Lansing Community College complies
with all federal, state and local governing laws.
A. College Policies
1. Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
a. Directory information may
be released at the discretion of College officials for any
student who has not submitted a completed Request to Prevent
Disclosure of Directory Information form to the Office of
the Registrar by the end of the first week of the semester.
The disclosure prevention form remains in effect until the
student provides a written release to the Office of the
Registrar.
b. Lansing Community College
prohibits the release of personally identifiable information
other than directory information from educational records
without the student's written consent or as otherwise
provided by the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act.
c. Copies of the Request to
Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information form and the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act are available upon
request in the Office of the Registrar and the Office of the
Dean of Student and Academic Support.
2. Student and
Staff Harassment and Discrimination
a. Lansing Community College
is an equal opportunity college. Discrimination on a basis
of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height,
weight, marital status, handicap, sexual orientation in any
educational opportunity, is prohibited.
b. Any harassment against a
protected class also is prohibited.
c. Displaying on a computer
screen or printing materials that violates the College's
harassment/discrimination policy is prohibited.
3. Threatening
and Abusive Use
No user shall use their LCC account or any LCC
computing system to:
a. invade another's privacy;
b. threaten another person(s)
or their property;
c. spread false and
malicious information about a student, employee, or any
private person;
d. harass, intimidate, or
stalk anyone.
4. LCC’s
Software Copyright Policy and Guidelines. Refer to
Software Use in this policy.
B. General Computing
Policies
All users of LCC computing resources
are required to follow these general computing guidelines.
Misuse of computer resources, including but not limited to these
guidelines, may result in the removal of the individual's
computer account(s), revocation of computer lab access
privileges, and/or application of other disciplinary or legal
action as might be appropriate.
Account Use
1. The Division of Information
Services College Development (ISCD) has final authority to
determine unique account names.
2. Users are responsible for
maintaining the security of their assigned LCC accounts and
files.
a. Authorized users are not
allowed to share their accounts with others. The authorized
user of the account is responsible for all activities
associated with the account.
b. Passwords should be changed
often and not revealed to others.
c. In general, ISCD does not
have access to user passwords.
d. Users must log out of their
accounts when finished.
3. Users may not use an LCC
account to represent anyone other than themselves. Users may not
use an LCC account that they do not have authority to use.
4. All users are responsible for
maintaining their allotted file space and not wasting network,
server or mainframe disk space with unnecessary files.
5. Users are solely responsible
for downloading their files while they have authority to use
their LCC accounts. Accounts may be deleted when employment is
terminated, when student status has ended, or at LCC discretion.
LCC is under no obligation to recover or protect user files from
deleted accounts.
Software Use
1. Users must follow the
copyright laws, trademark standards, software license
agreements, and patent information governing software they use.
a. Copying licensed software
is generally illegal.
b. The College will support
copying exceptions only when authorized in writing by the
software publisher.
2. To determine the copyright
policies for College-owned software, technology users should
contact the Help Desk.
Network Use
1. Access to the Internet and The
College network is managed by ISCD.
2. Any transmission of data over
the LCC Network (e-mail, Internet files and web pages, printer
files, etc.) is governed by these guidelines.
3. Transmission of any material
in violation of any federal or state law is prohibited. This
includes, but is not limited to:
a. Copyrighted material
b. Material protected by trade
secrets
c. Illegal activities
4. Transmission of non-LCC
work-related data is prohibited. Exceptions may be authorized
with approval from ISCD. This includes but is not limited to:
a. Product advertising
b. Political lobbying or
religious material
c. Promoting a personal
business
d. For-profit work (e.g., home
business, tax preparations, documents generated for a fee)
e. Promoting external
organizations
5. Content and activity of
transmissions on the college network is not private. College
technicians and system managers may monitor activity on the
network as a result of their duties.
6. LCC will not monitor the
content of information transmitted over the LCC Network, but
will investigate complaints of possible inappropriate use. In
the course of investigating complaints, LCC staff will safeguard
the privacy of all parties and will themselves follow the
guidelines given in this policy.
