Frequently Asked Questions about Policy

Should each department have its own policies or guidelines about computer use?

OUHSC-wide policies governing computer use are designed as general use "umbrella" and "threshold" policies. These policies are applicable to all campus computing resources (umbrella) and establish the lowest common denominator (threshold) for the campus community. Campus-wide policies have been approved by Legal Counsel, CIO, Deans' Council, Provost, and various campus committees. Every department is expected to comply with these policies.

Although not required, some departments may supplement campus-wide policy with additional, complementary rules for computing resources under their control. But departments may not "lower the threshold" or override the campus policy. Thus an individual department may impose additional restrictions on acceptable use for that department, or address other, departmental-specific issues not covered by campus-wide policy. But departmental policy should not conflict with campus-wide policy. As an example, the OUHSC-wide Acceptable Use Policy states that users should not use computing resources, including disk space, in an excessive manner. A department may define specific limits on disk space usage, according to its available resources and demand.

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