Computer Lab Rules, Regulations, and Appropriate Use Policy Agreement

This is the Grainger Computer Lab Usage Agreement.  The following pages contain the Policies and Regulations that govern the usage of the Computer Labs. You are required to read and become familiar with the contents of this document.  By using the Labs, you agree to abide by these regulations and understand that your Lab usage privileges can be suspended or revoked if you fail to adhere to these policies.

Computer Classroom/Labs – Lab Policies – General

Grainger Labs Use Policy:
Access and use of Grainger Labs is a privilege granted to the members of the School of Business community facility- faculty, staff, and students-for scholarly, research, academic and administrative purposes. Computing resources are defined as facilities, equipment, networks, network bandwidth, systems, and personnel. Use of these resources includes World Wide Web, email, applications, courseware, and other sources of electronic communication.

Members of Grainger Hall community who use the Grainger Lab facilities are expected to do so in an effective, appropriate and ethical manner. Grainger Labs computing resources must be used in a manner that is consistent with the instructional, research and administrative objectives of the academic community in general, and with the purpose for which use of resources and facilities is intended. All activities inconsistent with these objectives are considered to be inappropriate and may jeopardize your continued use of Lab facilities

Grainger Labs computing resources:
Use of Grainger Labs computing resources, depends upon mutual respect and cooperation to ensure that all members of the UW-School of Business community have equal access, privileges, privacy, and protection from interference and harassment.

Grainger Labs User Agreement
Grainger Lab administrators have the right to monitor, record, and store computing activities of anyone using computing resources. If such monitoring, recording, and storage reveal possible evidence of inappropriate, unethical, or illegal activity, computing system personnel may provide the evidence obtained from monitoring to appropriate university and civic authorities.

Grainger Lab users agree use computing resources in appropriate manners, including, but not limited to:

1. Respecting the intended purposes of computing resources, such as for scholarly, research, academic, administrative and UW- School of Business -sponsored community service purposes.

2. Respecting the stated purpose of computer accounts (for scholarly, research, academic, administrative, and UW-School of business -sponsored community service purposes) and using computer accounts only for the specified purposes.

3. Respecting the dignity and privacy of other users.

4. Respecting the integrity of the systems.

5. Respecting the resource controls of the systems and managing appropriate use of limited storage resources.

6. Respecting the privileges associated with having network connectivity.

7. Respecting the copyright protection of licensed software, media, documentation, and other protected content.

8. Following all University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin School of business, local, state, and Federal laws related to computing and intellectual property.

Use of Grainger Lab’s computing resources, depends upon mutual respect and cooperation to ensure that all members of the UW-School of Business community have equal access, privileges, privacy, and protection from interference and harassment.

Grainger Lab users agree to refrain from inappropriate uses of computing resources, including, but not limited to:

1. Using any other individual’s computer account or password.

2. Using computing resources, facilities, and equipment for commercial gain.

3. Intentionally seeking information on, obtaining copies of, modifying, or tampering with files, tapes, passwords, or any type of data belonging to other users unless specifically authorized to do so by those other users.

4. Using resources to develop or execute programs that could harass other users, infiltrate the systems, damage or alter the software components of the systems, or disrupt Wisconsin School of Business/ Grainger Labs activities.

5. Violating any network-related policy, whether set by the University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin School of Business and Grainger Labs, or a network governing body.

6. Altering or avoiding accounting for the use of computing resources, facilities, and equipment.

7. Making excessive use of resources, controlled or otherwise.

8. Misrepresenting oneself or others through email or other electronic communication.

9. Using, duplicating, or distributing licensed software, media, documentation, or other intellectual property without the express written permission of the original copyright owner.

10. Using unauthorized copies of licensed software.

11. Installing software without proper authorization from Lab personnel.

12. Abusing, harassing, intimidating, threatening, stalking, or discriminating against others through the use of computing resources.

13. Sending obscene, abusive, harassing, or threatening messages to any other individual.

14. Engaging in any activity, vandalism, or mischief that incapacitates, compromises, or destroys Grainger Labs resources.

15. Eating in the labs or possessing food in the labs is prohibited.

16. Lab operating hours and closings are posted. Using the lab while it is closed, whether it is closed after building hours or closed for maintenance, is prohibited.

Network Policies
Grainger Labs is responsible for securing its network and computing systems in a reasonable and economically feasible degree against unauthorized access or abuse, while making them accessible for authorized and legitimate users. This responsibility includes informing users of expected standards of conduct and imposing punitive measures for violations. Any attempt to violate the provisions of this policy will result in disciplinary action in the form of temporary revocation of user accounts, regardless of the success or failure of the attempt. Permanent revocations can result from disciplinary actions taken by a panel judiciary board called upon to investigate network abuses.

The users of the network are responsible for respecting and adhering to local, state, federal and international laws. Any attempt to break those laws through the use of the network may result in litigation or criminal prosecution against the offender by the proper authorities. If such an event should occur, Grainger Labs will fully comply with the authorities to provide any information necessary for the legal proceedings.

Once a user receives a UserID to be used to access the network and computer systems on that network, they are solely responsible for all actions taken while using that UserID. Therefore:
1. Applying for a UserID under false pretenses is a punishable disciplinary offense.

2. Sharing your UserID with any other person is prohibited. In the result that you do share your UserID with another person, you will be responsible for all the actions of that other person.

3. Deletion, examination, copying, or modifying of files or data belonging to other users without their prior consent is prohibited.

4. Attempts to evade or change resource quotas are prohibited.

5. Continued impedance of other users through mass consumption of system resources, after receipt of a request to cease such activity, is prohibited.

6. Use of facilities or services for commercial purposes is prohibited.

7. Any unauthorized, deliberate action which damages or disrupts a computing system, alters it normal performance, or causes it to malfunction is a violation regardless of system location or time duration