Open Computer Lab Policies

Software:

Various versions of Microsoft Office Suite software, with their collection of word processing, spreadsheet, database, etc., are available in all Open Labs. Various labs will also have course-specific programs on their computers.

The priorities for use of the open lab microcomputers is as follows:

1. Academic use -- research, classwork, etc.
2. Other educational pursuits: medical, genealogical, creative pursuits
3. Educational games
4. Personal interest

There will be a two-hour time limit on the use of computers in the lab; which will be enforced if students are waiting to access the equipment. If a lab is full and students need computers, anyone signed in for over two hours will be asked to relinquish his/her computer. If no one on a computer has been there for over two hours, the above priority list will determine who is allowed to remain on the equipment.

Objectionable material:

There may be instances where a student may be offended by the material another student is accessing. Any student so offended should notify the Lab Assistant of the problem. In the case of a complaint regarding objectionable material, the following steps, in order, will be taken to solve the problem:

1. If possible and agreed to by the offended person, the offended person will be moved to another workstation.
2. If possible, the offending person will be moved to another workstation.
3. If the lab is full and no other workstation is available, the lab assistant will ask the offending person to remove the objectionable material from the screen.

Failure of any student to comply with the requests of a Lab Assistant or other staff member may result in disciplinary action as defined in the "Student Handbook."