Computer Use Policy - DWU Intranet - Divine Word University

available Internet facilities will become more readily accessed. Initially, staff andstudents may use the Internet Café in the library. Staff may apply for Faculty fundsto purchase Internet Café time for their research and scholarship needs. Studentscan also purchase time at the Café. The rate of time charge is subsidised to offermembers access more economically than is commercially possible.The Internet hosts a large amount of material. Some of this material is text,pictures, sound and movie files and connections to online purchasing operations ofmany types. Not all of this material is of high quality. Because the Internet isbasically an unsupervised, free market, information is not checked for veracity norusefulness. It is a case of “user beware!” similarly, not all material on the Internet iscompatible with the values and respect for persons that DWU models and exhortsof its members. Personal use of Internet facilities, eg online shopping or onlinebanking as just two examples, are at the member’s own risk and DWU cannot beheld responsible for any transaction if it is conducted on DWU equipment.Furthermore, care must be used so that Internet use does not infringe DWU’smoral code nor bring DWU or its members into disrepute. Since using the Internetat DWU is using DWU resources, members are responsible for their properconduct in this area. The policy provisions of Section 5.3 apply equally in regard toInternet use.As an aide de memoire, the following points will be helpful as guidance towardsproper conduct:• In no way bring dishonour to the University or its members;• Not be for commercial or financial benefit of myself or others;• Be for my personal academic purposes;• Not be shared with any other person;• Not involve exploration of sites, pornographic, racial or such others, that arecontrary to the values and ethos of Divine Word University;• Be open to the inspection of the relevant persons in Divine Word University;• Comply with all academic policies of Divine Word University.5.6 GUIDELINES FOR USING INTRANETThe intranet is the local, within DWU, connection between people on the DWUnetwork. The intranet is a bit like a private phone network, ie only call inside thecompany and the Internet is a public, ie call anyone, phone network.The intranet is the preferred and strongly advised means for staff members tocommunicate on a normal basis when the message is of general interest andrelevant to the majority of staff members. The intranet is available at the openingpage, or homepage, of the network at http://petrus/intranet/ . The intranetbroadcast is called COMMUNITY BROADCAST.The intranet is also the source for commonly referred documents pertaining to theUniversity. Policy statements, common data types like University images,information from the University leadership, DWU community news, events and theStaff Guide and Staff Directory are all readily accessed via the intranet.8