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POLICY - Computer Policies Page #1
A.U.C.C. Public Documentation 06-Sep-88
Document Name: ... POLICY - Computer Policies
Author: .......... Computer Services Policy Committee
Source File: ..... Stored as POLRNO/UN=CSSRNOW
Last Revision .... 06-Sep-88 (K.L.L.)
Length: .......... 6 Pages
COMPUTER POLICIES
NOTE: these policies are currently being reviewed by the Computer
Services Policy Committee. Please be advised that these policies may
change - watch for system messages, posters, etc.
Certain undesirable activities by users have been formally defined as
abuse. Computer abusers are liable for monetary payment of their abuse,
restriction or curtailment of computing privileges, and may be subject
to further discipline by the University. In some cases, they may be
liable for civil or criminal prosecution.
These policies govern the use of all of Acadia's computing facilities
which includes any terminals, microcomputers, mini- computers or
mainframes which are the responsibility of the Computer Centre.
Acadia currently has the following computer systems: Cyber, Sun,
TurboDOS 1, 2, 4, and 5. The Cyber is used by all Acadia staff,
faculty, and students. The Sun and TurboDOS 1 systems are owned by the
School of Computer Science and are only used by Computer Science faculty
and students. The TurboDOS 4 and 5 systems are strictly used by staff
and faculty members for word processing needs. The TurboDOS 2 system is
presently restricted to Arts and Science Graduate students and those
Honours students in Arts and Science who are currently enrolled in a
thesis course.
Acadia also has two public microcomputer labs (an IBM-PC clone lab and a
MacIntosh lab). The microcomputer labs are only for the use of staff
and faculty members and those students who have been sponsored by a
department.
It is an offense not to follow any policies set by the Computer Centre,
the School of Computer Science, and the Computer Services Policy
Committee. AS WITH ALL MATTERS OF LAW AND ETHICS, IGNORANCE OF THE
RULES DOES NOT EXCUSE VIOLATIONS.
In the policies listed below, those marked with an "*" apply to students
only; all other policies apply to all users. IT IS CONTRARY TO COMPUTER
POLICIES TO:
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1. Use another person's account (even if you have permission)
unless it is a special group account which has been authorized
by the Computer Centre or the appropriate department or School.
(*) NOTE: Faculty and staff can use another person's account if
they have permission from the owner.
2. Attempt to discover another user's password.
3. Copy, disclose, or transfer any of the computer software
provided by Acadia University without written permission from
the Computer Centre or the appropriate department.
4. Copy any of the copyrighted software provided by Acadia
University. NOTE: it is illegal to copy any software which has
a copyright. The use of illegally copied software is
considered a criminal offense and will be dealt with as such.
5. Use any Acadia University computer equipment or software to
violate the terms of any Software Licence Agreement.
6. Attempt to bypass standard procedures. This includes, but is
not limited to, unauthorized use of a password, accessing a
file without permission, and reading an execute only file.
Lack of file protection does not give you the right to do any
of these things.
7. Copy, rename, change, examine, or delete files belonging to
someone else without the owner's permission.
8. Deliberately use the computer to annoy others. For example, to
send obscene, abusive, or threatening messages is against
policy.
9. Use a university computer for non-university work. For
example, using Acadia computers for profit making activities
such as running a word processing service is NOT permitted.
10. Exceed the hour time limit on a terminal or microcomputer.
NOTE: Computer Science Graduate students have a two hour time
limit on the TurboDOS 1 and SUN systems ONLY if they are using
the terminals which are the property of the School of Computer
Science. (*) NOTE: TurboDOS 4 and 5 users are required to log
off after two hours of use to enable those users who are queued
to take their turn.
11. Use a computer for anything other than course related work or
faculty supervised research work. For example, such things as
doing work for other students, playing computer games, printing
posters, etc. are against policies. NOTE: TurboDOS 1 and the
Sun cannot be used for anything other than COMPUTER SCIENCE
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course related work or faculty supervised research work unless
special written permission is obtained from the Director of the
School of Computer Science. (*)
12. Maintain and use an account when you have withdrawn from the
course for which that account was assigned.
13. Tamper with terminals, microcomputers, or any other associated
equipment. PLEASE REPORT FAULTS TO THE COMPUTER CENTRE.
14. Use more than one terminal and/or microcomputer at a time.
15. Collect or discard output other than your own without the
owner's permission.
16. Smoke, eat or drink around terminals, microcomputers, or any
other computer equipment.
17. Use a charge number for work on the CYBER computer other than
that for which the charge number was assigned.
MICROCOMPUTER POLICIES
All of the above policies apply to public microcomputers governed by the
Computer Centre in addition to the following:
1. It is strictly prohibited to use microcomputers as terminals
when others are waiting to use them as microcomputers.
2. Using the microcomputer in Carnegie 113 for purposes other than
file transfer is prohibited if another user wishes to use the
microcomputer for file transfer.
3. Lab users must store their files on their own floppy disks.
They can temporarily store files on the network hard disk;
however, files on the network will be subject to automatic
purging and will not be backed up.
4. The microcomputer labs are not available for general use during
the periods when the rooms have been reserved for teaching.
Faculty and staff may reserve the labs ONLY during the first
three weeks of classes on a first come first served basis,
giving at least 48 hours notice to the Computer Centre
secretary.
