Computer Account Policy

This policy is established by the Department of Computer Science to provide the department’s students, staff and faculty the computational and network resources needed to meet their recognized educational, research and administrative commitments. Due to the limited nature of available computing and network resources, all users are expected to use good judgment in sharing these resources and to avoid wasteful and abusive activities. Computer and/or network usage not necessary to meet recognized educational, research and administrative commitments to the Department of Computer Science or to UW-Parkside will be considered wasteful, including unnecessary storage of disk files, careless execution of resource-consuming processes, or the generation of excessive network traffic or printed output.

In addition to adhering to the general guidelines above, the following specific limitations are placed on Department of Computer Science computer account holders:

1. Nobody else may use accounts assigned to you, even if he or she has your permission. You are to use only accounts assigned to you.
2. Your account is provided for legitimate activities directly relating to the mission of UW-Parkside. Any other use may result in loss of privileges.
3. Under certain circumstances, it may be necessary for a staff member to examine your files (protected or otherwise). You are responsible for the content and size of all files in accounts assigned to you. Disk files not related to legitimate activities directly relating to the mission of UW-Parkside and/or which consume large amounts of space may be removed without warning.
4. Processes which consume excessive system resources, or which are objectionably degrading system response or network access may be terminated without warning by system staff.
5. You may not harass or threaten other users on this system or any computer with which this system communicates. You may not attempt to acquire, access or modify passwords, files, accounts or other information that does not belong to you. You may not attempt to crash, violate the integrity of, or adversely affect the activities of the computer system or the network. Distasteful or offensive displays and printouts are not permitted. Physical abuse, mishandling and modification of workstations, printer and other hardware is not permitted.
6. Computer operating system and related software are operated at UW-Parkside under software license agreements. Under these agreements, the software may be used for instructional, research and administrative purposes only. It is a violation of these agreements, and of Wisconsin statutes, to copy or transmit this software in printed or machine-readable form, or to use the software or computer system for personal gain, or to place a third party in a position of commercial advantage.
7. Occurrences of misconduct in any of these areas may result in loss of computer and/or network access; flagrant violation may result in legal action.

• NO Food or Drinks are allowed in the lab! The designated location for eating/drinking is the Brickstone Grill & Eatery.

I have read and understood the above policy. I understand that failure to abide by the letter and spirit of this policy will result in the loss of my privileges. I further realize that this policy applies to all accounts that I may have on this campus.