Computer and Internet Accounts

Murray State College Academic and Student Affairs

General Campus Policies and Procedures

52 Computer and Internet Accounts

Types of Accounts

MSC provides three types of accounts:

the Faculty Account
the Student Account
the Aﬃliate Account

Faculty Accounts

These accounts are for MSC faculty. They are the property of MSC and are to be used primarily for academic or administrative purposes in accordance with applicable policies, copyrights, intellectual property rights, and federal and state laws. Authorization for these accounts is the responsibility of the appropriate dean or area supervisor who will report names to the Computer Services Oﬃce. Home directories will also be issued with Faculty Accounts.

Student Accounts

These accounts are for MSC students. They are the property of MSC. Student Accounts are to be used primarily for educational work in accordance with applicable policies, copyrights, intellectual property rights, and federal and state laws.

Directions for using these accounts are located on the MSC website. The current website contains this information under Administration/IT Department/Computer Accounts. Your student username is the ﬁrst four characters of your last name and the last four digits of your Student ID number. Then your default password is your entire Student ID number – all 9 digits, including any leading zeros.

Affiliated Accounts

These accounts are for individuals or groups who are not directly associated with MSC but whose access to the network has a clear and distinct connection to the accomplishment of the mission of the college. Aﬃliate Accounts are the property of MSC. They are subject to all applicable policies, copyrights, intellectual property rights, and federal and state laws. Authorization of Aﬃliate Accounts is the responsibility of the appropriate dean, vice president, or the college President who will provide the names of authorized individuals or groups to the Computer Services Oﬃce.

Home Directories

One home directory will be issued to each faculty and student account. These directories are designed for MSC business and academic aﬀairs. MSC reserves the right to monitor all contents of these directories.

Email Address

One email address will be issued to each faculty and student account. These addresses are designed for MSC business and academic aﬀairs. MSC reserves the right to monitor all contents of these addresses.

Right to revoke Account Rights

MSC reserves the right to bar any technology user who does not abide by applicable policies, copyrights, intellectual property rights, and federal and state laws. Initial Violation: Student account will be disabled and the student is required to visit with Computer Services Administrator. Second Violation: All User privileges are permanently revoked. (End of “Acceptable Use” Policy)