Recommended Guidelines for Responsible Computing at the University of Delaware
(Draft – September 21, 1991)

Prepared by staff in Computing and Network Services,
University of Delaware

• 1.Preface
• 2. Definition of Terms
• 3. Policy for Responsible Computing Use at The University of Delaware
• 4. User Responsibilities
• 5. System Administrator Responsibilities
• 6. Misuse of Computing and Information Resource Privileges
• 7. User Confidentiality and System Integrity
• 8. Penalties for Misuse of Computing and Information Resource Privileges
• 9. Academic Honesty
• 10. Works Consulted

10. Works Consulted

Charles Augustine, “The Pieces of a Policy: Categories for Creation of a Computer Ethics Policy,” Capitalizing on Communication: Proceedings of ACM SIGUCCS User Services Conference XVII, 1989.

Baylor University, Computer Policies, 1989. (Copy located in the computer file ethics/Baylor.policy on ariel.unm.edu.)

Catholic University of America, Statement of Ethics in the Use of Computers. 1988. [Reprinted in ACM SIGUCCS Newsletter, Volume 19, Number 1. 1989.]

Gary Chapman, “CPSR [Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility] Statement on the Computer Virus,” Communications of the ACM, Volume 32, Number 6. 1989.

Colgate University, Agreement for Use of Computing Facilities, 1989. (Copy located in the computer file ethics/ColgateU.policy onariel.unm. edu.)

Columbia University, Administrative Policies of the Center for Computing Activities, [no date]. (Copy located in the computer file ethics/ ColumbiaU.policy on ariel.unm.edu.)

Corporation for Research and Educational Networking, “Acceptable Use of CSNET and BITNET,” 1990. (Received via electronic mail from Bernard A. Galler, March 23, 1990.)

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Internet Engineering Task Force, Site Security Handbook: RFC 1244. P. Holbrook and J. Reynolds, eds. July 1991. (Copy located in the file pub/ssphwg/rfc1244.txt on cert.sei.cmu.edu.)

Deborah G. Johnson, Computer Ethics, Prentice-Hall, 1985.

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University of New Mexico, UNM Ethics Code for Computer Use [Draft], 1989. (Copy located in the computer file ethics/UofNewMexico.policy on ariel.unm.edu.)

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End Notes

1. The software made available by the University has been licensed by the University for your use. As a result, its use may be subject to certain limitations.
2. The University is not responsible for loss of information from computing misuse, malfunction of computing hardware, malfunction of computing software, or external contamination of data or programs. The staff in central computing units such as Computing and Network Services and all other system administrators must make every effort to ensure the integrity of the University’s computer systems and the information stored thereon. However, users must be aware that no security or back-up system is 100.00% foolproof.

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