CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
ACADEMIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

May 19, 1995 Approved by Academic Computer Planning Committee

Recommended for policy approval by AP&P

and to the Provost for implementation as an interim policy

POLICY ON MAINTENANCE AND USE OF CAMPUS STUDENT COMPUTER LABS

Historically, California State University, Fresno has generated computer laboratories for the use of enrolled students and will generate them in the future on the same basis:

I. Teaching laboratories are those generated by schools from laboratory course enrollments by the use of systemwide space formulas. Such laboratories may be equipped with computers and be used to offer computer based courses or they may be used for other kinds of laboratory courses. Teaching laboratories are generally assigned to and administered by the school which generates the space.

II. Self-instruction or open access laboratories are generated from the Student Access Workstation (SAW) formulas. Utilizing the approved discipline-based standards for weekly computer access as well as course enrollments, a simple calculation will produce the workstation entitlement for each discipline. These workstation entitlements may translate into the development of laboratories. Self-instruction laboratories are a university wide resource. It has been our practice to assign the administration of these labs to those schools which are likely to be the heaviest users; most often, these are schools in closest proximity to the labs.

1. Special purpose labs: Hardware and software in these labs typically are used for specialized courses and research activities within schools and departments.

2. Scheduled class labs: These labs may be equipped for general purpose use but their primary mission is for scheduled instruction.

3. Open access labs: These labs are designed as self instruction or open access facilities. They may be scheduled occasionally for special courses, training, or other events.

General Principles of Student Access and Resources

The basic principle throughout this policy is that computer laboratories are a special resource to be optimally accessible by students enrolled in the educational programs of the university. Except when scheduled for classes or special programs, such laboratories are expected to be open and accessible to all students for a reasonable number of hours each day. The University is expected to provide resources to the schools sufficient to maintain these labs, especially for its self-instruction or open access needs.

School Administrative Responsibilities

1. Posting in each laboratory a sign clearly indicating the school administering the lab, the name of the administrative contact person, and a telephone number.

2. Scheduling the use of the facility and posting on each door a schedule which clearly indicates the available open hours for general student use. It is expected that each lab facility will be reasonably shared with other schools.

3. Each semester, providing CCMS with a master list of computer laboratories administered by the school and available open access hours. CCMS will publish electronically this information to the campus community along with a brief description of equipment and software available in each laboratory.

4. Schools are encouraged to provide access to the degree that funding will allow, including locking and unlocking each laboratory in order to provide student access. It is expected that all labs will be open and accessible to students from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Weekend scheduling is encouraged as well.

5. Each day, checking and providing printer paper and other necessary supplies.

6. Each day, checking each computer for maintenance needs and addressing those as found.

7. Maintaining LAN servers on an on-going basis.

Student Responsibilities

1. Food and drink are not permitted in any university computer laboratory.

2. Students are expected to treat the equipment with care and respect.

3. If there is a waiting line, class assignments should take precedence over other computer use.

4. Students are expected to comply with the "General Policies on University Computer Resources" statement.