I - Foundation of Information Technology Policy

The computer systems, interconnected network devices and the variety of applications supplied and supported by it comprise what we refer to as being Information Technology (IT). This covers the applications offered in the labs, the general networking that connects each office on campus, the dialup connection servers, e-mail, web-hosting, etc.

As the University of Central Florida embraces technology and applies it appropriately to all necessary and practical resources, it must be understood that IT is generally a large part of how the University itself operates.

E-mail accounts are available to all students, faculty and staff-- as well as a cost-free dialup connection should the user desire to use the University as its Internet Service Provider (ISP). Policies and information can be found on the web, students may register and browse the class schedule, programs of academic nature are provided for use free of charge - the list of services rendered to all those at UCF by the network are numerous and growing each year.

As Information Technology, therefore, is provided to the user and maintained by Computer Services, the users must also apply a reasonable amount of responsibility to that which they have been given. Usage of Information Technology is expected to be valued and respected by each individual partaking therein, and a certain amount of respect for the policies and courtesies of the Internet in general must be obeyed.

Information technology is not only governed by the University itself, but also by state and federal law; therefore; the policies of all of these organizations must be strictly adhered to should a user wish to continue using the network. This document has been developed to help the users of Information Technology as provided by the University of Central Florida to better understand the policies of the University and to apply them responsibly.

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