Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct for Users of Monroe Community College Computer Systems

Individuals who use MCC computer facilities and systems must assume the responsibility for using these resources in an appropriate manner for college related work only. Misuse of computer facilities is considered a violation of College policy and may also be a violation of state and federal law. Please note that MCC computers are public access computers where you should have no expectations of privacy.

Individuals using MCC's computing facilities are NOT permitted to:

• Copy, download, change, distribute or modify any computer programs (in part or whole), subroutines, graphics, etc… from a website, textbook or another individual without the written consent or permission of the author. This may be considered plagiarism and/or a violation of copyright and patent laws. Examples include: MP3, DVD, WAV, WMA, AVI, ASF, VIV etc…
  
  
• Use MCC facilities and systems for the purpose of advertising or running an organization or business
  
  
• Sending, viewing and/or printing lewd or pornographic materials or other related activities unless directly authorized, in writing, by an instructor and the coordinator of the learning environment.
  
  
• Participate in any form of chat room, unless otherwise authorized by your instructor or the coordinator of the learning environment.
  
  
• Play or download any type of computer games or entertainment activities.
  
  
• Reveal your password to anyone including faculty and staff, or let another person use their account. You are responsible for what is done with your account.
  
  
• Change, copy, delete, distribute, read, or otherwise access files without the permission of the owner. If it's not yours, don't touch it.
  
  
• Prevent others from accessing systems or unreasonably slow down a system by deliberately running wasteful jobs. Examples include disabling or crashing the system, playing games, sending mass mailings, creating unnecessary or multiple jobs and process names, etc.
  
  
• Bypass accounting or security mechanisms, attempt to circumvent data-protection or system consistency schemes, or attempt to uncover security loopholes.
  
  
• Provide others with programs or files that cause damage to their files or the operation of their computer system, compromise the security of their accounts, or disable their account.
  
  
• Harass others by sending annoying, obscene, libelous, or threatening messages.
  
  
• Disobey the rules of any computer system or network that you remotely access through MCC's computer systems.
  
  
• Aid or abet another person in violating any part of this Code of Conduct.
  
  

The above list is not exhaustive. This Code of Conduct is intended to require compliance with all local, state, and federal laws. Individuals who violate any part of the Code of Conduct will be subject to college disciplinary action, criminal prosecution or civil action.

Disclaimer

The student e-mail system consists of around 25,000 accounts, which are automatically created and deleted based on student record information.   There are no implied warranties or guarantees regarding the security and/or reliability of the system.  While every effort has been made to maximize system uptime, reliability, and security, we can not guarantee it.  Further, while the student e-mail system is backed up, we will not restore individual e-mail accounts or messages.  The backups exist for disaster recovery purposes: in case the server or servers crash, we can restore the entire system.  Please keep your own backup copies of everything that is related to your class work as well as anything else that is important to you.

If you have questions or problems that can not be answered by these pages, please do one of the following:

Ask a student aide in the Electronic Learning Center

Send an e-mail inquiry to studenthelp@student.monroecc.edu

Visit the Student E-Mail help desk in room 3-134 at the Brighton Campus or call 292-2555.