Psychology faculty may reserve any of the classrooms in the Psychology Building via Microsoft Outlook or schedule them with Rachel Garrett (psych-reservations@illinois.edu)  in room 321 Psychology by submitting the Room Reservation Request Form. After all registered courses have been scheduled, the classrooms are available for reserving research studies. When feasible, additional software for a research study can be installed. The IT staff should be given adequate time for any installations and system changes. During any unscheduled, open hours when a computer classroom is free, department faculty, staff, students, and others enrolled in Psychology classes using our computer classrooms are welcome to use the computers for their homework and own personal research. Open periods may be found through the Microsoft Outlook room calendars.

All classrooms include

  • Computers
    An instructor computer with a connected projection system, and computers for the students.
  • Printing
    Printing to a black and white laser printer in the classroom. Printing accounts must be set up in advance.
  • Reservations
    Available for registered courses and research studies during open periods when registered courses are not scheduled.
  • Software
    We will try to accommodate any requests for software not already installed. View the current list of software below. All of our software runs under the 64-bit MS Windows 7 operating system.
  • Logins
    Logins are through the campus Active Directory system.

Room Locations and Descriptions

  • 35 Psychology
    This is a locked computer lab with eight computers. Six of the computers are in individual satellite rooms which works well if you are running subjects and need privacy. In the main room area, there is a central table which can seat 12-15.  
  • 37 Psychology
    This is a locked computer lab with 12 computers. Nine of the computers are in individual satellite rooms which works well if you are running subjects and need privacy. In the main room area, there is a central table which can seat 12-15. 
  • 219A Psychology
    This classroom is open 24/7. It has 25 computers, 24 student computers and one instructor computer with an attached projector. Research studies may be scheduled in this classroom after all classes from the campus course catalog have been scheduled.
  • 453D Psychology
    This classroom has 25 computers, 24 student computers and one instructor computer with an attached projector.

Research studies may be scheduled in this classroom after all classes from the campus course catalog have been scheduled. For additional information concerning research projects in our computer classrooms, please contact the IT Staff.

Software List for Each Classroom (as of October 20, 2021)

  • 7-Zip x64
  • Adobe Reader
  • Adobe Acrobat DC
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Box Drive
  • Google Chrome
  • Matlab 2021a — Includes the PsychToolBox tools
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • MS Office 365 Enterprise Suite
  • Mplus Demo
  • SAS 9.4
  • Skype for Business
  • SPSS 27

Additional software may be added / licensed upon request. Please contact us at psych-help@illinois.edu for assistance!

Multimedia in Room 219a

The multimedia projector located on the ceiling in the back of the room allows you to project the display of either the instructor's Dell computer at the front of the room, or optionally a laptop display, on to the large screen at the front of the room.

To use the projector:

  1. If you are going to use the instructor's PC located at the front of the room, power it up and login.
  2. Or, if you have a laptop (PC or Mac) that you would like to use, connect it to the 15 pin video jack located on the switch box on the wall next to the DELL PC and power up your laptop. The video output from the laptop display will then be projected on the large wall screen.
  3. Press the remote control's Power button located in the top, right corner of the unit.
  4. Wait a few moments, it will take a minute or two for the display to come up on the large wall screen.
  5. You should now see whatever is on your computer display projected on the large wall screen in the front of the room.
  6. If you see a "no signal" displayed on the large screen, then the video from the computer you are using is not getting sent to the projector. This could be due to a bad video cable, bad connection, or the PC or laptop not being powered on.
  7. When you are finished, power down the projector by pressing the remote control's Power button once. A box will come up on the large wall screen telling you to press the Power button again if you want to power down the projector.