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Applied Computing (APC)

TurnItIn Issues

5/3/18 10:15 a.m. UPDATE: We have received word from the TurnItIn team that the issue is resolved. If you continue to experience difficulties, please let us know. Thank you!

We have received reports that TurnItIn, an anti-plagiarism application in some courses, is experiencing issues. TurnItIn engineers are aware of the issues and actively working to resolve them. We will post updates as we receive them.

Virtual Lab Issues with Microsoft Office

There is currently an issue being encountered by Data Science and Applied Computing students in the Virtual Lab that is keeping these students from accessing Microsoft Office applications within the Virtual Lab. If you are encountering this issue, please let us know by filling out the form to the right and we will notify the Virtual Lab technicians.

Thank you for your patience as we work toward a solution!

Help Desk Availability 1/29 – 1/31

Due to the extreme cold temperatures, the Help Desk will only be available through the web-form to the right until noon on Thursday, January 31. If you need technical assistance, please fill out and submit the form to the right and we will be happy to assist.

TurnItIn Issue

UPDATE: We have received an update that this issue should be resolved for students. Faculty may need to click the “Resubmit to TurnItIn” button if they encounter issues. Thank you for your patience!

TurnItIn, a plagiarism-prevention application, is experiencing errors when students submit assignments. Technicians are working on resolving the issue. If you attempt to submit an assignment and are unable to do so due to the error, please connect with your instructor.

We will post updates as we receive them.

Various sites down temporarily

The below sites may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance between 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., Tuesday, January 15:

  • Independent Learning website
  • BSN-LINC registration site
  • Independent Learning student accounts
  • Permission Number sites for Applied Computing, Data Science, Healthcare Administration, HIMT, HWM, and Sustainable Management
  • Independent Learning grade entry site (LPV)

Downtime is not expected to last more than five minutes or so, but you may want to plan any work in these sites outside of the possible outage window (3:30 – 5 p.m., Tuesday, January 15). If you experience difficulties with these sites outside of the outage window, please fill out and submit the form to the right.