1. technology and computing
2. programming languages
3. javascript

What is Information
Technology?
Information Technology (IT)
consists of computers, networks,
and the applications they support
such as electronic mail and the
World Wide Web. These
technologies are critical to the AUC
mission, a mission that includes
teaching, research and public
service.
What is IT contd.
IT increases communication
opportunities and affects the way we
conduct business as a university in the
following:
Examples of how IT is
connected
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All students, faculty, and staff may have
an e-mail account.
All members of AUC may obtain computer
user privileges.
Students frequently submit assignments
using e-mail.
Committee reports or presentations may
appear in Web form only.
Communication is increasingly done
through the e-mail system.
Responsibilities in IT.
While information technology helps
us function, it also requires
responsible use from each user.
Your actions on this campus can
affect people throughout the world.
These technologies require
responsible use with respect for
others.
Responsibilities of IT
contd.
Information technology is provided
to support the essential mission of
AUC campus.
Your use of information technology is
governed by campus policies, and
regulations. If an action is against
the law it is against campus Policy –
whether specifically spelled out or
not!
Responsibilities of IT contd.
You are requested to use
information technology
with courtesy, respect and
integrity.
Things to expect
As a user of ITS at this facility and in
AUC, there are certain things you can
expect:
I- What can I expect?
II- What are my responsibilities?
III- Can I …...
IV- What can happen?
V- What is not against L-A-W OR POLICY?
VI- Reporting an incident?
I- What can I expect?
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Is my e-mail private?
Are my files private?
What are my First Amendment
rights?
What can I do about being
harassed?
What happens if someone
complains about me?
Is my e-mail private?
E-mail stored on University-operated mail
servers requires a password for access
and is therefore protected on the mail
server, based upon the security strength
of that password.
E-mail is thought of as a postcard, where
privacy is supposed to be observed, but in
cases when needed to remedy problems
with an e-mail system, the systems
administrators may become aware of the
contents of some messages.
Are my files private?
The university respects the contents
of your files and does not review file
content. However, system
administrators may become aware of
the content while dealing with some
system problems.
What are my First
Amendment rights?
As an Academic institution, we place
great value on freedom of thought and
expression.
All students associated with the
university should exercise their
freedoms in a mature, responsible,
and respectful manner
What can I do about
being harassed?
Unfortunately, rudeness is not
harassment and neither are other
boorish behaviors. If you feel you
are harassed, it should be reported
to the Dean for Student Affairs
II- What are my
responsibilities?
a- Protecting Resources from Physical
Access
b- Protecting Resources from Electronic
Access
c- Responsible Use of E-mail
d- Responsible and Efficient Use of
Limited Resources
a- Protecting Resources
from Physical Access
You are responsible for the use of your
computer account and the activities
performed under the current.
- You must keep your account secure by
preventing others from getting access to
your personal computer, desktops,
laptops, notebooks, etc.
Important: Remember that you are
responsible for all e-mail or other
communications sent from your
computer or access port.
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b- Protecting Resources from
Electronic Access
You are responsible for protecting your
account and its resources from
unauthorized electronic access by using
effective passwords and by safeguarding
those passwords. University Information
Technology serves a diverse group of users
and are selectively opened to make access
and operation easy for users, and the
responsibility for protecting the access falls
on you – the user. In a nutshell, if
something is done in your name then
its yours.
c- Responsible Use of
E-mail
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Students are encouraged to use electronic mail for
university related material and to facilitate the
efficient exchange of useful information.
Access and use of mail has certain responsibilities.
Users of e-mail are expected to be ethical and
responsible in their use, following general
guidelines (found in the UNS department in the Hill
House 3rd floor room 301) based on common
sense, common decency, and civility applied to the
networked computing environment.
C- Responsible Use of E-mail,
contd.
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Messages sent as electronic mail shall
meet the same standards for distribution
or display as if they were tangible
documents.
Identify yourself clearly and accurately in
all electronic communications. Concealing
or misrepresenting your name or affiliation
to dissociate yourself from responsibility
for your actions is never appropriate.
C-Responsible Use of E-mail,
contd.
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All electronic mail files belong to
somebody. They should be assumed
to be private and confidential unless
the owner has explicitly made them
available to others.
d- Responsible and Efficient Use
of Limited Resources
You are expected to promote and
practice efficient use of network
resources, consistent with the
instructional, research, public
service, and administrative goals of
the University. Show consideration
for others and refrain from
engaging in any use that would
interfere with their work or disrupt
the intended use of network
resources.
