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SAS Resources for Professors and Students

SAS provides the following programs and services to college, university, and community college professors/faculty and students to enhance the use of SAS analytics and solutions in teaching and research.

For professors/instructors:

Home Use availability

SAS PC licenses are available for home use as long as an Academic Home Use Amendment is in place for the license. This means that for every PC license the institution holds, they can also distribute at no additional charge a copy for home use (home pc or laptop) by faculty and students. Use of the software must be for approved Teaching and Academic Research purposes.

[Note: MIT doesn't currently have a centrally managed pool of PC licenses that would qualify for such home use. Users would need to contact their department to find out if any such licenses are available departmentally]

Getting to know SAS Enterprise Guide

http://www.sas.com/govedu/offers/111669/index.html

SAS Enterprise Guide is a powerful Windows application with an easy-to-use graphical user interface designed to enable self-sufficient and fast guided access to much of the analytic power of SAS software.

SAS Online Resources for Statistics Education

http://support.sas.com/training/elearn/statlibrary/index.htm

SAS Online Resources for Statistics Education is ideal for professors who need a convenient supplemental teaching resource and for students who want additional ways to learn. This online resource provides SAS data, practice exercises, simple step-by-step directions for running analyses using SAS Enterprise Guide and thousands of sample questions that can be used for class, homework, quizzes and self-review.

Scholars Digital Library of Analytics

http://sas.ncsu.edu/library/cwis/SPT--Home.php

Library consisting of five peer reviewed collections; data sets, courseware, research papers, coders corner and conferences. Instructors may use material from the library or submit material to be considered for inclusion.

Higher Education Consulting

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/teach.html#curriculum

Assistance in designing your curriculum –one course or a sequence of courses- to incorporate SAS in the classroom.

Academic Trainers Kits

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/teach.html#kits

Provides university instructors with free course materials, slides and data sets, for over 80 courses.

Course Development Mini-Grant Program

Faculty at accredited institutions can apply for software mini-grants. These grants provide SAS software for six months for the purpose of developing a course. For more information, contact: Catherine Gihlstorf, Curriculum Resources Manager (Catherine.Gihlstorf@sas.com)

Software Training

http://support.sas.com/training

To enrich learning in SAS tools we offer a range of training options (Self-Paced eLearning, Live Web Courses, Classroom training) to meet your needs. Professors receive a 50 percent discount on SAS courses. Free SAS Tutorials are available at the following site. http://www.sas.com/apps/elearning/elearning_courses.jsp?cat=Free+Tutorials

Publications from SAS Press

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/services/training.html

Resources for learning and using SAS business intelligence and analytics software. Professors may request complementary desk copies for review.

Global Academic Newsletters

http://www.sas.com/news/newsletter/#academic

These three newsletters focus on business school activities, research initiatives, and student and teacher involvement at research institutions, universities and business schools in partnership with SAS worldwide.

SAS Data Mining Training for Educators

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/services/consulting.html

Annual conference opportunity for university-level professors to learn more about incorporating SAS Enterprise Miner into their curriculum. The conference is free of charge and by invitation only.

SAS Success Stories

http://www.sas.com/success/industry.html#Education

A collection of SAS customers using our software in teaching, research, and administration at colleges and universities.

Certification

http://support.sas.com/certify/

We develop and co-sponsor certification opportunities in areas such as programming and data warehousing.

Data Mining Certificate Program

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/services/consulting.html

SAS will help create certificate programs in data mining for interested universities. Please see the link above for examples of current Data Mining Certificate programs.

SAS User Groups

http://support.sas.com/usergroups/namerica/us.html

Whether you're a seasoned SAS software user with experiences to share or a newcomer who would like to interact with other users, a users group is an excellent way to help you get the most value from the SAS System. SAS offers global, regional, multi-day, and single day meetings. You may sign up for the user group that fits your needs.

For students:

Home Use availability

[Note: MIT doesn't currently have a centrally managed pool of PC licenses that would allow for student home use]

SAS Student Ambassador Program

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/stuamb_overview.html

This program supports student research projects in which SAS data analysis plays a major role and gives student participants the chance to present their research to a global professional audience. Selected students receive the opportunity to have their expenses paid to present their research at SAS Global Forum (formerly known as SUGI).

SAS Fellowship Program

http://www.sas.com/govedu/edu/programs/fellowship2.html

A competitive program that provides a free, six month software grant for select students to use SAS for their research. Students interested in participating must submit an abstract about their research and a project plan.

Student Mentors

Partnering SAS employees with students and educators (primary, secondary, and collegiate) to share expertise. This includes assisting with projects, thesis and doctoral committees, speaking engagements, and other education initiatives.

Software Training

http://support.sas.com/training

To enrich learning in SAS products and solutions, SAS offers a range of training options (Self-Paced eLearning, Live Web Courses, Classroom training). Students receive a 50 percent discount on SAS courses.

Certification Programs

http://support.sas.com/certify/

Helps students hone their SAS skills and showcase their abilities to prospective employers in industries that use data to drive decisions.

SAS Student Groups on Campus

SAS will assist students in creating a user group on campus to connect SAS users in a classroom, academic program, or college/university. Students who would like to create a SAS User Group on campus will have access to a startup kit. This kit includes a charter template and a web page kit. In some cases, we can help arrange speakers to talk to the user groups. For more information, send an email message to: studentprograms@sas.com

The following SAS academic programs and services may be available in some targeted areas:

Faculty Lunch and Learn

Provides an opportunity for faculty to learn more about how SAS can be applied to enhance both teaching and research.

Student Brown Bag

Provides a relaxed forum in which students and SAS professionals can meet for lunch or a series of lunches on your campus to share best practices in business, education administration, and public administration and policy.

Distinguished Speaker Series

SAS senior-level managers visit college and university campuses to share their experiences and real-world knowledge of how organizations use technology to improve how they operate and do business.