Department of Human Genetics: Policies & Procedures
General
The University of Pittsburgh recognizes that the vast majority
of students, faculty, staff and guests exercise responsible
judgment with all Information Technology resources. To ensure
the continued integrity of this environment, reasonable policies,
procedures and security considerations have been implemented.
All students are subject to the rules and regulations as
described in the University of Pittsburgh Student Code of Conduct. Information Technology provisions can be reviewed
here.
In addition, all students are encouraged
to learn more about University
Computer Accounts and E-mail Policies, as
well as general guidelines and ethical behavior while using
Information Technology resources
in the University's Computing Ethics and Guidelines.
Members of the University community should read the Third Party Access to University Electronic Mail document, which explains how the University will handle requests for electronic messages stored in mailboxes on University central and departmental e-mail servers.
In
order to ensure the reliability and performance of the
University's network, PittNet, members of the University
community should read and follow the University's Network Standard. With the advent of wireless networking at the
University, the Wireless Standard contains important information
about
the design, implementation, and maintenance of University
wireless network installations.
Human Genetics | Faculty Page Update Policies
The following describes the process by which faculty pages will be updated.
1. All requests for any form of update must be submitted via a Helpdesk Ticket.
**Any requests not submitted via a Helpdesk Ticket will be omitted.
2. Any system wide changes will be announced 3 weeks prior to the changes going live.
The page(s) will be viewable to each faculty member on a non-live site to be reviewed for any necessary changes (the link to the non-live page will be available in the email).
*A reminder will be sent out the beginning of every week until the 3 week go-live date. Please review the page(s) during this time frame.
Copyright Violations
The increased use of file sharing (peer-to-peer)
software programs such as KaZaA, Gnutella, LimeWire, and
others has led to a significant increase in anti-piracy efforts
and legislation. Peer-to-peer programs allow sharing of copyrighted
music, movies, and software often without the knowledge or
consent of the user. Recent legislation including the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act in conjunction with automated scanning
software employed by software publishers and music and movie
production companies has led to a significant increase in
copyright infringement complaints received by the University.
Please review the University's Procedure for Handling Complaints Against Resident Students and Other
Network Computer Users. Please review the "How to Prevent Illegal File Sharing" brochure for more information on
this topic.
Human Genetics | Email Accounts
Emails account will be removed from the system six months after leaving the deparment. At the six month mark you will have the option
to have you account turned into a forwarder. Forwarders will be watched closely for any type of misconduct and or abuse.
All email accounts will be subject to a yearly review.
Human Genetics | Computational Support
All requests for help must be done through the Helpdesk system.
Request not submitted via the Helpdesk system will not be honored.
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