East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an accredited American university and is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities, the nation's sixth largest system of public education, and is the fourth largest university in the state.

The course structure of Code of Ethics for the Information Technology course offered by East Tennessee State University is as follow:

SUBJECT: Information Technology Code of Ethics

I. Objectives of this Policy
II. Definitions
III. Supplementary Institution al Policies and Regulations
IV. Conformance with State Policies
V. Applicability
VI. User Responsibilities
A. Access
B. Respect for Others
C. Respect for State-Owned Property
D. Additional Responsibilities of Employees and Independent Contractors

VII. No Unlawful Uses Permitted
A. Obscene materials
B. Defamation
C. Violation of Copyright
D. Gambling
VIII. World Wide Web Home Pages

IX. Advertising

X. ETSU Monitoring and Inspection of Electronic Records

XI. Disclosure of Electronic Records
XII. Retention of Electronic Records
XIII. Violations of this Policy
A. Reporting Allegations of Violations
B. Disciplinary Procedures
C. Sanctions
D. Appeals

XIV. Enforcement of this Policy (Employees)
A. Procedures and Sanctions
B. Corrective Procedures
C. First Warning
D. Final Warning/Disciplinary Procedures
E. Temporary Suspension of Individual Privileges
XV. Acknowledgment

XVI. Use of Computing Resources for Bona Fide Research
XVII. Laptops, Personally Owned Desktop or Computers Provided by External Funding

Attached Files

Code of Ethics for the Information Technology Department.doc (79.5 KB, 60 views)