Carteret Community College
Technology Acceptable Use Policy (TAUP)
The purpose of Carteret Community Colleges technological resources
is to enhance and support the educational mission of the college. All
students, faculty, staff and public patrons are responsible for using
CCCs technological resources in an effective, ethical and lawful
manner. These resources include but are not limited to: computers, computer
networks and telecommunications, multimedia and hyper media, camcorders
and VCRs, instructional television and video microscopes, telephones
and voice mail.
Acceptable Use
- Use related to administrative and other support activities considered
consistent with the mission of Carteret Community College.
- Use for purposes of, or in support of, education and research.
- Use consistent with the Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) for the North
Carolina Research and Information Network (NCREN), the North Carolina
Integrated Information Network (NCIN), and the National Science Foundation
Network (NSFN). Copies of the AUPs for these organizations are available
on each organizations Internet Web Site.
Unacceptable Use
- Use of CCC technological resources that violates federal, state
or local laws or statutes.
- Use of CCC technological resources which provides or assists in
gaining unauthorized or inappropriate access to systems, software
or data at CCC and or other sites.
- Use for activities that interfere with the ability of others to
use CCCs technological resources effectively.
- Use for activities that result in the loss of another persons
work or unauthorized access to another persons work.
- Use for distribution of obscene, abusive or threatening messages
via electronic mail or other means.
- Use for distribution of chain letters or broadcasting to lists of
individuals in such a manner that might cause congestion on the network.
- Use of CCC technological resources for commercial use or for profit-making
enterprises except as specifically approved by the President.
- Use inconsistent with the Acceptable Use Policies of NCREN, NCIN
and NSFN.
Conditions
Violations of this policy may be met with a reduction of access to
CCC technological resources or with complete denial of access to CCC
technological resources. Violators may be brought to the attention of
CCC officials who may take legal action. Action taken by CCC does not
preclude the possibility of legal action taken by others.
Modifications
CCC reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.