III- Can I …
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…share my computer account?
…give other people an account on my
multiuser computer that is connected to
the campus network?
…tell others about a “Make Money Fast”
scheme?
…play a joke on my friend by deleting
his/her files?
…get even with some jerk by sending him
a flood of e-mail messages?
… copy some vendors software for my
friends?
Can I share my computer
account?
No. The university provides your
computer account for your exclusive
use. IT resources should only be
used for approved purposes. Don’t
give your password to anyone else,
even people you trust, such as your
friends or relatives or even someone
who has offered to help you fix a
problem.
Assume your user ID is the
equivalent of your signature!
Can I share my computer
account ? Contd.
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You are responsible for all charges
accrued using the ID number/password
or computing resource assigned to you,
even if a friend using your password
without your permission runs up the
charges.
You will also be held responsible for
destructive or illegal activity done by
someone to whom you gave access.
Can you give other people an
account on my multi-user computer
that is connected to the campus
network?
No. This activity gives those other
people access to university computer
resources, which is against IT policy.
Can I tell others about a
“Make Money Fast” scheme?
No. These are called “chain letters”
and are explicitly illegal.
Can I play a joke on my friend
by deleting his/her files?
No. Such activities are illegal, and
you are not exempted from the law
because you are “just a student”
or are underage or it was “my
friend” even if you were “just
playing around.”
Can I get even with some jerk by
sending him a flood of e-mail
messages?
No. This is called a “mail bomb”
and is inappropriate use of
resources.
Can I copy some vendors software
for my friends?
No. It is a violation of university policy
and federal law to participate in
copyright infringement. Copyrighted
materials include, but are not limited to,
computer software, audio and video
recordings, photographs, and written
material.
Violators are subject to University
discipline, as well as legal liability,
generally – even if the work does not
contain a written copyright notice.
IV- What can happen?
What are the repercussions for violating
the rules as listed in section III of Can
I…?
Punishment for infractions include but is
not necessarily limited to:
1- Verbal warnings
2- Revocation of computing privileges
3- Disciplinary probation
4- Suspension and/or expulsion from
university
5- Civil liability
6- Criminal prosecution
V- What is not against L-A-W
OR POLICY?
Before you report what you believe is an
incident of misuse make sure you are on
the right track.
First Amendment rights:
In general, expressions of opinion by
members of the university community that
do not violate the law or university rules
are protected as “free speech.” We
encourage all those associated with the
University to exercise their constitutional
rights and freedoms responsibility.
V- What is not against L-A-W OR
POLICY? Contd.
AUC does not punish its students
for expressing views that may be
unpopular or offensive, but who
break no laws or University rules
while doing so.
“Spam” Mail
“Spam,” unsolicited and unwanted email, and other junk mail from a source
outside this university.
Many people are annoyed by junk mail
such as “spam” and other kinds
unsolicited or unwanted e-mail.
It is not unusual, for junk mail to
originate from a source outside the
University. In most such cases, the
University has little control. In most
cases, the University has little control.
“Spam” Mail contd.
However, as a recipient you have a
great deal of control:
1- You can ignore or delete the
junk mail.
2- You can filter your email so the
offending mail is filed unread in a
junk mail file, allowing you to
delete it at your leisure.
Breaches of “Netiquette”
Disagreements between people, even
heated arguments, unless threatening or
otherwise unlawful, are not considered
violations. We do however, strongly
encourage all users to be polite.
A well-known problem with email, newsgroups, and chat groups is that it’s easy to
fire off a quick, angry response that you’ll
later wish you hadn’t sent.
Breaches of “Netiquette”
contd.
In doing so, should you cross the
line beyond merely being rude or
stating an unpopular, offensive
view, you may run the risk of
violating criminal laws.
“Counting to ten” before saying
something you may later regret
applies in cyberspace too.
VI- Reporting an incident?
For reporting problems with mail,
you may want to notify the
University Network Services, Help
Desk extensions: 5343,5625, 5624
located at the Hill House Building –
3rd Floor room 302. Your problem
will then be handled either by one of
the Help Desk personnel or you will
be referred to the appropriate entity.