Questions tagged [software]

Queries related to various software used in academia. Questions shall not address highly technical aspects of the software but shall address features/issues highly relevant to academia.

For questions concerning computer code written or used in the context of a research project or other academic endeavour (including questions on licensing, ownership, sharing, distribution, and formatting of academic source code), use the code tag instead.

A researcher or a graduate student need to use a lot of software to make their life easier and make them more productive. The tag address queries related to such software, but limited to academic aspects of it.

On the other hand, questions concerning computer code written or used in the context of a research project or other academic endeavour (including questions on licensing, ownership, sharing, distribution, and formatting of academic source code) should be asked under the tag.

Finally, highly technical aspects shall be posted to relevant specific SE or SO.

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Should I share my horrible software?

After I had published my paper, some people asked me to share the software that I developed. At first, I was very happy that my paper attracted some attention, and I was happy to share not only the binary but also the source code, case studies etc.…
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Can a lecturer force you to learn a specific programming syntax / language?

My class is currently further learning our relational database / SQL as part of the course. The lecturer we have currently is restricting us to learning specifically Oracle SQL syntax rather than allowing us an option to using PostgreSQL, MySQL,…
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Do you find a computer-assisted qualitative data analysis tool useful?

I do a lot of qualitative coding and assessment as part of my research activities. Usually my colleagues and I simply use generic tools for this process like text editors and spreadsheets, but I know that there's a lot of software out there (NVivo,…
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What favour is suitable in return for running a costly software?

My work relies on using a software that is quite costly. It is painful to pay for a yearly license considering that I use it only a fraction of the time. Using an open-source software is an alternative, but the best available is not quite as good.…
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Software recommendation for software for scheduling appointments with students

Due to the pandemic I need to make some appointments with students for teleconferencing. Ideally I want to plan 3 students in half an hour intervals. The idea is that I want to : have some group oral exam, I want them to organise themselves into…
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Best sketching app with line assist for android tablet using a stylus

Are there any good sketching apps for an Android tablet? I like the idea of sketching with a stylus however the lines usually end up looking quite shaky. The goal is to use it either real time during online lectures by sharing the screen or at least…
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What software is best for digitally commenting on drafts papers?

As I am asked more and more to review drafts of articles, I was wondering what software is best for giving comments digitally on draft papers (pdfs)? I know this is opinion-based, but I am curious what workflow is generally preferred/most popular.
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In addition to the grammerly software, are there other better tools in English writing?

For non-English speakers, are there other useful tools besides grammerly software in English writing? Mainly check whether the sentence is authentic.
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What are good database/grade book software?

I am in the market for a (hopefully free!) grade book software and would like to see some suggestions. This would be used for a math class and I am planning for many grades (15+) per semester. In particular, if a gradebook has any features that…
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Does software exist for supporting conducting SLRs

I'm conducting a (short) structured literature review to generate new hypotheses. Given the fact I'm on my own, I thought of writing a little scraper (reduces bias) to automatically download the papers for me based on given keywords and search…
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Free Microsoft Visio for Education - Mac User

I need a Microsoft Visio-like tool that works on a Mac and is free for educational users.
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interpretation software

Does anyone know a software that is able to interpret a report. I need help for regularly marking 90 paper, each about 2000 words. This is ver time consuming. I was wondering if anyone is aware an `AI type software package were it can spot key…