E-Mail Use
1. Generally, the College will
not make the contents of electronic mail available to those
other than the originator and intended recipient. However, as a
public institution, the College may be required to release
contents of electronic mail because of laws and regulations.
2. E-mail accounts are backed up
as a regular course of network operation. Deletion of e-mail
messages does not remove all traces of the message.
3. E-mail is not guaranteed to be
private.
4. Once sent, e-mail messages
will not be "unsent" by ISCD.
5. The College is not liable for
lost or deleted e-mail.
6. Promoting chain e-mail
messages is prohibited.
7. Sending excessive e-mail
messages for the purpose of filling a users disk space or to
annoy a user is prohibited.
Internet Use
1. World-Wide-Web (WWW) pages
stored on LCC owned servers must conform to the guidelines
established in the guidelines Regarding the Structure and
Maintenance of the LCC Website.
2. The Web Administrator reserves
the right to question the user about content of web pages or to
refuse web pages that violate the LCC WWW Guidelines. Students
may seek the council of the SAS due process officer if their web
page is rejected.
3. The College is not liable for
lost or deleted web pages, nor the content of web pages residing
on non-LCC owned computers.
4. LCC assumes no responsibility
for any direct or indirect damages arising from the user's
connection to the Internet. LCC is not responsible for the
accuracy of information found on the Internet. LCC merely
facilitates the accessing and dissemination of information
through its systems. Unless LCC expressly authors content, it
has no editorial control over the content distributed or
disseminated on the Network and users are solely responsible for
any material that they access and disseminate.
5. All servers must be approved
by ISCD. Root access must be given to ISCD or designee for all
servers on the LCC network.
6. Programs specifically designed
to use excessive technology resources are prohibited.
Intellectual Property
Rights
1. Materials created and/or
produced by users of College-owned resources may be subject to
intellectual property rights as established by the College.
Refer to the current Intellectual Property Rights Procedure,
available in the office of the Provost.
Personal Hardware
1. While attached to a
College-owned computer, personal equipment may be subject to
incidental access while the College is maintaining College-owned
devices. For example, ISCD has the same authority to access a
non-College-owned hard drive attached to College-owned equipment
as they have for accessing College-owned equipment.
2. LCC is not responsible for
repair or replacement of non-LCC hardware.
Personal Use of
College-Owned Computer Systems
1. College-owned computer systems
assigned to employee positions are to be used predominately to
accomplish the tasks assigned to that position.
2. College-owned computer systems
available to students are provided to support assignments.
E-mail is intended to be used for student-instructor
communication and for student-to-student communication. Internet
access is intended to support the student's academic assignments
and learning.
3. Incidental use of
College-owned computer systems for personal purposes is
permitted if:
a. Use occurs outside of the
employee's work schedule;
b. Use does not interfere with
work being performed by another employee;
c. Use is not for pay or
profit;
d. Use does not consume
excessive supplies;
e. Use does not violate
software licensing agreements.
4. Excessive use of College-owned
computer systems that interferes with college-related activities
may result in the loss of computer access.
5. Use of College-owned computers
to produce a product (e.g., document, program, etc.) qualifies
the product for inclusion under the College's intellectual
property rights policy. Playing on-line games (i.e., MUDs, MOOs)
is strictly prohibited, unless used as part of an
instructor-endorsed learning process. This includes all Internet
and network versions of multi-user games.
C. Student Computing
Students are to follow guidelines
presented in this section and the General Computing Guidlines.
Access to Computer
Resources
1. Students must possess a
current LCC Starcard to access general-purpose student computer
labs.
2. Technology accounts are
available to currently enrolled students and other individuals
approved by ISCD.
3. General-purpose student
computer labs are available on campus for LCC students to
complete their course work. Hours of operation are posted.
Students are expected to follow the rules for any lab they use.
