Guidelines for Walk-in Use
The Academic Support Lab is a classroom lab. The Lab equipment and the
staff’s time are primarily for the use of students enrolled in the Academic Skills courses who are working on their basic skills improvement.
Walk-in students do not have priority use of the lab; you are a guest in
this lab. If a machine is needed by a lab student, we will do all we can to
accommodate you, but if space or staff resources are unavailable you may be
asked to leave. In addition, we request you know basic computer skills as we
are not set up to provide you with on-to-one, on the spot training; Cuesta
College has numerous courses in which you can enroll and learn such skills.
Every student using this lab must obtain an access code:
- Your access code is obtained the first time you come to the lab, and it
will be your code for the entire semester. Access codes are valid only for
the current semester.
- If a staff member needs to free a machine for an enrolled lab student, the
Walk-in student who has been here the longest will be the first to be asked
to leave.
- Always log in when you come in and log out when you leave. If you forget
to log out the computer will correct you when you try to log in the next
time. All uses of the lab need to be documented.
Provide your own data disk on which to save your work. Work saved to the
hard drive will be deleted. Staff is not responsible for work lost, so
always work with a floppy (back up floppies are recommended!).
Printing Policy—You will not be charged for printing; however, please print
sparingly. If you need multiple copies of the same document (e.g., group
project) use the copy machines in the library for additional copies. If your
document is longer than 10 pages, you need to print elsewhere (e.g., Cuesta
College library, Kinko’s). Abuse of these printing privileges may result in
you losing your access to the lab.
Internet policy—Walk-in students are not allowed to print files downloaded
from the Internet. You may save these files to your own floppy; do not save
these files to the hard drive.
Do not use these machines for personal work (e.g., letters to friends and
/or family, personal resumes, “for sale” signs, etc.). Lab equipment is for
your college/academic work only; and you may lose your lab privileges if you
are caught working on personal items.
Utilize every opportunity
to make your college transition
easier and more gratifying.
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