De La Salle University - Manila

How Can I Be a Good Internet Citizen?

READ and understand the Policy for Responsible Computing. KNOW what it means to be responsible. You must be trustworthy. You must be able to choose for yourself to do what is right and not to do what is wrong.

BE AWARE of the thousands of others who rely on the University's computers to do their work. Consider how your computer behavior will affect them and choose what you know is right.

UNDERSTAND that University policies that address academic dishonesty, including theft, plagiarism, disruptive conduct and misuse of materials and property, must guide your computing activities, just as they guide your activities in the classroom, residence halls or elsewhere on campus.

DON'T send electronic messages to people you don't know or who don't need to get your message. This is a nuisance.

DON'T use University computing resources to send chain mail. This is a waste of computing resources and a nuisance. It offends members of the community.

DON'T let other students, relatives or any other person gain access to the University's computing resources through the access code given to you. This corrupts the integrity of computing resources by destroying accountability. This is wrong, even if the other person is being responsible. And understand, you will be held accountable for any abuse of computing resources by persons you allow to use your access code and password.

DON'T use access codes that belong to someone else. This is a violation of the Policy for Responsible Computing.

DON'T play games. You are not authorized to use your central computer account to play games.

KNOW that University and International laws and regulations pertain to computing activities wherever appropriate -- fraud, forgery, extortion, copyright, intimidation, humiliation, and others. Violators may be prosecuted.

UNDERSTAND what you are authorized to do. Know what the University's purpose is in making these computing resources available to you.

• Your central computer account is provided so you can send and receive mail, read and post notices to news groups and access library and other information resources. In some cases, your professors will authorize access so you can do class assignments.
  
• Microcomputer sites are available so you can do word processing, make spreadsheets and access the central computers and the Internet.
  

DON'T MISUNDERSTAND. Your access to computing resources is a privilege, not a right. It is a privilege that the University extends to students who are trusted to make responsible use of computing resources.
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