Guidelines and Procedure
ACADEMIC COMPUTER CENTER
ROOMS 1450, 1451, & 1453
The purpose of the computer lab is to provide equipment and facilities in which MHCC students and faculty can develop computer skills and complete classroom assignments required for courses offered at MHCC Only. YOU ARE REQUIRED to log in and out EACH TIME that you use the computer lab.
Individuals requiring accommodations due to a disability or needing accessible formats should contact the Disabilities Services Office at 503-491-7670 (TDD). Please call at least 2 weeks in advance to ensure availability.
Students Responsibility: Virus protection is provided on all the computers in the lab areas. Know where your flash drive has been. The intentional spreading of computer viruses is a crime. Mt. Hood Community College will pursue the imposition of disciplinary sanctions on students (consistent with local, state and federal law) up to and including expulsion and referral for prosecution for violations.
Lab monitors job: Our goal as computer aides is to help you determine which software you need and which machines are available. We may or may not be able to solve all computer program problems. Please be aware that computer aides are NOT tutors or instructors and are not qualified to answer questions concerning your course requirements or your instructors intentions. Not all computer aides are well versed in computer applications. You, the student, assume full risk when you use any advice given by a computer aide.
NO food, drink, smoking, use of smokeless tobacco, cell phones, or children allowed.
Please be responsible in your use of the equipment at all times. Be gentle with the computers, especial the CD-ROM and floppy disk drives. The internal workings of all computer equipment are off limits. If questions arise regarding hardware, please consult a computer aide or your instructor.
Computer are for class related research and assignments only. Unauthorized use such as browsing adult sites will result in loss of lab privileges. There is no privacy your lab activity can and will be monitored locally and remotely.
Check out hardware or software at the front counter. Youre responsible for the items until they are check back in by a lab monitor; dont just set the items on the counter assuming we will know who returned them. Some items available for checkout include card readers, floppy disk drives, transcribers, gel wrist pads, and ergonomic keyboards.
Certain software is limited to a few machines. Priority for these machines is given to students who are required to use this software for class assignments. If you need to use special software, ask on which machines it is installed. If you are using a machine and someone else needs access to special software installed on that machine, you will be asked to move.
Other amenities provided for student use at no cost include; scanners, wireless access, network cable stations for laptops, a projector to practice PowerPoint presentations, extra floppy disks, and stations with CD burners. Inquire at the front desk.
Conserve your printing. If your assignment requires that you print out more than 10 pages, please fill out a Printer Count form. Be aware before using manual feed on the printers, there is no way to stop other print jobs from going through before yours.
Please note the fire exits. In case of fire, leave the lab immediately. Do not attempt to disconnect electrical equipment or help fight the fire.
Any unauthorized use of passwords, software or records, falsification of identity, as well as any violation of the confidentiality or security of passwords, software or file data, will be subject to disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion.
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