Undergraduate Program Handbook - Department of Chemical ...

COMPUTER RESOURCES
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responsibility to check this account on a frequent and consistent basis. The University recommends checking email
at least once per day. If you forward NEO to another account, please be aware that you may lose some of
the correspondences.
The Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering uses NEO e-mail to keep students informed about
deadlines, academic requirements, enrichment opportunities, registration changes, important reminders, and
scholarships. All official Department correspondences will be sent via your NEO Email.
Always use your TAMU Email account when e-mailing your academic advisor, instructor, or other university
official, and always include your UIN. Mail sent from an outside account may not be considered an official
communication.
COMPUTERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Computers are used extensively in nearly every area of chemical engineering, including laboratory data analysis,
process modeling, process design, process control, process optimization and management on all levels from the
operation of a measurement instrument to economical planning of worldwide concerns. In order to provide an
educational environment that gives our students the necessary background and experience with computing
hardware and software, the department has developed a state-of-the-art three-room computer laboratory. One
room is designed to provide a general classroom type setting, a second room is designed to meet the intensive
computing requirements of the senior level design course, and the third room is designed as a combination
computer/study area. Two of the rooms have computer screen projection capabilities that allow training
sessions for students on specialized software or teaching of computer concepts. These rooms are also used for
the computer portions of the process design and process control courses. This departmental computer facility
allows computers to be integrated into the curriculum. Additional computer facilities are available at the
university level and can be accessed directly from the departmental facilities through the campus network or
from university supported computer labs.
APPROPRIATE USE OF COMPUTER RESOURCES
Upon receiving permission to access any computer resources in the Department of Chemical Engineering,
students acknowledge responsibility for strictly adhering to the Texas A&M University System Rules and
Regulations as well as State and Federal Regulations. Students found in violation of these rules and regulations
will be subject to disciplinary action and criminal prosecution to the full extent of the law (Chapter 33, Title 7 of
the Texas Penal Code). Departmental computer resources are for academic use only. Any activities that impose
problems for system usage and administration, even if resource use is light, are also prohibited. Examples of
these activities include game playing, either locally or by establishing a remote connection to another machine
where the game code is actually executed. Any students found to be using departmental computer facilities for
non academic activities will receive a warning on the first offense, and will be barred from using these facilities
for an entire semester (fall or spring) upon a second offense. Additionally, any students caught viewing,
downloading, or distributing pornographic material will be immediately barred from using any departmental
computer facilities and referred to the Dean’s office for further disciplinary action.
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