Student Responsibilities for
Academic Computer Use
1.0. Use of SDSU computing facilities is granted to students for the following purposes:
- Completion of course work as assigned by faculty
- Assigned research and/or limited independent research
- Participation in campus sanctioned activities
1.1. Individuals granted access to computing equipment shall adhere to the following rules and responsibilities:
- 1.1.1. Students shall not transmit unsolicited information which contains obscene, offensive or discriminatory material to another individual, a mailing list, a news group or a public area on a SDSU computer. Although mailing list subscribers and/or news group readers are considered to have solicited all postings, students shall not submit entries to news groups and/or mailing lists which are considered inappropriate by the recipients. Repeated transmission of material to a person who finds such transmission offensive, obscene or discriminatory will be treated as harassment and is against SDSU and/or State and Federal regulations. A report will be made to SDSU Judicial Procedures for determination of appropriate disciplinary action.
- 1.1.2. Use of SDSU computing facilities, including desktop systems, for the purposes of private business activities or other non-educational functions violates the software license agreements extended to educational and non- profit institutions and is not permitted. Students shall not violate the license agreement on any software application installed on a SDSU computer (Copyright Act of 1976 (as amended 1994.))
- 1.1.3. Students shall not attempt to gain improper access to any computer system or account, on or off campus. Intentional interception of any electronic communication is considered improper access and may also be in violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act chapter 119.
- 1.1.4. Students are required to comply with Usenet News and Listserv etiquette issues to avoid complaints from other members of the Internet.
- 1.1.5. Students shall not disturb another user by causing an interruption of service on that person's terminal or workstation or in that person's home directory either by physical activity or remote access.
- 1.1.6. Students shall not waste computer or peripheral resources. Multiple copies of the same document may not be printed. Students are to utilize the campus duplication facilities for multi-copy printing.
When the above policies are violated, the offending individuals' access to SDSUnet resources will be suspended while a review of the situation is made by Judicial Procedures. The student may appeal this suspension to Judicial Procedures.