Computing

Taubman College maintains an environment in which information technology is easily accessible and available to the Taubman College community. We manage several high-end technology enhanced classrooms, digital fabrication labs, a spatial and statistical analysis lab, various computer clusters with high-end windows workstations, public printers, high-end plotters, scanners, wireless and wired networks, and various state of the art software packages, including Adobe Creative Cloud, ArcGIS, SPSS, the 2021 versions of AutoCAD, Revit, 3DS Max, Rhino 6.0, ZBrush 2019.  Various IT services are provided to students, staff and faculty. Our goal is to provide a computing environment that supports learning, design, planning, and research at every level.

• Computer recommendations for incoming students
• University of Michigan resources for incoming students
• Tech Shop (formerly Computer Showcase) - University owned and operated tech store
• Virtual Sites -- University computers accessible via the web
• Duderstadt Center GroundWorks Media Conversion Lab
• Duderstadt Center XR Visualization Spaces

Public Printers

Students get $24 of free printing per semester provided by the University and available either via the web, by using MPrint, or directly from College lab computers. When using MPrint, look for these printers:

• Art Architecture Building Rm 3100 Multi
• Art Architecture Building Rm 3100 Color
• Art Architecture Building Rm 3158 Multi
• Art Architecture Building Rm 3158 Color Multi
• Art Architecture Building Rm 1221 Multi
• Art Architecture Building Rm 1248 Multi
• Art Architecture Building Rm 2225

Public scanner locations

• Art Architecture Building Rm 3100 Multi
• Art Architecture Building Rm 3158 Multi

Computer labs

There is a computer lab on the first floor of the Art and Architecture Building.

• BT Lab, Rm 1221, 1st Floor

Accessing the Network / Internet

Wired Connection: Wired access is available throughout the building by just plugging in.  

The wired network is much faster and more capable of handling large data files compared with wireless.

Wireless: Select the "MWireless" network for the simplest, fastest, most secure connection; "MWireless" provides access to all University resources. "MGuest" is intended for University visitors and will provide access to basic Internet services (e.g. mail) but a number of University services will not be accessible.

• Contact 4HELP (734-764-HELP, 4HELP@umich.edu)
• UM Pierpont Commons TechShop Consultant

• Keep your software up-to-date by using Windows Update or Apple's Software Update.
• Use anti-virus software. Download for Windows or Mac.
• Turn on your firewall: Windows, Mac.
• Use strong passwords for your accounts. Test their strength.
• Physically, use a security cable.
• Remember, if you have a Mac running Windows, regardless of whether it is in Boot Camp or a Fusion or Parallels environment, it is as though you have a separate Windows computer and you will need to pay attention to the Windows guidelines to secure the Windows installation as well as Mac guidelines.

See the university's Safe Computing site for detailed, up-to-date, security information.