COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES USAGE POLICY

Every User that enter the Laboratory of Informatics and uses its computational systems, should be aware of the following issues:

USAGE RIGHTS

1. All the undergraduate students of the Department of Management Science and Technology have the right of using the laboratory, for courses-related reasons like research and projects. Students of other departments or irrelevant with the department individuals don’t have the right of entering the laboratory, unless this has been allowed by the administrators of the laboratory. Students must always have their student identity with them, in case administrators of the laboratory ask for it.

2. The access of the users in all computational resources of the laboratory is limited and becomes possible only after the give of a PERSONAL account (username & password) from the administrators of the laboratory. The use of any other account is not allowed in any case.

3. The laboratory’s program includes laboratorial courses, of two hours duration (usually), which engage sections of 30 students. At the duration of those courses, the entry is allowed ONLY in those that belong in the corresponding section, even if free workstations exist. Administrators have the right of removal of individuals that are not meant to be in the laboratory.

4. The users have access strictly in their personal accounts only. They cannot create their own accounts and they should not allow others to use their personal accounts. In case of password loss, the student has to ask the administrator to change it. Moreover, at scheduled times the system will ask users to change their passwords for security reasons.

PERSONAL DATA

5. Laboratory of Informatics, according to no.115/2001 directive of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, and under the conditions of the 2472/1997 law, maintain the right to have cameras at its classes, which are used only for security reasons. Accepting the lab policy implies accepting those kinds of security systems too.

6. Having as a target the good operation, security and maintenance of the resources of the laboratory, administrators have access at the users’ data (files, network issues, etc). Of course administrators, use that right at the minimum degree, only in case it’s absolutely necessary and never for personal reasons. In case the laboratory personnel, detects violation cases of the present policy, it is necessary to make the appropriate actions.

RESPONSIBILITIES REFUSAL

7. Laboratory of Informatics constantly takes security measures for avoiding unauthorized access, modification and destruction of personal data from third parties. However, the Lab cannot guarantee the safety of any files that are stored in its system. That’s something that remains in user’s responsibility.

USAGE OF SOFTWARE – INTERNET – PRINTERS

8. All users must respects the rules, which protect copyright issues of the hardware and the software that is available in the Laboratory. According to the Hellenic legal system, copying software without the permission of the owner it’s a penal offense. Also, the users do not have the right of the installation of their own software packages or programs.

9. The computational resources of the Laboratory are intended for use that serves only educational and research aims. Advertising, political, recreational or other type of actions that are not connected with the aim of the Laboratory is not permissible. Moreover, all kinds of games are prohibited in the computers of laboratory, and also entering Internet sites with non-academic or non-scientific content.

10. Students are allowed to use specific laboratory’s printers and print with their own papers. The current printing policy will appoint the number of the pages that students can print.

BEHAVIOR IN THE LABORATORY

11. According to no Α2δ/οικ.2754/10-6-99 document of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, NO SMOKING is allowed in the Laboratory.

12. No refreshers, coffees or other kind of drinks and food is allowed. Also users should not leave useless papers or other dross.

13. Is essential to keep quiet as long as they are in the Laboratory. This implies that the sonorous discussion is not allowed, particularly without reason and for irrelevant subjects. Furthermore, the users shall have their mobile telephones deactivated.

14. Users are not allowed to place bags and coats on the workstations, especially behind monitors. Only notes and books are allowed.

15. The connection/disconnection of wires and the removal of PCs and peripherals in other place than the one that are found is not allowed. In case of damage the users should be addressed in the administrators and never try to repair them by themselves.

PENALTIES

In any case of non observance of the security policy and generally of the regulation of the laboratory, administrators will proceed in deactivation of NT, UNIX user accounts, printer services and internet access, with result that the user will not have any longer access in the laboratory and in the provided services.

Any user that do not except from the beginning or do not keep later the terms of the present policy, will automatically loose the right of entering the Laboratory of Informatics.

Any user that will violate the security of laboratory’s systems; change files and parameters of the system; cause any kind of damage or loss to the hardware of the laboratory or enter contrary to the above terms in the laboratory will permanently erased from all the laboratory’s systems and will be automatically committed at General Assembly of the Department.