Introduction

The following policy applies to computing resources managed and controlled by the Office of College Computing that are for the general use of Engineering students, faculty and staff. These policies do NOT apply to departmental computers, computers in individual laboratories or offices, and/or central computer mainframe rooms.

Access and Use Rules

College Computing computers exist for the benefit of engineering students. The following access policies are oriented towards maximizing the benefit of these resources for students while maintaining the need for security. These policies apply equally to faculty, staff, and students. Under all circumstances, the consultant on duty is the arbiter and enforcer of all rules.

• No food or drink is permitted at any time in any computer room.
• Smoking is not permitted in any computer room.
• No activities which might result in injury to any equipment or personnel in a computer room will be permitted.
• No activities which cause annoyance or disturbance of other users will be permitted. In particular, playing computerized games is prohibited.
• Engineering computer users shall be permitted full access to all college computers 24 hours per day, seven days per week with the exception of scheduled downtime for backups and other administrative tasks.
• Only one computer may be used at a time.
• Printing of multiple copies of a document on printers is prohibited. Students must use Xerox machines to make extra copies of documents printed in college computing labs.
• Execution of programs that will require more than 2 hours of continuous computer time cannot be run in a college lab without prior approval of the Office of College Computing.
• No unattended use of systems will be permitted during lab hours when consultants are scheduled. If a system is left unattended during lab hours when consultants are not on duty, the execution of any program may be interrupted by another user waiting to use a computer.
• Where computers are in heavy demand, a "sign-up" system can be imposed on users to provide fair access to all users. Notice of invocation of a sign-up procedure will be posted outside of the lab requiring the procedure. Users shall be able to sign up for not more than two consecutive hours in a computing lab.

Game Playing Policy

Playing computerized games in College Computing Labs is prohibited.

• Any student using College of Engineering instructional computing systems to play computer games will be warned by faculty or lab consultants that their computer account will be disabled if they continue to use these resources to play computer games.
• The individual giving the warning to the student will e-mail the user ID (log in ID) and full name of the student to email address engn-game-player@listserv.uc.edu*. The student receiving a verbal warning will also receive a warning via e-mail.
• A record of the message will be filed by College Computing staff. If a previous warning has been recorded for the same student, the student's account will be disabled for one week. If two previous warnings have been recorded, the account will be disabled for two weeks, etc.

*Note: You will recieve a confirmation email asking you to click a link to submit the email to the moderater for approval. We made this change in an effort to cut down on spam.