Policies

• Lab Instructors/Assistants are available as resource persons during open lab hours and are not permitted to do student assignments nor provide more than ten (10) minutes assistance per student request at any given time.
• Lab Instructors/Assistants are well-versed in software knowledge; however, it is impossible to know all software applications and programming languages. It is the responsibility of students themselves to study all course materials before coming to the labs.
• To preserve the cleanliness of the labs, no food, beverages, or smoking permitted in any lab (MCC Admin. Policy III.B-02.h). Only water is permitted (within screw-top or pop-top containers.)
• MiraCosta College students have priority in Open Labs. Community patrons are encouraged to use the libraries' computing resources -- Open Lab computers may be used if available.
• A two-hour maximum time limit on computers is in effect if a waiting list develops.
• Please keep in mind that not all labs are considered quiet labs/study areas. Contact Lab Instructors/Assistants for information about available quiet labs.
• Do not install any software on lab computers.
• Computers within labs cannot be used to copy copyrighted software or to download movies, music, etc.
• All students must provide their own storage media (thumb/jump drives preferred), which may be purchased at the MiraCosta College Bookstores (Building 3400, Oceanside campus or Building 300, San Elijo campus).
• Students are recommended to label their storage media with their name, phone number and/or SURF ID number. Lost storage media will be kept until the end of the semester; check with the Lab Instructor/Assistant on duty for any lost items. After this deadline, all media will be recycled and/or discarded.
• All student assignments/work must be stored on the portable storage media; any documents saved to the hard drive will be deleted -- all lab computers are shutdown each evening and any student data will be deleted and unrecoverable.
• Infants and minor children of students may be brought to the campus when they are to be supervised by another adult in an area normally accessible to the public or in an area approved by the Superintendent/President and specifically designated for infants and minor children. In an emergency, with approval of the Lab/Class Instructor, a student may bring an infant or minor child to the lab/class, so long as the child's presence does not disrupt normal lab/class activities. A student may not leave a child unsupervised while the student is attending lab/class. (MCC Admin. Procedures VIII.G-01.j)
• All labs are maintained for optimal performance in support of MiraCosta's students. The college is not responsible for potential virus infection. All computers are installed with virus-detection software, but any loss of information from student storage media due to virus activity is not the responsibility of MiraCosta College.
• Violation of any of these policies and guidelines may result in suspension of lab privileges which may include ejection from lab premises and/or removal of future lab use privileges.

Please contact the Abdy Afzali, Instructional Technology Coordinator with any questions or concerns about computer labs and centers at MiraCosta College (aafzali@miracosta.edu, 760.795.6731 or, x6731).