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The breaking of any of the following rules will result in disciplinary action.
This may include a ban from the laboratories (even when assignments are
due), loss of marks for assignments, or referral to the University Discipline
Committee, with a consequent fine or expulsion from papers or from the
University. Students should also refer to the
University Computer System Regulations
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Disciplinary Regulations
in the University Calendar.
Changes to these Regulations will be posted in the School's Laboratories.
For the purposes of these regulations -
| School |
refers to the School of Mathematical and Information Sciences which
includes the Departments of Computer Science, the Department of
Mathematics and the Department of Statistics.
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| Department |
refers to either the Department of Computer Science or the Department
of Mathematics or the Department of Statistics.
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| Director |
is the person nominated by the Head of Department or the Director of
the School of Mathematical and Information Sciences to be in control of
the System.
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| System |
means any Computer system controlled and operated by the Council
whether at the Computer Centre established in the University or
elsewhere.
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| Computer System |
refers to any item of computing equipment or computer related
equipment and includes the network connecting those items of
equipment.
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No Person Shall:
- use a Department's equipment for non-departmental work without prior
permission;
- copy copyright software without lawful permission (In particular, unless
authorised by the Director, use software provided by the Department on
equipment not designated for that Department.);
- use unlicensed software on the School's equipment;
- act in a way likely to cause damage to equipment (e.g. equipment may not
be opened up or peripherals disconnected, nor is the connection of non-
Departmental equipment to the School's equipment or network permitted.);
- unlawfully remove equipment, diskettes, books, notes or any other item
from any of the School's laboratories or commit any criminal offence in any of
the School's laboratories;
- display or send obscene, racist, abusive or otherwise offensive material to
any other person;
- play computer games in any of the School's laboratories;
- smoke, chew gum or consume food or drink in any of the School's
laboratories (Smoke, food and drink can cause damage to equipment and
diskettes.);
- use a login name other than the one(s) assigned to that person by the
School or allow any other person to use that person's login name(s) to access
one of the School's Systems without the express permission of the Director of
that system;
- refuse to provide identification to staff if so requested whilst in any of the
School's laboratories (If such proof of identification is not produced
immediately the person may be asked to leave the laboratory .);
- fail to pay any charges incurred by the use of any login account that has
been assigned to that person or any charges that can be attributed to the use of
any System by that person;
- misuse the Booking System (e.g. A student may make a booking in a
Department's Laboratory only for course work set by that Department. A
student may not make a booking for another person or habitually fail to turn
up for their bookings.).
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