College Services Building - Teaching and Learning Center - Room 1105

College Services Building at the Dowagiac Campus Room 1105, College Services Building at the Dowagiac Campus

This Teaching and Learning Center is one of two TLC's at the Dowagiac Campus and is located on the first floor of the College Services Building in Room 1105. There is a third TLC located at the Niles Area Campus.

The TLC's provide many resources including free tutoring in all academic subjects, reference materials for many courses and computers that are loaded with software specifically chosen to assist learning.

Software Unit Number
Windows XP, SP2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Lab
Asst
HP Precision Scan v3.02
Inspiration v.6.0
Math Programs
  Basic Mathematics v.3e (CD Required)
  Hawkes Learning Systems Introductory Algebra
  Introduction to TI-30 Xa (PowerPoint User Guide)
  Introductory Algebra v3E (CD Required)
  Math 105
  Math Review
    Basic Math
     Algebra
Microsoft Internet Explorer v6.0, SP2(1)
Microsoft Office XP v10.6612.6626, SP3(2)
New Century Handbook (The) (Brief Edition)
Nursing Programs
  AccuCalc v1.1 (CD Required)
  AP Challenge
  Behavioral Changes in the Elderly
  Confidentiality
  Delmar Critical Thinking - Nursing Fundamentals v1.0
  Delmar Lab and Diagnostic Tests
  Diet Analysis v8
  Enhancing Professionalism
  Enternal Nutrition Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy Tubes
  Ethical Decision Making v1.0
  Fluids Electrolytes - Acid Base Balance v1.40
  Fluids Electrolytes 2E
  Foundations of Maternal-Newborn Nursing vE3
  Fundamentally Fun Graphics v2.0
  Interactive Wound Care
  Lawsuits Against Nurses v1.0
  Medical Terminology - Language of Health Care (CD Required)
  Meds Software - NCLEX-RN Success
  Oncology Update
    Breast Cancer
    Colorectal Cancer
  Pediatrics An Interactive Program (CD Required)
  Physical Assessment - Practical Chest Auscultation
  The Older Adult World
  Virtual Clinical Excursions - Pediatrics (CD Required)
  Virtual Clinical Excursions - Medical Surgical Nursing (CD Required)
Premier AT
  E-Text Reader
  Talking Calculator
  Talking Word Processor
  Text to Audio
  Ultimate Talking Dictionary
  Universal Reader
Science Programs
  AnatLab-Head, Neck, Abdomen, Thorax
  AnatLab-Upper and Lower Limbs
  Blue Skys (CD Required)
  Earth Systems Today (CD Required)
  Saunders Interactive General Chemistry v2.5 (CD Required)
SouthWestern Keyboarding
  Check Pro v.5.1
  Keyboarding Pro v.4.0
Word Perfect Office v11.0.0.321, SP3(3)
TextHelp - Read & Write Gold v6                        
(1) In addition to the standard plugins included with Internet Explorer v.6.0 (for PC), Adobe Acrobat Reader v7.0, Microsoft Media Player v10.0, Real Player v10.0, Flash Player v9.0, Shockwave v10.0, DJVU (Compression Plugin for eBooks) and Apple QuickTime v7.1 have also been installed.
(2) Microsoft Office XP includes Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Excel 2002, Microsoft Access 2002, Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and Microsoft FrontPage
(3) Word Perfect Office 11 includes WordPerfect 11.0, Quattro Pro 11.0, Corel Presentations 11.0 and Paradox v11.0.

Hardware Specifications

12 Dell GX620 2.99 GHz Computers with 1 GB of RAM Running Windows XP, SP2 with DVD/CD Roms only. All computers are protected with Symantec AntiVirus software. Drivers have been installed for the USB Memory Stick which is available for purchase in the SMC Bookstore.
2 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4100N Printers
1 Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 7400C Optical Flatbed Scanner (Attached to Unit 1 )