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Academic Computer Lab

Hampton: Room 255 – Wythe Hall. Phone: (757) 825-2993

The Lab will be closed from Mon May 14-Wed May 16.  Reopening for Summer on Thurs May 17.

The Lab will be closing from May 29-June 1 for renovation.  ACL Services will be available in the Library.

Summer 2012 Hours

  • Monday – Thursday: 8:00am – 7:00pm
  • Friday: 8:00am – 12:30 pm
  • Saturday – Sunday: CLOSED

Historic Triangle: Room 101. Phone: (757) 258-6503

Summer 2012 Hours:

  • Mon-Thu 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Friday 8:00 am – 12:30 pm
  • Sat-Sun CLOSED

 

Lab Information:

The Academic Computer Lab offers reservations for lab usage and orientations sessions which cover the following topics:

  • VCCS E-mail Login
  • Blackboard Login
  • Student Information System
  • MLA essay Instruction
  • Basic Power Point Instruction
  • Basic Spread Sheet Instruction

We also offer skill assignments for SDV-100 projects which cover the following:

  • Skill 1 Powerpoint presentation, printing multiple slides
  • Skill 2 Online research, article abstraction and printing
  • Skill 3 Online research, cut and paste
  • Skill 4 Saving to thumbdrives
  • Skill 3 MS Word & Excel shortcuts

Additional Information

See lab personnel for assistance with searching, printing and electronic registration questions. All actively enrolled students are furnished a G-mail email account accessible through any web browser.

TNCC Students with disabilities may request assistance from LRC Staff. Based on need, students may be referred to the Disabled Students Services Office.

Tool Box (Downloads):

  • Acrobat Reader
  • Winzip
  • QuickTime
  • Microsoft Essentials
  • Google
  • Yahoo

GENERAL INFORMATION

The TNCC Academic Computer Lab is comprised of  eighty-one PCs in a Windows environment and two Macintosh computers available to students.  Its purpose is to provide computer access to students, faculty, and staff. Available programs include Office 2007 Professional (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Publisher, Visual BASIC, Visual C++, and AutoCAD. The lab staff assists students with specific problems to their assignments as needed.

To Utilize the ACL;

You Must:

  • Be a currently enrolled Thomas Nelson student.
  • Show a picture ID (i.e. driver’s license, TNCC ID) and proof of enrollment (Current semester ACL sticker) each time you enter the lab.
  • Sign in.
  • Allow a staff member to check your storage devices for viruses.
  • Turn OFF cell phone ringers. All phone conversations should be conducted outside the ACL.
  • Use the computer for educational or informational purposes only.
  • Relinquish your computer to students doing class assignments when the lab is full.

You Must Not:

  • Bring food or drinks into the lab.
  • Bring children or guests who are not currently enrolled into the lab.
  • Play computer games or simulations.
  • Pirate (i.e. copy) software from the lab.
  • Use of drugs, alcohol, or tobacco products in the lab.
  • View offensive, annoying, or  harassing material.
  • Use the Internet for illegal purposes.
  • Install software, write information to the hard drive, or write information to network drives.   Students may download to their floppy disks or flash drives. It is advisable that students who download material from the Internet have it scanned for viruses when leaving the lab.

The staff members in the lab have the authority to determine if a student is not in compliance with the above rules, as well as the general rules stated at TNCC. Failure to comply with the rules or any misuse of the lab facilities may result in disciplinary action and possibly restrictions for use of the ACL.

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