Hardware/Software Installation on Personal devices
- The installation of software purchased for personal use is the sole responsibility of the purchaser and not of MiraCosta College or Information Technology Services (ITS).
- Installation, maintenance and/or repair of personal devices is the sole responsibility of the owner and not of MiraCosta College or Information Technology Services (ITS).
Open Computer Lab Assistants
- Lab Assistants are available as resource persons during open lab hours -Online and Onsite- and are able to provide fifteen (15) minutes of assistance per student request at any given time if there are other students waiting for assistance.
- Lab Assistants are well-versed in software knowledge; however, it is impossible to
know all software applications and all assignments instructors assign as course work.
Please be patient.
- It is the responsibility of students themselves to study all course materials before coming to the Open Computer Labs.
- Lab Assistants reserve the right to ask anyone to take their call, zoom, chat, group outside if their conversation is 1. Not part of an assigned course related project 2. Receive complaints from other students/patrons OR 3. Is an unequitable, demeaning, unjust, disrespectful, etc. conversation toward any nationality, race, background, identity, or origin.
Onsite Open Computer Lab
- To preserve the cleanliness of the labs, no food, beverages, or any tobacco products are permitted in any lab. Only screw-top or pop-top containers.
- Do not lean on the tables and please keep your legs and feet off the tables, computers
and chairs.
- (MCC Admin. Procedure 5500: Standards of student conduct - Item Q)
- MiraCosta College students have priority to the computers in the Open Computer Labs. Open Lab computers may be used by Community patrons if available.
- The use of two or more computers by 1 person at any given time, no matter the state of the lab, is not allowed.
- 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 Assistants for information about available quiet areas.
- Computers within the Open Labs cannot be used to copy copyrighted software or to download movies, music, etc.
- 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.
Online Open Computer Lab behavior
- The Online Open Computer Lab staff will provide mutual dignity and respect to all MiraCosta students that utilize the Online Open Computer Lab. The Open computer lab staff expect the same treatment from student when gaining assistance through the Online Open Computer Lab.
- Please be patient after entering the Online Open Computer Lab, you will be sent to
a breakout room to work privately with an Online Open Computer Lab Staff for privacy
and to securely share information.
- When sharing a screen, please share the window with the program, homework, or assignment you need assistance with.
- Lab Assistants are available as resource persons during open lab hours -Online and Onsite- and are specifically prohibited from working on student assignments or projects nor are they able to provide more than fifteen (15) minutes of assistance per student request at any given time, if there are other students waiting for assistance.
- Lab Assistants are well-versed in software knowledge; however, it is impossible to
know all software applications and all assignments instructors assign as course work.
Please be patient.
- It is the responsibility of students themselves to study all course materials before coming to the Open Computer Labs.
- MiraCosta does not tolerate any threatening behavior; intimidation; harassment; or abuse relating to personal characteristics or circumstances; discrimination; inflammatory or derogatory comments or bullying. [Administrative Procedure – 5500: Standards of Student Conduct]
Use of the Onsite Open Computer Lab
- All students must provide their own storage media (Cloud account, USB drives, etc.), USB's 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 information.
- Lost storage media will be kept until the end of the semester; check with the Lab 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 in the cloud or on a 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. A student may not leave a child unsupervised while the student is in the labs. (MCC Board Policy 3480: Children on Campus)
- Reserving a computer by leaving your personal belongings is not permitted in the ITS computer labs, please take your belongings with you when you leave the computer lab. Belongings left for a max of 20 minutes are subject to removal by computer lab staff and placed in Lost and Found. The ITS Computer Labs are not responsible for the theft of personal belongings.
- The open labs are intended to be a place that students can work on assigned academic assignments, projects and research. Anyone disturbing the order or safety of the labs will be asked to leave.
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.
For any questions or concerns regarding any MiraCosta College Open Computer Lab please contact:
Jill Ringer
Lead, Instructional Computer Lab
760.795.6849)
Shanon Mcintyre
Interim Director, Technology Support Services
760.795.6731