UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

                           Code of Ethics


The following policies have been reviewed and approved by the
Attorney General's Office, the Academic Computing Executive
Committee, and appropriate faculty senate committees.

The Interactive Instructional Computing Facility (IICF) services a
large number of faculty and students at the University of Washington.
All users have the responsibility to use the IICF systems in an
effective, efficient, ethical, and lawful manner.  The ethical and
legal standards that are to be maintained are derived directly from
standards of common sense and common decency that apply to the use of
any public resource.

The following conditions apply to all users of the IICF systems.
Violations of any of the conditions is considered unethical and
possibly unlawful.  In accordance with established University
practices, violations may result in disciplinary review which could
result in expulsion from the University and/or legal action.

Users agree to abide by the following conditions:

USERS AGREE TO RESPECT THE INTENDED USE OF ACCOUNTS ESTABLISHED FOR
THEIR USE

Accounts are considered the property of the University of Washington.
Authorization for the use of the accounts is done by the Schools and
Colleges of the University for specific academic purposes.  Accounts
have tangible value.  Consequently, attempts to circumvent the
accounting system, to use without authorization the accounts of
other, or to use accounts for other than their intended purposes are
all forms of attempted theft.  A student who has been authorized to
use an account may not disclose its password or otherwise make the
account available to others who have not been authorized to use the
account.

If an account does not have sufficient resources to complete assigned
work the proper action to take is to notify the course instructor who
can arrange for additional resources, if necessary.


USERS AGREE TO RESPECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE SYSTEM

Users shall not intentionally develop or use programs which harass
other users of the facility or infiltrate the system and/or damage
the software or hardware components of the system.

The academic well-being of all users depends on the availability and
integrity of the system.  Any defects discovered in system accounting
or system security should be reported to the appropriate system
administrator so that steps can be taken to investigate and solve the
problem. Use of the electronic communication facilities (such as MAIL
or PHONE, or systems with similar functions) to send fraudulent,
harassing, obscene, indecent, profane, or intimidating messages is
prohibited.  Also, the electronic communication facilities should not
be used for the transmission of advertisements, solicitations,
promotions, or any other non-academic use.

USERS AGREE TO RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF OTHER USERS

Users shall not intentionally seek or provide information on, obtain
copies of, or modify data files, programs, or passwords belonging to
other users without the permission of those other users and
appropriate authorization.

The systems provide mechanisms for the protection of private
information from examination by others.  Attempts to circumvent these
mechanisms in order to gain unauthorized access to private
information will be treated as actual violations of privacy and a
breach of ethical standards.  Searching through directories to find
unprotected information likewise is a violation.  Information you
have not been invited to use is not yours to access.

Accounts are the property of the University of Washington and are to
be used for academic purposes only (accounts may not be used for
personal matters).  Users, when requested, are expected to cooperate
with system administrators in any investigations of system abuse.
Failure to cooperate may be grounds for cancellation of access
privileges.


USERS AGREES TO RESPECT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE
OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

Each IICF site has rules and regulations which govern the use of
equipment and facilities at that site.  Violation of these rules and
regulations is grounds for disciplinary action.  Each site has
operators, consultants, and supervisors who have been given the
responsibility to supervise the use of that site.  User cooperation
with these individuals is expected at all times.