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Central Maine Community College
Acceptable Use Policy for College Information Resources
The Primary Goal of
information resources is to support and enhance the educational activities of CMCC by
providing access to additional resources, both within and external to CMCC, and extending
the opportunity for collaborative work.
The College encourages the use of college resources for these primary activities. These
resources include, but are not limited to: hardware (including telephones, computers, and
traditional media equipment) either owned or leased by the college, software, the
Internet, and consulting time (and expertise) of the computer staff.
The use of technology resources provided by the college for endeavors not directly
related to enhancing and facilitating teaching, collaborative work, and applied research
should be considered as secondary activities. Should such secondary activities in any way
interfere with the primary activities, they may be terminated or limited immediately.
Many of the technology resources of the college are shared among the entire college
community. Everyone using those resources should be considerate of the needs of others and
be certain that nothing is done to impede anyone else's ability to use these resources.
Such impediments may include, but are not limited to:
* Activities that obstruct usage or deny access to others.
* Activities that compromise privacy
* Activities that create a hostile environment (i.e.
pornography, excessive violence, etc,)
* Activities that are libelous
* Attempting to "hack" into any computer either
at the College or elsewhere
* Activities that violate copyright laws
* Activities that violate College rules
* Destruction, alteration, or appropriation of data or
information belonging to others
* Activities that violate local, state, or federal laws
* Unauthorized use of computer accounts
* Impersonating other individuals
* Creating, using, or distributing virus programs or any
programs that attempt to explore or exploit network security and/or other vulnerabilities
* Attempts to capture or crack passwords or break
encrypting protocols
* Allowing anyone else to use any personal account(s)
* Extensive use of resources for private or personal use
* Alteration of computer configurations or settings (i.e.
desktop, wallpaper, etc.)
Policy Specifics:
This Acceptable Use Policy includes, but is not limited to, the following
specifics.
* Students are strictly forbidden from altering or
deleting system files, system configurations, desktops, or start menus.
* Students are also forbidden from loading any personal
software onto a CMCC computer.
* Students may not save any data or information to the
hard drive without permission from their instructor or appropriate CMCC Faculty/Staff.
Violation of Policy:
The mistreatment or misuse of the College computers is subject to the same disciplinary
measures as mistreatment or misuse of other College equipment. The College reserves the
right to take whatever actions are necessary to prevent a user from violating the rights
of other computer users. The use of CMCC computer resources is a privilege, not a right,
and inappropriate use may result in disciplinary action taken under the MCCS policies and
procedures and/or the CMCC Student Code of Conduct which may result in suspension or
dismissal from the College.
Questions of Problems:
Instructors, advisors, and supervisors can clarify this policy or help to resolve any
other problems encountered in using CMCC computing services and facilities. CMCC policies
recognize and amplify the MCCS Computer Network Acceptable Use Policy.
Documentation of Knowledge and Consent:
Students may be asked to sign a copy of the Acceptable Use Policy to
demonstrate that they understand the contents and intent of the policy. A student's
signature will indicate that he/she will comply with the above policies and procedures for
use of CMCC information resources. The signed copy may be kept on file in the appropriate
area (i.e. the Library, the Computer Labs, etc.)
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