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The College, The
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I. INTRODUCTION |
The Golden West College
Student Computer Center and the Internet represent powerful
educational resources which will allow you to find information in this
world-wide electronic network. You can connect to businesses, major
universities, national libraries, other schools and other students
around the world.
You need to learn the correct procedures and rules for using the
network of information services. By using our computers, you agree to
obey the guidelines. If you do not follow the guidelines, you will not
be allowed to continue to use the system.
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II. THE INTERNET |
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The Internet is a global
network made up of many smaller contributing networks to support the
open exchange of information among many different kinds of
institutions all over the world. This system gives immediate access to
information. It's like being able to open every book in any library
from your computer. You can look at (and print out) articles,
documents and pictures that you can use in your classes. The intent of
the Golden West College Student Computer Center is to use connections
on the Internet only for purposes consistent with our approved
curriculum. So, anyone who uses the network illegally or improperly
will lose the privilege of using it.
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III. WHO IS WATCHING?
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The Internet is a public
place. You must always remember that you are sharing this space with
many other users. Potentially millions of individuals at the same time
may be interacting across the network. Your actions can be monitored
by others on the network. Email, while it seems as private as sending
a letter to an individual via the US MAIL, is NOT PRIVATE.
Additionally, if you use a particular service on the network, chances
are good that someone knows the connections that you are making, knows
about the computer shareware that you have borrowed, and knows what
you looked at while you were in the system. Because these connections
are granted to you as part of the larger scope of the curriculum, the
college reserves the right to monitor all traffic on the network. We
do this to make sure that the Network continues to function properly
for all of its users.
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IV. STUDENT CONDUCT
CODES
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The network Acceptable
Use Policy is an extension of the college's student code. These
rules apply to vandalism of computer equipment, unauthorized access to
information, computer piracy, hacking, and any tampering with hardware
or software. These rules also apply to the electronic use of
harassing and abusive or obscene language. You may not use the network
to annoy, harass, or offend other people (flaming). Other types of
damage and information loss to a computer system are viruses and
worms. If you are responsible for a computer becoming infected with
viruses or worms, you will be held liable.
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V. ETHICAL ISSUES
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The moral and ethical
issues involving the use of world-wide information systems deal with
the appropriate access to information, the type of information, and
the behavior of the user. The Golden West College Student Computer
Center wants to provide you with a stimulating educational
environment, but at the same time, we must be sensitive to all
students and their needs, such as students in viewing range of the
computer you are using.
The college wants you to use this valuable educational tool, but at
the same time we cannot condone the use of inappropriate information
on the Internet. We simply acknowledge the fact that these materials
exist and then ask you to actively avoid them. The network is
designed to achieve and support instructional goals, and any
information that does not support classroom learning is to be
avoided.
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