UIS Technology Policy

Research on the UIS website current AUP privacy laws governing electronic communication at: http://www.uis.edu/its/about/policies.html Blog at least 200 of your words discussing the following questions: What is UIS Information Technology policy on the acceptable use of passwords? Downloading music or movies? Virus protection? Spyware? E-mail responding? Email distribution lists? UIS technology resources? Computer labs?

The rules for Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources consist of many guidelines and pretty much speak for themselves. I’ve added a few examples and further explanation of the general policies.
• Using campus technology for personal gain or any violations to University technology conduct.
For example, printing homework without paying for it.
• Using accounts not belonging to the student.
Hacking into accounts or knowingly using someone else’s account is against university policy. University personnel may have access to highly confidential information that can only be seen by certain employees.
• Using computers to send violent messages. Online threats are very serious and are not jokes.
Offensive websites are prohibited when using campus facilities.
• Using the resources for activities not directly related to academics.
Chatting or playing games can be very distracting during class or even in a computer lab.
• Installing or using unauthorized copyrighted materials or licensed software.
• Using computing resources to interfere with the normal operation of university computing systems.
Also downloading music and/or movies is strictly prohibited as those actions are illegal and students who abuse this policy may face prosecution for breaking the law as well as university discipline.
Email distribution lists also have guidelines and individuals using them must be aware of the consequences of misuse. They must follow standard procedure ensuring that they are only to be used for relevant matters, they must pertain to all persons mentioned in the email and should never be used for private matters.

The purpose of the Computer labs is for academic use only. Due to necessary precautions with available technology, food, beverages, children or pets are allowed in the labs. Users must speak at a reasonable level as not to distract fellow students/faculty. Also, lab workers are allowed to check up and see the work being done to make sure that all the rules are followed.
• Your computer must have a UIS domain.
• You must have a network ID to use personal and public computers.
• Each computer must have installed on it and use the latest version of McAfee.
• Do not interfere or block anti-virus updates.
• Connecting game consoles is permitted.

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With the constant updating of technology there are always problems and confusion between teachers and students regarding it. Students have different versions of Microsoft Word, making it impossible for them to open certain documents (unless they convert them). Beyond the differences in technology versions available, teachers can anticipate having problems with students misusing the internet. Most inappropriate websites are blocked by the schools, but there are ways to get around those blocks, and in this age students are able to do a lot of things that past generations were not. Even beyond the inappropriate sites, just generally surfing the internet during a class is a constant problem for teachers who instantly lose the attention of their pupils. Rules must be enforced to limit these instances.

Teachers also have their own problems with technology. From my own experiences I have seen countless teachers prepare a lesson with a website, PowerPoint or video and have seen that technology fail to work. This is crucial to the lesson plan because often teachers are not equipped with a back up and an entire class could potentially be wasted. While these things aid teachers in the classroom they are not essential to teaching. Technology can always have problems, but I think it should be used just the same because it often makes assignments more exciting and allows students to do more with all of the different programs that are now available.