INSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES | |
DBC retains the right to review email communications, documents, web pages, or other materials residing on any Academic Support Center device and/or remove any material that may violate local, state or federal laws or regulations, or DBC policy and procedure, which is incorporated by reference into this policy, and to produce such material pursuant to a document request or subpoena served on DBC.
DBC retains the right to allocate and provide access to the ASC in a manner that is consistent with the mission and goals of the College.
Definition of Responsibilities
Users of the Academic Support Center must abide by all department and college wide policies and procedures; which are incorporated by reference into this policy, the DBC Student Code of Conduct, if applicable, and all local, state and federal laws and regulations, including Chapter 815, Florida Statutes Computing Crimes Act, Title 18, United States Code, and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1985. Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, copyright and trademark infringement, fraud, forgery, harassment, libel or slander.
Users of the Academic Support Center, including the Internet and web servers, who access or create materials which might be deemed obscene by community standards (i.e. pornographic sites), should be guided by the test of "appropriate and necessary to achieving educational goals, fulfilling instructional responsibilities and performing all required job functions" (section II, number 1) and by the principles of academic freedom and responsibility (section II, number 2).
Use of the Academic Support Center, including the Internet or web servers, for commercial, political, or other personal use not related to the support of the mission and goals of DBC is prohibited.
Users of the Academic Support Center are prohibited from creating or propagating viruses, disrupting services, or intentionally modifying, destroying or damaging equipment, software or data. Users of the Academic Support Center are prohibited from hacking into system security. Any attempt to circumvent the system security, guess passwords, or in any way gain unauthorized access to local or network resources will be grounds for termination of privileges and access to any of DBC’S Computerized Technological Equipment.
Users of the Academic Support Center must adhere strictly to all software license agreements and no software may be installed, copied or used except as permitted by the copyright owner of the software.
Users of the Academic Support Center will respect all intellectual property rights which include, but are not limited to the right to acknowledgement, the right to privacy, and the right to determine the form, manner and terms of publication and distribution. Violations of authorial integrity, including plagiarism, invasion of privacy, unauthorized access, and copyright violations are prohibited.
Users of the Academic Support Center are expected to act in a responsible, legal, ethical and considerate manner when interacting with other users both within the DBC community and the larger global information community. Disturbing others can take many forms, which may include but are not limited to loud noises, verbal profanity, and a disrespectful attitude.
The Academic Support Center is an open area, therefore in order to provide an environment conducive to learning and studying, all ASC users are asked to place: cell phones, beepers, laptops and/or other portable electronic devices, in silence mode while at the commons area. As a courtesy to others, and in effort to keep the noise level down, cell-phone conversation must be taken outside the Center.
Our equipment is expensive to buy and expensive to maintain. Therefore, we require full cooperation from our commons users for the maintenance of our equipment. So, to prevent the invasion of insects and rodents, there will be no food, drinks or tobacco products allowed in the commons area.
For security/safety/insurance reasons, there will be no children under 15 years of age allowed in the ASC area.
All DBC currently enrolled students will have access to designated area computers. While in the ASC, a computer user agrees to follow the DBC Network and Internet Acceptable Use Policy, the DBC student code of conduct, and the Academic Support Center Rules and Regulations.
Due to escalating costs associated with maintaining printers and supplies, the Academic Support Center has adopted a Pay for Print policy: All printing will cost $0.10 (ten cents) per page, no freebies. All printing must be paid for using the DBC Copy/Print Cards which you can purchase at Computing Commons/Library area Card Vending Machine.
Users are required to return to the reception desk any items (floppy disks, CDs, etc.) that may be left behind by another user.
If an ASC student is in need of assistance, the Learning Specialists on duty will provide help related to the usage of our hardware/software educational tools and assistance in academic areas according to their specialties. |
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