If you experience problems with your computer, technology, or IT-related questions including Blackboard, you can contact the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) Service Desk in one of three ways

• calling (803) 777-1800 and speak with an assitant

• submiting an online request through the Self-Service Portal (https://scprod.service-now.com/sp) or

• visiting the Carolina Tech Zone (https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_technology_services/support/ctz.php).

The Service Desk is open Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Eastern Time Zone).

If you are located in the Columbia, SC area, the Thomas Cooper Library at USC has computers for you to use in case you encounter computer issues/problems. If you are not located in the Columbia, SC area, most regional campuses and public libraries have computers for public use.

Location: Thomas Cooper Library, Mezzanine Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: 803-777-1000

Email: sassc@mailbox.sc.edu

The Student Success Center (SSC) offers a number of free programs to assist students in better understanding their course material and to aid you on your path to success. SSC programs are facilitated by professional staff, graduate students, and trained undergraduate peer leaders who have previously excelled in their courses. Resources available to you in this course may include:

• Peer Tutoring: You can make a one-on-one appointment with a Peer Tutor (www.sc.edu/success). Drop-in Tutoring and Online Tutoring may also be available for this course. Visit their website for a full schedule of times, locations, and courses.

• Peer Writing Lab: Improve your college-level writing skills by bringing writing assignments from any of your classes to a Peer Writing Tutor. Similar to Tutoring, you can visit the website to make an appointment, and to view the full schedule of available drop-in hours and locations. You can schedule a one-on-one session at go.sc.edu/pwl.

• Supplemental Instruction (SI): SI Leaders are assigned to specific sections of courses and hold three weekly study sessions. Sessions focus on the most difficult content being covered in class. The SI Session schedule is posted through the SSC website each week and will also be communicated in class by the SI Leader.

• Success Consultations: In Success Consultations, SSC staff assist you in developing study skills, setting goals, and connecting to a variety of campus resources. Throughout the semester, I may communicate with the SSC via Success Connect, an online referral system, regarding your progress in the course. If contacted by the SSC, please schedule a Success Consultation. Success Connect referrals are not punitive and any information shared by me is confidential and subject to FERPA regulations. SSC services are offered to all USC undergraduates at no additional cost.

Location: 703 Byrnes Building Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: 803-777-2078

The USC Writing Center is committed to helping students at any stage of the writing process become better writers. Their mission is to help writers in all academic disciplines develop their writing abilities, to promote collaborative learning, to train graduate students in writing center teaching and administration, and to provide writing resources to our academic community. You can schedule a one-on-one session with the tutors online.

Locations:

Center for Health and Well-Being: 1401 Devine St. Columbia, SC 29208

Thomson Building: 1409 Devine St. Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: 803-777-3175

Fax: 803-777-0126

Student Health Center provides comprehensive physical and mental health care services right on campus. Their professional and compassionate providers are committed to evidence-based, patient-centered care to help contribute to your success and overall well-being.

Location: 1523 Greene Street, LeConte Room 112A, Columbia, SC 29208,

Phone: 803-777-6142.

The Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) empowers students to manage challenges and limitations imposed by disabilities. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact me to discuss the logistics of any accommodations needed to fulfill course requirements (within the first week of the semester).

In order to receive reasonable accommodations from me, you must be registered with the Student Disability Resource Center. Any student with a documented disability should contact the SDRC to make arrangements for appropriate accommodations.

The university library has great resources for finding out how to cite materials in your projects. Remember that if you use anything that is not your own writing or media (quotes from books, articles, interviews, websites, movies – everything) you must cite the source in APA or MLA format.