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COMPUTER ACCOUNT POLICY

Please refer to Tennessee Board of Regents Policy No. Policy 1:08:00:00

 

Pellissippi State Technical Community College emphasizes the integration of computer technology in academic and administrative activities, including enhanced accessibility of information through storage and retrieval, networking and communication developments, and other new uses of computers and informational technologies for teaching, learning, and management.  The central college computer system will be the backbone for the network of personal computers on the campuses. In order to gain access to this information, users need authorized accounts.  All users must abide by Pellissippi State Policy No. 08:13:05, Computer System Use.  By opening their account, users agree to various policies, conventions, and codes that may be adopted and/or amended from time to time.

I. Types of Users

Depending on their relationship with the College, users have access to different types of information in the system.  Authorization to the information is granted in different ways.

All full-time and part-time employees, including adjunct faculty, are authorized to receive a general user account at the time their contract with the College is official.  No additional paperwork is needed to authorize an account for full-time employees.  All part-time employee accounts must be requested by the appropriate department head.  Adjunct accounts must be requested by the department dean at the beginning of each semester.  The accounts for full-time and part-time employees remain active as long as they are employed by the College.  Department deans are responsible for notifying Information Services when a part-time employee is no longer with the College.

All students, full-time and part-time, are authorized to receive a student general user account when they are admitted to the college.  The account remains active for as long as the student is enrolled.

II. Types of Accounts

There are 4 types of accounts: General User Account, Student General User Account, Administrative Account, and Courtesy Account.

The general user account and the student general user account provide access to E-mail, Internet, etc.  These accounts do not provide access to the Systems and Computer Technology (SCT) systems, Student Information System (SIS), Human Resources System (HRS), and Financial Resources System (FRS) and other information that may be restricted.

Administrative accounts are created as needed with appropriate authorization.  Student Information System advisor accounts are created automatically for full-time and part-time faculty at the time their contract with the College is official.

People not officially associated with the College may be authorized for a courtesy account.  The account must be authorized by the vice president of Information Services.  The request must indicate a date to deactivate the account and indicate the information the courtesy user needs to access.  Courtesy accounts comply with the TBR Guidelines.


Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, April 29, 1996

Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, May 2, 1996

Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, March 17, 1997

Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, August 23, 1999

Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, August 19, 2002

Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, April 26, 2004

Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, April 14, 2008

Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, April 14, 2008