Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
Penalty for False Statements
A student who provides false information or makes
false statements to any college official or office or on
an official form submitted to the College is subject to
immediate dismissal.
Computer Services Policies
The use of the college’s computing and electronic
communication resources is a privilege, not a right.
That privilege can be revoked at any time if a user
violates policies outlined here and contained in
detail on the college website.
The Information Resource Use Policy is designed to
ensure the ethical, efficient, effective and lawful use
of computer hardware, software, networks and
systems. Students who violate the policy will receive
appropriate disciplinary action from the College and
may also face legal action from civil authorities.
No provision of the college’s policy supersedes or
limits any state or federal laws, or any other Texas
State University System or Lamar State College
Port Arthur policies regarding confidentiality,
information dissemination or standards of conduct.
The College is committed to:
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Providing students with the computer hardware
and software necessary to perform their
instructional assignments;
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Protecting its computer environment from
viruses;
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Maintaining compliance with the U. S.
copyright laws and software license agreement
and;
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The College reserves the right to allocate and
restrict access to computing resources. Users may
not use computer systems, facilities or services in
any way that diminishes or interferes with the
reasonable and confidential use of those systems.
The College retains the right to access and
immediately remove any data or files evidencing any
such misuse.
Account access information assigned to an
individual is not to be given to another individual.
The individual assigned to an account is responsible
for all activity for which that account is used.
The following policies govern the use of all college
computing facilities. Any use of these facilities in
any way other than those stated below will be
considered in violation of college policy.
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Users are accountable for using computing
facilities in an effective, ethical and lawful
manner.
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Use of college computing facilities to create,
display, modify, or transmit files that are
abusive, harassing, threatening, indecent, or
illegal is expressly prohibited.
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Material that might be considered indecent,
abusive, harassing or threatening may be
accessed, activated and viewed only insofar as
those materials and resources are required to
perform legitimate college-related functions.
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Illegal material may not be accessed, viewed or
stored on college computing facilities.
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Discouraging and monitoring for copyright
infringement.
Each user is granted non-commercial use of the
computing and communications facilities and
services of the College according to rules that may
be posted at those facilities, and to the terms
described in this publication. A student who illegally
duplicates software and/or its documentation,
violates the policies of the Information Resources
Use Policy or otherwise fail to comply with the
college’s third-party software license agreements,
will be subject to disciplinary action up to and
including expulsion from school.
Computing Facilities Use Policies
The college’s computing facilities are provided for
the support of college programs. All users are
responsible for seeing that these faciliti