Class Specific Technology Requirements
We have obtained technology requirements and recommendations from the faculty of the following departmental programs and classes. This page will be updated each semester with updated information from the faculty. If you have any questions regarding the following recommendations please contact us. This page is not intended to be a complete set of requirements for any particular class, only the recommended technology items.
- MBA Students: Walton College of Business
- MIS Students: Walton College of Business
- Architecture: 2nd Year Undergraduate Students
MBA and MIS Program: Walton College of Business
- Term: Spring 2009
- Group: All MBA and MIS students
Incoming MBA and MIS students are required to obtain a laptop before entering the program. You are also recommended to obtain a copy of MS Office 2007 Professional. The student license can be purchased through us for $99. For Macs, Office Professional will only work if you run Windows using BootCamp or a virtual machine program like Parallels Desktop or VMWare. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is available for $85, but does not include Access for databases. Laptop and software recommended specs are listed below:
- Processor: 2GHz or better
- Memory: 2.0GB or better; Windows Vista - 4.0GB recommended
- Hard Drive: 120GB
- Wireless: 802.11a/g
- Ethernet: 10/100 or better
- Backup: CD/DVD RW Drive and/or a flash drive are recommended for backups and assignment submission
- Warranty: Extended Warranty, including no-fault damage protection and screen replacement coverage
- MS Windows XP Pro SP2, Vista Business, or Mac OS X Leopard with all updates applied
- MS Office 2007 Professional recommended (MS Office 2003 & 2004 will require converters for documents created in 2007 & 2008)
- UA version of Symantec AntiVirus (Not recommended for Macs; download at http://mail.uark.edu)
MBA and MIS Products available through the U of A Computer Store:
- Recommended Laptops, Desktops, and Monitors
- Recommended Software
- Recommended Flash Drives
- Optional: Memory Upgrade tool (for students with existing laptops needing a memory upgrade)
Architecture: 2nd Year Undergraduate Students
- Term: Spring 2009
- Group: All 2nd year architecture students
Architecture students will need to purchase a computer capable of running computer aided drafting (CAD) programs, such as AutoCad Architectural Desktop and AutoDesk Viz as well as design program suites such as Adobe Design Standard. The Architecture department has recommendations for both laptop and desktop configurations, but this is a quick run down of what students should look for in a laptop:
- 160 GB Hard drive or larger; External hard drives are recommended when purchasing laptops for additional storage and backup
- Vista laptops: minimum 4 GB RAM; XP laptops: minimum 2 GB RAM
- Recommend dedicated video due to graphics intensive applications. Minimum 128 MB dedicated.
- 10/100 Ethernet required. 802.11 b/g recommended as well.
- CD-RW/DVD Drive required, CD/DVD RW Drive recommended
- Flash drive recommended for portable storage
Note: School of Architecture students are required to run XP Professional, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. If your computer has XP or Vista Home editions, upgrade licenses can be purchased on campus for educational pricing.
Recommended computer, software, and accessory specifications:
Products available through the U of A Computer Store:
- Recommended Laptops, Desktops, and Monitors
- Recommended Software
- Recommended Flash Drives
- Optional: Memory Upgrade tool (for students with existing laptops needing a memory upgrade)