5. Users of the MacIntosh lab must purchase a boot disk from the
Computer Centre at the beginning of a term as required. Using
your own boot disk is strictly prohibited.
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6. Students cannot use their own copies of extraneous software in
the microcomputer labs unless the Computer Centre has written
permission from their professor AND the software is licensed to
the user in question.
7. Software will be installed on the microcomputer networks ONLY
if the Computer Centre holds a valid license.
8. Students who have been issued a key to a microcomputer lab are
advised that their lab privileges can be suspended if they
provide access to others.
You should be aware that a violation of any of these policies is
considered an abuse of the privilege granted to you, and may lead to the
withdrawal of your account and/or other disciplinary action.
It should be noted that abusers are normally identified by their
usernames. Users who reveal or allow others to use their accounts may
find themselves restricted if others abuse the system in their name.
When in doubt, it is best to do only what you have been specifically
permitted to do; e.g. if you have permission to use a program or file,
do not make a copy (even on paper) unless you have been explicitly told
you may do so.
Time-Out Policy
Any user who remains idle on a computer system (except for the Sun) for
twenty minutes will be automatically logged off by the system after a
warning message is issued. NEVER LEAVE YOUR TERMINAL UNATTENDED.
Restoring Files
The Computer Centre does a daily backup of files and in the event of a
system crash, we restore lost files, free of charge. However, if a file
is accidentally deleted, the Computer Centre charges $10 to restore it.
Cyber Output Policy
The page limit for student accounts is approximately 50 pages. Any
output over 50 pages or any special form request (eg. narrow or blank)
requires the signature of your professor. Output not conforming to this
rule will be deleted after 24 hours.
The lineprinter is NOT to be used as a printing press. Any user wishing
to have multiple copies of a document should use an alternate printer if
one is available (perhaps belonging to his/her department). Any user
who does print multiple copies on the Cyber lineprinters will be charged
at the current print shop rates for multiple copies.
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Generally speaking, users who route documents over 200 pages will also
be charged at current print shop rates for each page over the 200 pages
unless prior permission is obtained from the Computer Centre.
Policy For TurboDOS 2, 4 and 5 Output
All users of TurboDOS 2, 4 and 5 will be charged 2.5 cents per page for
rough draft printing and 15 cents per page for letter- quality. On
April 1 of each year, a credit of 1500 pages of rough draft printing
will be given to each TurboDOS 4 and 5 user. TurboDOS 4 and 5 users
will be sent a monthly bill for any printing charges incurred.
On May 1 of each year, a credit of 900 pages of rough draft printing
will be given to each TurboDOS 2 user. All TurboDOS 2 users will be
required to prepay an amount at Student Accounts BEFORE any
letter-quality printing will be allowed. Once the credit for rough
draft printing runs out, students will be required to prepay for rough
draft printing as well. Student Accounts require a minimum payment of
$15 (this will allow the user to print 100 pages of letter-quality
output). Every time a file is printed, the system will check to see how
much money has been prepaid for every page that is printed. The charge
for the printing of each page will be subtracted from the prepaid
amount. Once the prepaid amount is zero, printing will be disabled.
This means that if you run out of money in the middle of a printout, you
will only receive that portion which is paid for. Printing will be
enabled once you pay some more money to Student Accounts. Any money
which is left over when the user has completed his thesis work and
closed his/her account will be returned to the user.
It is contrary to computer policies to route large outputs (over 100
pages) to the TurboDOS 2, 4 and 5 printers during the day (8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.) unless it has been scheduled with the Computer Centre
operator. The Computer Centre reserves the right to drop any
non-scheduled large jobs.
Floppy Disk Policy
The Computer Centre can archive TurboDOS files on 8" floppy disks.
Users who want this service must provide their own floppies. Such disks
can be stored in the Computer Centre or kept by the user. This
archiving service is provided free of charge. The Computer Centre can
also read or write various formats of 5 1/4" floppy disks for a charge
of $10 per floppy (this does not include the price of the floppy disk -
users must provide their own). This charge applies to all faculty,
staff, and students. Presently, the Computer Centre can handle most
CP/M formats, as well as standard MS-DOS. Apple computer formats are
not supported. Users wishing to have a floppy disk read or written
should contact the Systems Analyst in Charge of Microcomputers 48 hours
in advance.
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Magnetic Tape Policy
Magnetic tapes will be registered in the Computer Centre's tape library
after a release form has been signed. Tapes can only be mounted from
9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (with the exception of noon hour), Monday
through Friday.
Consulting is provided to aid users in transferring data to and from
magnetic tapes. However, if the user is unwilling to write the
procedures to transfer the data himself, the Computer Centre will
provide this service but may charge up to a maximum of $10. If the tape
is coming from or going to a foreign site, the charge will be up to $15.
Any users wishing to use this service should contact the Academic
Consultant - 48 hours notice is required.
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Note:
A new procedure is now in place for dealing with students who violate Centre
policies such as illegal copies of software on any Acadia equipment. A first
offense will result in an account suspension for a period of one week, the end
of which an account suspension form must be signed before account renewal.
Punishment for other infractions depends on the nature of the offence and is
often decided by the department head.