- The use of LCAD computer resources is a privilege, not a right.
- It is the user’s responsibility to protect his/her account password.
- Be respectful of other lab users, student assistants, staff lab equipment and areas at all times.
- When activity is alleged or detected that breaks any LCAD policy, the Computing Labs staff will pursue the owner of that account and take the appropriate action as outlined in this document. This may include contacting Campus Security/Safety and/or the Dean of Students.
- Access to the computers or computer-related equipment in the computer labs is limited to current LCAD students and faculty/staff members with valid LCAD IDs.
- All noise levels (include: talking, music, muffled headphone noise, etc) in the lab should be kept to a minimum so that others are not disturbed. The computer labs should be considered a study environment.
- Users are to clean up the area around the computer used as they leave.
- Lab staff on duty will be available to advise users with computer problems and how to perform computer related tasks, but are NOT available to assist with users’ academic work or other college-related tasks.
- To respect the privacy of other users; for example, users shall not intentionally seek information on, obtain copies of, or modify files, tapes, or passwords belonging to other users, or misrepresent others, unless explicitly authorized to do so by those users.
- Food and drinks are not permitted in any lab.
- Studio materials in the computing labs, including but not limited to sprays, and paint, are not allowed.
- Students are not permitted to install, modify or delete any software on lab computers.
- All Equipment in the computer labs is not to be removed, modified, relocated, or disassembled without permission from lab staff.
- Recreational use of computers is not permitted when others are waiting. Example: recreational web-surfing, recreational e-mail, chatting, games, etc.
- Problems with computer lab equipment are to be reported to the lab personnel immediately, who must in turn enter the problem into the support helpdesk database system. Students may also submit a help ticket to support@lcad.edu
- Computers are available to students only during computer lab hours of operation (as posted in the various areas) and when no classes are scheduled in a classroom. Computers are available on a first come first serve basis. Labs hours may also be retrieved form the lab office at the start of each term.
- Because the computer labs are a limited high demand facility, rendering of files during the day is not allowed unless otherwise authorized by the lab staff.
- All work left on servers must be backed up multiple times on student owned devices after usage or to student home directories! The computer lab is not responsible for lost work.
- Defeating software security systems will be treated as a serious offense requiring action from the Dean of Student Affairs.
By using any computer in the LCAD computer labs you agree to abide by this policy.