Computing Policies and Procedures
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The School of Design computing policies are designed to ensure that resources are used wisely and service to our educational and research programs.
School of Design computing policies are designed to ensure that resources are used wisely in service to our educational and research programs.
The School of Design computing policies are extensions of Penn's computing policies. The University's policies on Computing and Networking Policies and Laws are outlined on the following Web page: www.upenn.edu/computing/policy. The School of Design computing center is required to comply with the University rules. Some of the University's policies are spelled out below, but it is recommended that each student review the complete University policies.
The general policy of School of Design emphasizes network resources, the sharing of software where site licenses are obtainable, and shared peripherals. Individuals are asked to take responsibility for personally owned machines. Please refer to the School of Design Computing web page for more detailed information on available equipment and software, computing announcements, lab schedules, and other information related to School of Design Computing.
Each person with access to the University's computing resources is responsible for their appropriate use and by their use agrees to comply with University, school and departmental policies, with applicable City, State and Federal laws and regulations, and with the acceptable use policies of affiliated networks and systems. This includes, among other things, prohibitions against use of the network for illegal or threatening purposes, restrictions on the copying and use of software, respect for privacy of individual files stored on computers, etiquette towards other users and respect for equipment and facilities. Also, students are forbidden to install additional software programs on the hard disks of computers in the labs or in any other way reconfigure or modify the hard disks. There will undoubtedly be many questions of interpretation of policies. The general rule is to attempt to resolve differences at the lowest possible level, preferably among users. If not possible, the computer resource staff will make interpretations. Issues of broad policy that arise will be referred to the dean, School of Design's executive committee, and to the faculty during regular meetings.