RCC4 Policy for Intended Use

The student computing laboratories of The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (herein referred to as ER4), are intended to be used by students enrolled in, or taking classes from, The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. The facilities are provided to facilitate the assignments of ECE classes and related departmental requirements.

Use of the facilities for any purposes banned by The Ohio State University, The College of Engineering, or The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, including but not necessarily limited to personal monetary gain and violations of the University policies on sexual harassment (see Section II.D.5 of this pdf document for an example of applicable University policy), is expressly prohibited. Violation of this policy can result in the immediate revocation of account privileges and other actions as may be warranted.

Personal use of idle systems for activities not banned by the above policies (such as completing non-ECE homework, personal email, and Internet access) is permitted when the labs are less than 3/4 full, provided all other ER4 policies are satisfied. Regardless of lab usage, personal use of the ER4 systems must be terminated at the request of a lab consultant or site staff member.

If you have any question as to whether your use of the facilities might infringe upon this policy, please direct an email to the site staff (site@ece.osu.edu) BEFORE engaging in such activities.