Authorized Uses of
College-Owned Computer Systems
1. Students may use available
College-owned computer systems in general-purpose computer labs
to complete course assignments. Students are expected to know
the hardware and software required for their courses. Students
should obtain assistance with specific assignments from the
class instructor.
2. Students may use College-owned
computer systems for their resume' preparation, but not for the
preparation of other's resumes.
3. Students may use College-owned
computer systems for "exercises" which promote self-taught
learning.
Unauthorized Uses of
College-Owned Computer Systems
1. Students may not use
College-owned computers for assignments for non-LCC classes,
such as dissertations or thesis papers for other
colleges/universities.
2. Printer Limitations:
a. Printers are intended for
class-related activities. Printing Internet web pages or other
information not directly related to class assignments is
prohibited.
b. Guidelines are available in
the general-purpose labs describing the number of copies/pages
students may print.
c. Excessive printing is
prohibited.
d. Using non-approved print
media is prohibited.
Software Copying and
Distribution
1. Students are not allowed to
add or remove software on computer lab computers. The class
instructor must arrange exceptions for class assignments in
advance with the lab personnel and/or lab supervisor.
2. Software that may be copied by
students are shareware programs, public domain programs, and
assigned data files.
3. Software provided by the
textbook publisher may not be distributed in violation of
publisher's rules.
4. Software provided to students
by the instructor must not violate copyright rules.
D. Employee Computing Guidelines
Employees are to follow guidelines
presented in this section and the General Computing Guidelines.
Assignment of Computer
Hardware
1. Lansing Community College
determines the computer system needs of employees and how those
needs will be met. The College reserves authority to establish
and enforce procedures and rules for employee use of
College-owned computer systems, software, and data.
2. The College will assign
appropriate computer hardware to a position to enable tasks
corresponding to the position to be accomplished.
3. College-owned desktop computer
equipment is the exclusive responsibility of ISCD. As
College-wide property, desktop computers cannot be taken home,
relocated or reassigned without prior approval of ISCD.
Assignment of Computer
Software
1. The College will attempt to
assign appropriate computer software to a position to enable
tasks corresponding to the position to be accomplished.
2. Some software publishers
permit employees to have one copy of their software on the
College-owned computer and one copy of their software on the
employee-owned computer. If a software publisher permits such an
arrangement, the employee is still required to obtain permission
of ISCD or designee.
3. Only College-owned software is
to be installed on College-owned computers. ISCD or designee
must approve exceptions.
Data
1. Data, information, or reports
produced using College-owned equipment are the property of the
College.
2. Use of College-owned data,
information, or the College subject to procedures and rules
establishes reports.
3. College data is generally
public information, however those accessing confidential data
are required to maintain the confidentiality of the data.
4. Those originating or updating
data must be diligent in maintaining the accuracy of that data.
5. College-owned data,
information, or reports are to be used or copied by an employee
only for functions directly related to the employee's work
assignment.
6. Access to College financial,
course schedule, student and similar data is authorized by the
division and data-owner, and managed by ISCD.
7. College financial, course
schedule, student and similar data is typically accessed by use
of a designated computer program. Use of these programs is
authorized by the division and data-owner, and managed by ISCD.
8. Use of access rights by
someone other than the employee(s) to which the rights are
assigned is prohibited.
Lansing Community College makes no
warranties of any kind whether expressed or implied, for the
computer services it provides.
E. Indemnification
Provision
User hereby agrees to indemnify and
hold Lansing Community College and its officers, Trustees,
employees and agents harmless for any loss, damage, expense or
liability resulting from any claim, action or demand, arising
out of or related to the user's use of Lansing Community College
owned computer resources and the network, including reasonable
attorneys fees. Such claims shall include, without limitation,
those based on trademark or service mark infringement, trade
name infringement, copyright infringement, dilution, tortuous
interference with contract or prospective business advantage,
unfair competition, defamation, unlawful discrimination or
harassment, rights of publicity, and invasion of privacy.
