Digital Rights and Responsibilities

DIGITAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY

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Rights and Responsibilities

The definition of digital rights and responsibilities is having the right and freedom to use all types of digital technology while using the technology in an acceptable and appropriate manner. As a user of digital technology, you also have the right to privacy and the freedom of personal expression.

All the students has the right to an education, but it is their responsibility to come to class, do their homework and assignment and to study for tests.
All users must protect VC's E-Resources from unauthorized access. Specifically, all users must:
• Take responsibility for the security and integrity of information stored on any personal or assigned     desktop, laptop, or handheld system;
• Take care to access E-Resources only from secure environments and to log out of sessions before leaving any computer unattended;
• Take all appropriate precautions when accessing confidential or restricted College data to protect the data from unauthorized disclosures and from threats to its accuracy or integrity;
• Comply with requests from the IT Staff and other authorized personnel to cease use of E-Resources  that compromises the E-Resources or the College; and,
• Cooperate with system administrators during investigations of improper use.

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The College makes E-Resources available to support its academic and administrative goals, and uses of E-Resources to advance those goals take precedence over all others.
The staff of the Varsity College's Information Technology department ("IT Staff") is responsible for the administration of this policy.

This Policy applies to all information-technology and other electronic resources of Varsity College ("E-Resources"), including without limitation:
All computers, systems, equipment, software, networks, and computer facilities owned, managed, or maintained by the College for the handling of data, voice, television, telephone, or related signals or information;
Any access or use of the College's electronic resources from a computer or other system not controlled or maintained by the College; and,
The creation, processing, communication, distribution, storage, and disposal of information under the College's control.

All use of VC's E-Resources must comply with:
• All College policies, procedures, and codes of conduct, including those found in the student, faculty, and employee handbooks;
• All laws and regulations applicable to the user or the College; and,
• All relevant licenses and other contractual commitments of the College, as modified from time to time.

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Rights and Responsibilities of Responsible Digital Citizens


Quite often students do not understand the severity of offending their fellow online users. The IIE has set a number of rules when it comes to plagiarism when doing academic work but it was noted that students only followed these rules when academic work was done and their online behaviour was incredibly appauling. The Acceptable Use Policy was then created: 


Rights:

• Right to freedom of speech
• Right to digital access
• Right to an identity 
• Right to privacy

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility to report criminal activities online
• Responsibility to avoid and stop cyber bullying
• Responsibility to keep personal information safe
• Responsibility to use various websites accordingly and not violate the rules

Penalties:

• First offenders will be suspended from social media sites for a week
• Second offenders will be suspended from social media sites for six months
• Third offenders will be charged a fine depending on the severity of their offence and they will be banned from using any social media for at least five years.