Conduct in Classrooms
Users of IT Services classrooms and study areas are required to observe certain standards of conduct, which are detailed below and displayed in all rooms.
- Please don't eat or drink at the computers; this will help keep the PCs clean and in good working order.
- Mobile phones should be switched to silent - if you need to make a call, please go outside.
- Work quietly. Please maintain library conditions.
- Do not leave logged-on PCs unattended. If you're waiting for a PC, you may log off and then use an unattended PC.
- Please be considerate. These PCs are provided primarily for academic work.
- Please abide by the acceptable use regulations. Improper use may result in disciplinary action.
- Please consider your personal health and safety when using this equipment.
- Please be aware that you may be asked to leave the room if it is required for teaching.
Booked classrooms
When a classroom is booked for teaching, access is at the discretion of the lecturer concerned. The University encourages teaching staff to admit students to use free machines, but they are not obliged to do so. If the lecturer feels it is inappropriate to allow general access, this decision should be respected. If you are invited to work in a classroom while teaching is under way, please take care not to disrupt any presentations with conversations.
Unattended PCs
Waiting users are entitled to log out machines left unattended for any length of time for their own use. Please do not leave your machine logged in if you are going to be away from the classroom for some time (ie going to a class, or for lunch) - this risks the integrity of your files/email, and deprives other users of the resource.
Locked machines
Although undergraduates/taught graduates do not have the ability to lock machines, staff/research graduates do, so you may encounter an unattended locked PC. In this case, you should override the locking of the PC by switching it off and on again using the power button. NB: this method does not correctly logout the user who has locked the machine, nor does it save any unsaved work - however, this is a risk the user takes if they choose to leave a locked PC unattended.
Accessibility issues
Some PCs are labelled to indicate that they are more accessible to wheelchair users, or have software installed to aid users with a visual impairment.
If you do not need to make use of these features, you should use unlabelled PCs first to leave the more accessible computers available to those who need them. Please be prepared to give up the use of a labelled PC if another machine is available.
Anyone wishing to discuss this policy should contact Disability Services.