Acceptable Use of Training Software / Computer Resources

The International Center for Career Training provides class software, as well as computing resources in order to support its mission and goals.

General Principles & Guidelines

Access to training software and computing resources owned or operated by ICCT imposes certain responsibilities and obligations and is granted subject to all ICCT policies, as well as local, state, and federal laws.

Acceptable use should always be only for educational activities, legal and ethical, reflect academic honesty, show restraint in the consumption of shared resources, and reflect ICCT standards. It should demonstrate respect for intellectual property, ownership of data, system security mechanisms, and individuals’ rights to privacy and freedom from intimidation, harassment, and annoyance.

Prohibited Use of Accounts, Passwords, Data, and Systems

There are responsibilities that must be met as a part of the privilege of access to class software and computing resources.

A student must not:

• Use resources for any purpose that is inappropriate or inconsistent with his/her relationship with ICCT.
• Allow anyone to use or fail to protect his/her accounts (user IDs), passwords, and access assigned to him/her.
• Access or attempt to access another user’s accounts, passwords, computers, data, files, or email without authorization.
• Misrepresent himself/herself or attempt to circumvent any data protection or network security measures.
• Attempt to decode passwords or data, or to monitor another user’s communications.
• Engage in any activity that could be purposely harmful to systems or information such as creating or propagating viruses, disrupting services, damaging files, or making unauthorized modifications to data.
• Use resources for commercial, political, or profit-making purposes without authorization.
• Violate any software license agreements or terms and conditions.
• Infringe any copyright, including the unauthorized and infringing distribution of copyrighted materials through unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing.
• Engage in any other activity that does not comply with the General Principles presented above.

Use of School Computing Resources

While using the School’s computing resources, students must not:

• Attach any equipment, including wireless access points, or install any software that could potentially impair the performance, integrity, or security of any ICCT computers, networks, or data.
• Deliberately perform an act that interferes with the operation of computers and/or network traffic.

Enforcement of Acceptable Use Policy

ICCT considers any violation of acceptable use principles or guidelines to be a serious offense.

Use of Software Information Disclaimer

ICCT uses open-source software for its instruction. ICCT doesn’t carry any liability for the misuse of the open-source software before the provider.

Individuals using network and computing resources at ICCT do so subject to local, state, and federal laws, and all policies in effect at ICCT.

Information, messages, and materials made available via ICCT IT resources do not necessarily reflect the attitudes, opinions, or values of ICCT, its faculty, staff, or students.