student code of conduct - St. Clair County Community College
student code of conduct - St. Clair County Community College
student code of conduct - St. Clair County Community College
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Privileges: Access to the college’s computer services, including the<br />
Internet, is a privilege granted to <strong>student</strong>s, faculty, staff and the public.<br />
Individual users, including public patrons, are to act responsibly,<br />
respect the rights <strong>of</strong> other users, and respect the integrity <strong>of</strong> the<br />
systems and related physical resources. The college reserves the<br />
right to limit, restrict or extend computing privileges and access<br />
to its information resources.Users and providers inherit privileges<br />
and obligations defined by several authorities:<br />
• Law (such as international copyright law, the U.S. Constitution,<br />
federal communications regulations, federal educational<br />
regulations and Michigan laws)<br />
• <strong>College</strong> policies (such as policies on plagiarism and harassment)<br />
• Service-provider requirements (typically specifying addresses,<br />
protocols, quotas and other technical standards)<br />
• Contracts (including licenses, warranties, service level<br />
agreements, memoranda <strong>of</strong> understanding and agreements with<br />
telecommunications services)<br />
Inappropriate use will result in denial or cancellation <strong>of</strong> that privilege.<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Clair</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> reserves the right to monitor<br />
Internet use and determine if specific uses are consistent with the<br />
acceptable use practices. The college further reserves the right to deny<br />
access to prevent unauthorized or unacceptable activity, and could<br />
involve disciplinary action.<br />
Uses: Faculty, staff and <strong>student</strong>s may use the college’s computing<br />
resources only for purposes related to their studies, their<br />
responsibilities for providing instruction, the discharge <strong>of</strong> their duties as<br />
employees, their <strong>of</strong>ficial business with the college, and other<br />
college-sanctioned or authorized activities. Public users are expected<br />
to use the computers for research and educational pursuits.<br />
Restrictions: Use <strong>of</strong> the Internet for viewing, sending or retrieving<br />
any <strong>of</strong> the following are prohibited:<br />
• Pornographic material or inappropriate text files in violation <strong>of</strong><br />
Michigan criminal laws, including, but not limited to, Michigan<br />
obscenity laws MCLA 752.361-752.374 and other Michigan<br />
statutes and cases concerning obscenity<br />
• Libel or slander<br />
• Deliberately wasting or overloading computing resources, such<br />
as printing too many copies <strong>of</strong> a document<br />
• Fraud or misrepresentation<br />
• Commercial or for-pr<strong>of</strong>it purposes<br />
• Games or gambling<br />
• Personal and private enterprise<br />
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