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Information Commons

The LRC Information Commons at all locations will be closed
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - Nov. 25-27 2009.

All locations will reopen Monday Nov. 30, 2009.

Enrolled students, staff, and faculty are provided open access to Internet and non-Internet computers in the Information Commons, a staffed facility where students can work on Traditional and Distance Education course assignments.  Students will be assigned a specific workstation based upon their application software need. Course-specific tutorials may be available.  Access is provided on a first come, first served basis.
 
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Locations / Contact Information:
North Campus:
Salisbury, NC (Rowan County)
Building 500, Room 520
704-216-3645
South Campus:
Concord, NC (Cabarrus County)
Building 1000, 3rd floor
704-216-3643
CBTC Campus:
Concord, NC (Cabarrus County)
Room 9238
704-216-7268
 
Email: iclc@rowancabarrus.edu
Please allow 2 business days for a response!
Hours of Operation:
Fall and Spring Semesters:
Day
North
South
Mon. - Thur.
7:45A - 8:55P*
7:45A - 8:55P*
Friday
7:45A - 4:55P*
7:45A - 4:55 P*

Day
CBTC
Monday
9:00A - 6:55P*
Tuesday
9:00A - 7:55P*
Wednesday
9:00A - 6:55P*
Thursday
9:00A - 7:55P*
Friday
9:00A - 1:55*
Summer Terms:
Day
North
South
CBTC
Mon. - Thur.
7:45A - 7:55P*
7:45A - 7:55P*
9:00A - 12:55P*
Friday

7:45A - 4:55P*

7:45A - 4:55P*
CLOSED
*The computers in Information Commons shut down 5 minutes before the LRC closing time.
Restrictions:

Information Commons strictly prohibits game playing, downloading of AOL, Yahoo, MSN Chat, and visiting sites or receiving documents with sexually offensive material that violates student procedure 7.25 and/or employee procedure 1.10 of the RCCC Procedures Manual. No children are allowed in the computer lab.  Also prohibited is the attaching of any hardware devices or software on the Information Commons equipment for the purpose of copying software.

Students are not provided with software for home use. If needed, students, faculty, and staff may check with the RCCC Bookstore.

Enrolled students, faculty, and staff are required to bring portable storage (i.e. flash drive) to the Information Commons to save their data and make backups.  All diskettes should be labeled with the student's course prefix, number, and section number with the instructor's name and the student's name to identify diskettes that may be placed in the Information Commons Lost and Found. 

Students are expected to follow the same guidelines in the Information Commons’s as in the academic classrooms for cell phone use. The cell phone should be on vibrate and the student should go into the hallway or other appropriate location to use the cell phone.

Computer Hardware Specifications:

PC Desktops, Microsoft Operating System, and Internet Access

Application and Operating System Software:

Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Microsoft Visual Studio
Acrobat Reader 
Microsoft Publisher
Media Player
Specialized software for instructional programs

Classroom Use of the Information Commons:

Curriculum instructors must register in advance with the Information Commons by emailing the Information Commons at iclc@rowancabarrus.edu or calling the appropriate Information Commons to reserve computers. The appropriate instructor must accompany the students and provide the instruction for the students during this period. If a LCD projector and/or multimedia cart is needed, the instructor must contact the RCCC Media Services Department to reserve equipment. The Information Commons staff may be available to supplement the instruction provided by the instructor, if requested at the time of the reservation.
Forms:

Information Commons Reservation Form (Online form)
Student PC Assignment Form (Adobe PDF format, with online field completion)
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