Malcolm X College Handbook - City Colleges of Chicago

POLICIES AND GUIDELINES GOVERNING THE USE OF COMPUTING AND
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
1. The District's computing and technology resources are provided for
educational and administrative purposes and are to be used in a manner
that is consistent with those purposes. Unauthorized use of District
resources for commercial purposes, personal gain or for any other
purpose inconsistent with the mission of the District is prohibited.
2. Be sensitive to the needs of others; use only your fair share of computing
resources. Use of District resources for non-educational purposes
including, but not limited to, game playing, chain letters, or other mass
mailings or activities that could damage, unduly burden, or disrupt the
normal operations of District systems is prohibited.
3. Refrain from displaying material on screens in shared facilities or
forwarding material, e.g., violent or sexually explicit materials that may
cause discomfort or embarrassment to others. Technological resources
are not to be used to retrieve or send pornographic, obscene, harassing
or illegal materials or messages.
4. Be civil when communicating with others - write as if you expect the
whole world to read every message. There is no guarantee of privacy in
the use of computer and technology resources. Further, there may be
occasions when it will be necessary for District administration to access
computer or telephone accounts in order to prevent disruption to the
network or other shared services or to enforce laws or District policy.
5. Identify yourself clearly and accurately in electronic communications.
Individuals or campus organizations that obtain access to a telephone,
computer or e-mail may only use their own passwords, are responsible
for protecting those passwords from use by others, and are responsible
for reporting any unauthorized use of the system as well as any breech of
system security that they are aware of.
6. Users are expected to use computing resources in ways that are ethical
and honest. It is unethical to represent someone else's work as your own,
or to allow someone to represent your work as theirs. Plagiarism and
cheating will not be tolerated. Additionally, altering the electronic
communications of others may be a form of fraud, which is prohibited.
7. It is the intention of the District to honor all software licenses it holds as
well as all other contractual and legal obligations regarding the use of
software and other computer related products. CCC forbids, under any
circumstances, the unauthorized reproduction of software or use of
illegally obtained software. Using CCC equipment to make illegal copies
of software is prohibited.
8. No user shall attempt to open files or documents or gain access to areas
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