E.E. instructional labs contain networked computers to provide engineering students with powerful educational tools. A few things to remember:
- Log into any Windows-based EE lab PC using your Blackboard username as the login and your electronic keypad access code as the password.
- The labs are primarily intended for doing ENGINEERING WORK required in E.E. classes. Students needing to complete Electrical Engineering classwork may "bump" you if they need a machine and you are just Web surfing, etc.
- The E.E. labs are intended for E.E. students only, and any EE student who needs to can get their own Electronic Lock Combination , so don't give your number to anyone else and don't open the door when people knock.
- Only the E.E. technical staff should install software on systems. If you believe there is additional software that should be available on classroom computers, contact us .
- File sharing software such as Kazaa, Morpheus, BitTorrent is not permitted on classroom computers for both legal and technical reasons.
- PLEASE BACK UP YOUR WORK on flash drives or network sites. Other users may accidentally or intentionally erase files, and the machines are periodically reformatted/reloaded, so files left on the hard drive are NOT SECURE.
- Don't erase anything that was on the computer when you turned it on.
- If you leave your homework files on a computer, you are letting other users come and take advantage of YOUR hard work.
- Report any software difficulties to the Engineering Electronics Shop (see contact info at bottom of page).
- NO FOOD, DRINK, OR SMOKES in the labs. Please. It's not that we want to deny you your snacks or your desperately needed caffeinated drinks: it's just that these things gum up keyboards, mice and floppy drives, and we've even seen pop spilled into the top of a monitor result in honest-to-goodness fire.
- Improper or excessive computer keyboard use can give you a Repetitive Strain Injury. A page is under construction to help you avoid being a statistic in the epidemic of RSI.
- Networked computers are a great tool, but be sure that network exploration doesn't turn into a crime . Also, out of consideration for other users in a classroom, do not run programs or websites that produce distracting noise (games) or that display offensive/explicit pictures.
Besides these things, it is important that these rooms are secure and clean (and that you don't set off the alarms by mistake!) so take a look at the EE Labs Usage page for more information.
