person signing a bill at a desk with a faint glow around the document. A tablet and laptop are subtly visible in the background, with soft colors and minimal digital elements

    California Governor Signs AI Content Safeguards into Law

    California Governor Gavin Newsom has officially signed off on a series of landmark artificial intelligence bills, signaling the state’s latest efforts to regulate the burgeoning technology, particularly in response to the misuse of sexually explicit deepfakes. The legislation is aimed at mitigating the risks posed by AI-generated content, as concerns grow over the technology's potential to manipulate images, videos, and voices in ways that could cause significant harm.

  • white desk with an open digital tablet showing AI-related icons like gears and neural networks

    Elon University and AAC&U Release Student Guide to AI

    A new publication from Elon University 's Imagining the Digital Future Center and the American Association of Colleges and Universities offers students key principles for navigating college in the age of artificial intelligence.

  • abstract technology icons connected by lines and dots

    Digital Layers and Human Ties: Navigating the CIO's Dilemma in Higher Education

    As technology permeates every aspect of life on campus, efficiency and convenience may come at the cost of human connection and professional identity.