All students are encouraged to utilize the IT facilities in support of their learning and research. Training and support is readily available from the lab staff, and on hand to assist with all requirements.
The Computer Centre includes a Helpdesk which is open weekdays during normal working hours and staffs at the Computer Centre are available to assist with computing problems. A range of In-house IT Training sessions is also available throughout the year.
The College’s computing facilities are provided primarily for use in pursuit of academic study. Social and recreational use may be permitted under certain circumstances with prior approval and only if students or staff doing academic work are not disturbed or inconvenienced in any way. Commercial use is not permitted without explicit prior authorization by the IT Administrator. All users will be bound by the terms and conditions set herein, any legislation and any other College policies and/or terms and conditions in force at the time.
PRIVACY
The right to access all material, including email, held on College computing facilities where abuse is suspected or where there is a pressing academic or business need through the College’s computer systems may be monitored or recorded to secure effective system operations and for other lawful purposes. Please note that the content of individual communications / storage is not routinely monitored. However the College does reserve the right, within the law, to monitor in detail if there is some evidence of illegal or serious misuse of facilities, or if provision of the service may be compromised. Responsibility for controlling access to student material from the electronic library resides with the appropriate Head of Department.
For security purposes, College PC Labs may be monitored.
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS AND FILE STORE
All users are given a personal account (with a unique username and password) allowing use of the College’s computing facilities. It is a condition of use that only the owner uses the account.
The Computer Misuse makes it an offence to commit any of the following:
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Use or attempt to use another
user’s account;
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Allow your own account to be used by someone else;
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Attempt to discover another user’s password;
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Use computer facilities to falsely claim to be someone else.
Most users will have data stored on the College’s computer systems. Any attempt to interfere with another user’s data, or to otherwise gain access to such data without the owner’s permission, will be treated as a serious offence. In pursuing a complaint against a user or any suspected computer misuse the IT Department may authorize access to a user’s file store.
VIRUSES AND INTENTIONAL DAMAGE:
Users must take precautions to ensure that their own devices are kept free from "computer viruses" and must not knowingly introduce any virus, trojan horse, or other 'nuisance' program into the College network. Actions which deliberately render College computer systems unusable (whether by physical damage or otherwise) are not permitted and may result in disciplinary and/or legal action.
USE OF EMAIL
All students are provided with a College email account. Official communications from the College to the student will be sent to this account and departments may require course-work to be submitted by students from this account or as informed by the concerned faculty. The College therefore requires that students access their College email account at frequent and regular intervals. Students must also ensure that their College email account is kept operational by ensuring that it does not exceed its permitted capacity. Students may forward email from their College account to a personal mailbox of their choice, however, it will remain the student’s responsibility to ensure that the forwarding process is correctly implemented. The College will ensure that personal mailboxes will be accessible from College systems where technically possible.
You MUST NOT:
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Send unsolicited, non work-related email or other mass emails (spam). Unsolicited mass email is permitted only when authorized in advance by the IT Department and will otherwise result in the immediate withdrawal of computing facilities of the individuals;
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Forward on chain letters;
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Forward on virus alerts or other similar warnings to other users (as most are hoaxes) – Instead, please contact the Computer Centre for more information;
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Include personal or other abuse in messages.
USE OF THE ACADEMIC NETWORK AND THE INTERNET
The College’s Campus network is connected with Fiber backbone for hostels and user can connect to the servers from their individual rooms 24/7. For a better accessibility of information we have setup the wireless connectivity in the campus with college network. Network is integrated of high speed internet through Leased line which can be access by logging with individual user accounts.
DATA HELD ON COMPUTERS BY STUDENTS
Personal data of any individual is not to be stored on the any lab systems. The academic data is to be stored only on the central server wherein the information can be access from any computer in the campus.
EATABLES OR REFRESHMENTS
Eating and drinking within the PC Labs is not allowed, all the personal belongings is to be cleared away before leaving the room thereafter any loss of the individuals will not be responsible of any lab staff. Group Discussions or Discussions are not permitted in the PC Labs, or anywhere around the Computer Centre, and doing so will result in disciplinary action. You should note that additional conditions of use may from time to time be displayed in PC Labs or notified direct to users.
ACTIONS
The main action taken against those who breach the computer regulations is withdrawal of the use of computer facilities. In serious cases the full range of disciplinary action will be taken and may include blocking of user using computer facilities in LAB or blocking the users account. Any complaint against a student will result in an instant response with immediate suspension of the account while the complaint is investigated. With many offences (including defamation, computer misuse and obscene publication).
