Office of Technology Policies - Computer Labs Information and Policies

Safety/Security

1. DRINKS AND/OR FOOD ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE LABS.
2. Students must exit the labs by the posted closing times.
3. If equipment is not functioning properly, DO NOT attempt to fix it yourself. Please ask for assistance from the lab assistant on duty.
4. CHILDREN ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE LABS AT ANY TIME.

User Responsibilities

1. No viewing of pornographic material is allowed at any time.
2. Students are authorized to use the computing facilities only for completing required course assignments. All other use is prohibited unless prior permission is received from the Associate Vice President of Technology.
3. Students issued WVNET or GSC accounts are responsible for their use. In no case should an account holder allow another person to use his/her account. Dollar limits are placed on these accounts.
4. Students who exceed their dollar limits will need to petition the Associate Vice President of Technology for an additional allocation through their instructor.
5. Programming students are expected to have a complete draft of their program prior to using a terminal. Some work space is provided in the lab for debugging purposes only.
6. No game playing at any time!
7. DO NOT TAMPER WITH THE HARD DRIVE ON ANY MACHINE OR ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE SYSTEM'S SECURITY MECHANISM
8. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COPY ANY OTHER STUDENT'S WORK AND/OR COPY ANY OF THE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE IN THE LABS.
9. It is your responsibility to bring the proper disk with you when you come to the labs. Check with your instructor to find out what type of disk you need to complete your assignments. CASE Do not save your files to the hard drive (C:).
10. ALL diskettes must be scanned for viruses before they can be used in the labs.
11. Chat lines are only to be used for class assignments. Excessive use of chat lines is not permitted.
12. No Audio (Music) Disks are permitted in the labs' computer systems.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE GUIDELINES MAY RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL LAB PRIVILEGES THE LAB ASSISTANTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE YOUR DISKETTES. IF THE INFORMATION FOUND ON YOUR DISKETTES IS IN QUESTION, THE LAB ASSISTANTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE YOUR DISKETTES UNTIL THE LAB ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OR ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE THEM.  GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE ADHERES TO THE WVNET COMPUTER ABUSE POLICY.

Assistance:
The College employs a number of advanced computer science students to provide technical support to lab users. They are knowledgeable, but not experts in all problems that may arise. They will provide assistance in interpreting system diagnostic/error messages, help with language syntax, and general debugging. It is the student's responsibility to design and/or implement the programs, and students should not expect the lab assistants to do it for them.
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