Contents

• Computers
• Sign-In Table
• Lab Monitors
• Printing
• Storage Devices
• Scanners
• The Internet
• Computer Use Etiquette
• Trouble-shooting
• Fonts
• Food/Beverages
• Unattended Children
• Faculty Computer
• In General...
• Parkland's Official Policy

Computers

The C138 Macintosh Studio is a computer lab designed to serve graphic design students working on class assignments. Other students/faculty/staff may use the computers if/when they are available. Students may not work on work-for-hire projects in the Studio.

Sign-In Table

There is a sign-in book provided on the table near the faculty desk. Anyone using the Studio during open lab hours should sign in and out.

Lab Monitors

Lab monitors will help students in basic computer use. However, monitors are neither instructors nor consultants. Users should consult their instructors about training in the use of application software. Lab monitors have the option to check any user’s Parkland ID at any time. If the user does not have a valid Parkland ID, they may be asked to leave the Studio.

Printing

There are three networked laser printers in C138 and one inkjet printer. You may print to any laser printer at any time. But prinitng to the inkjet printer is by permission from the instructor only.

Do not feed special paper into any printer without permission from the instructor or the lab monitor. When using approved special paper, please make sure no one in the room is currently printing to that printer before you send a print job. Please announce your print job before printing and promptly remove your paper after printing.

Please print to the 8.5x11 black & white printer called “West” unless you require a larger format or color.

The laser color printers should only be used by graphic design students on a limited basis as predetermined by their instructors. All projects should be test printed in black & white first.

Storage
Devices

USB Flash Drives are recommended for transferring files to and from Studio computers. Alternatively, CD and DVD discs may also be used.

Flash drives should be plugged into the USB extension chord (not the keyboard). It is recommended that you eject your USB drive before disconnecting it.

Scanners

All workstations have a scanner installed. Non-graphic design users may use scanners when available with prior permission from the lab monitors. You must have prior scanning knowledge to use the scanners. It is NOT the job of the lab monitor to teach users how to use the scanning software or equipment.

The Internet

The Studio provides limited access to the Internet for educational purposes and should be used for ASSIGNMENTS ONLY. Parkland does not supervise access to and use of the Internet; however, access to the Internet through Parkland is a privilege and should be treated as such. Anyone using Parkland facilities to get to the Internet must use that privilege in a mature, responsible and ethical manner.

When using the Internet, or even when working in a lab where others are using the Internet, remember that you are participating in a global community. You may encounter things that you personally find offensive. If you work in a laboratory where the Internet is being used, you do so at your own risk.

Computer Use Etiquette

Please limit yourself to one workstation and do not leave your workstation unattended for long periods. If you are using a scanner workstation, you should do so only for scanning. Please move to a general workstation as soon as possible.

When you are finished with a workstation, please re-start so that the next user can begin their session with a clean slate. Computers should be left on at all times.

Trouble-shooting

If an application crashes or freezes, please attempt to "force quit" that application (press command-option-escape or option-right-click the application icon in the dock).

If the system becomes non-responsive, restarting the computer should fix the problem.

If absolutely necessary, force the computer to restart by pressing and holding the power button for 10 seconds. The power button is located on the back of the monitor.

Please report any malfunctions or irregularities to the instructor or lab monitor.

Fonts

The C138 Studio has been configured with a common font set. Please do not alter this font set in any way.

You may bring in your own fonts, but you must copy those fonts onto the hard drive, then use our font management utility to turn on those fonts. Restarting the computer will automatically turn off your personal fonts.

Food/Beverages

Food and beverages may not be brought into the Studio.

Unattended Children

If you bring a child into the Studio, you must be responsible for the child’s behavior and safety. If the child becomes disruptive then you will have to leave the Studio and take the child with you. If a child is left unattended, the child will be placed in the custody of the Parkland Public Safety Department until that child can be claimed by a responsible adult.

Faculty
Computer

The Faculty workstation should not be used by students.

In General...

Any activity or circumstance that interferes with normal operation of the Studio or which creates a hazard for people and/or equipment in the Studio must be avoided or corrected if it already exists. This includes, but is not limited to, excessive noise (including playing music CDs). Backpacks or books must be placed so as not to obstruct normal traffic flow in the Studio.

Parkland’s Official Policy Statement Regarding Computer/
Network Usage

Activities in the open labs must be in compliance with Parkland's Student Policy and Procedures Manual:

Parkland College computers are to be used only by students and employees of the college. Community access to computers is allowed in (and limited to) designated open labs (D209/D210/M108). Students and employees who use a Parkland College computer must do so in a manner consistent with the institution's computer/network usage policy and the college's Mission and Purposes. College computer use that violates this policy or that is detrimental to the fulfillment of the college's Mission and Purposes may result in suspension of computer privileges, disciplinary review, suspension or expulsion from the college, termination of employment, and/or legal action

All members of the college are bound by local, state, and federal laws relating to copyright, security, and other statutes regarding telecommunications and media.

In designated open computer labs, academic class work takes precedence over recreational use. Specific computer labs may post computer use policies to supplement this policy.

Examples of inappropriate and prohibited use of college computing facilities include the following:

• cheating;
• plagiarism;
• any illegal use, including but not limited to uses that infringe on the rights of others to enjoy an environment free of harassment;
• software copyright infringement;
• computer and/or network vandalism;
• advertising or commercial use for private gain;
• unauthorized alteration of computer hardware or software configuration;
• unauthorized use of someone else's password or reading of someone else's e-mail or personal files, except in compliance with legal proceedings/investigations;
• displaying, creating, or transmitting images or messages that are inconsistent with or detrimental to the college's Mission and Purposes.