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ATTENDANCE
Instructors determine individual class attendance policies, which are distributed to students at the beginning of each quarter. State guidelines also recommend that absences in excess of one week’s class meetings may be considered excessive. Faculty may drop students for excessive absences, which will contribute to the total allowable enrollments in a course. (See "Excessive Drops" on page 21.)
AUDITING CLASSES
Students who have satisfactorily completed a class for the maximum allowable times may be able to audit. Instructor and division dean approval is required. Audit requests cannot be processed until the second week of class or later. A $10 per unit fee is assessed for audited classes. Course audit request forms are available at deanza.edu/admissions/ forms.html. Course audits may not be approved to override repetition rules.
CATALOG RIGHTS
e college catalog serves as an agreement between the college and students. Students should be aware of published requirements, regulations and guidelines. De Anza students may follow the degree/certi cate and general education requirements in e ect for the catalog year in which they rst enroll, or any subsequent catalog, providing they are continuously enrolled. Students may choose one catalog year for meeting general education requirements and another catalog year for meeting major requirements. It is recommended, however, that students choose the most recent catalog year for completing major requirements.
De Anza reserves the right to change catalog rights by modifying program requirements based upon legal mandates and accreditation standards.
COMPUTER AND NETWORK USE
Rights and Responsibilities
(Board Policy 3250)
Foothill-De Anza Community College District (“district”) owns and operates a variety of computer and communication systems, including voicemail, electronic
mail (email), telephone and access to the internet, which are provided for the use of district faculty, administrators, sta and students in support of the programs of the colleges and district. Hereinafter, this system and all of its component parts shall be referred to as the “district network.” is network establishes a communications platform that often substitutes for in-person meetings regarding district business.
e Computer and Network Use: Rights and Responsibilities Policy (“the policy”) applies to all members of the district community using the district network including faculty, administrators, sta , students, independent contractors and authorized guests. e policy covers use of computer equipment and communication systems at any district facility in computer labs, classrooms, o ces, libraries and the use of the district servers and networks from any location. If any provision of this policy is found to be legally invalid it shall not a ect other provisions of the policy as long as they can be e ective without the invalid provision.
Ownership Rights
e policy is based upon and shall be interpreted according to the following fundamental principle: the entire district network, and all hardware and software components within it, is the sole property of the district, which sets the terms and conditions of its use consistent with the law. Except as provided in board policy or collective bargaining agreements pertaining to intellectual property rights, employees and students have no rights of ownership to these systems or to the information they contain by virtue of their use of all or any portion of the district network.
Privacy Interests
e district recognizes the privacy interests of faculty and sta and their rights to freedom of speech, participatory governance and academic freedom as well as their rights to engage in protected union and concerted activity. However, both the nature of electronic communication and the public character of district business make electronic communication less private than many users anticipate. In addition the district network can be subject to authorized and unauthorized access by both internal and external users. For these reasons, there are virtually no online activities or services that guarantee an absolute right of privacy, and therefore the district network is not to
be relied upon as con dential or private. Nonetheless, the district seeks to a ord email communication privacy protections comparable to those it traditionally a ords paper mail and telephone communications. District Rights
System administrators may access user les or suspend services they manage without notice:
■ to protect the integrity of computer systems;
■ under time-dependent, critical operational circumstances;
■ as required by and consistent with the law; or
■ when it is reasonable to believe that violations of law or district policy or procedures have occurred.
For example, system administrators, following organizational guidelines, may access or examine individual files or accounts based on suspicion that they have been corrupted or damaged or subject to unauthorized use or misuse. In such cases of access without notice, data or information acquired may be used to initiate or extend an investigation related to the initial cause or as required by law or board policy. Such data or information may also be used as grounds for appropriate personnel action. User Rights
While the district monitors electronic usage as part of its normal network operating procedures, the district does not routinely inspect or monitor users’ computer hardware or les, email or telephone messages, nor disclose information created or stored in such media without the user’s consent. e district shall attempt to notify users before accessing computer hardware and les or prior to suspending service. In the event that the district acts without user consent, under its district rights speci ed above, the district shall do so with the least perusal of contents and the least action necessary to resolve the immediate situation. When the district accesses les without user consent, it shall notify the user as soon as possible of its access and provide the reason for its action. User Responsibilities
e board recognizes that computers and networks can provide access to resources on and o campus, as well as the ability to communicate with other users worldwide. Such open access is a privilege and requires that individual users act responsibly. Users must respect the rights of other users, respect
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