Standards, Guidelines and Practices
- Standards - These are mandatory or required to comply with campus policy
- Guidelines - These are recommended or suggested comply with campus policy
- Practices - Procedures for complying with policies, standards and guidelines
Standards
- Account Eligibility and Purge Information - Criteria/process for deleting ITS accounts and for requesting exemptions
- Email as an Official Means of Communication to Students - Roles/responsibilities for students and departments in receiving/sending official communications
- Electronic Mail and Messaging - Roles and Responsibilities
- Mass Mail Criteria and Requirements - for sending campuswide emails
- Policy on Decisions to Acquire or Develop Software Applications and Services - Establishes criteria for mandatory review of campus software decisions
- Web Accessibility Standards and Practices - Minimum requirements, roles and responsibilities and timelines for providing accessible university websites, etc.
- Cellular Telephones - Roles/responsibilities for using University cellular telephones
- Cal Poly Password Requirements - Minimum requirements for choosing passwords
- Cal Poly Network Communication Devices: Standards and Responsibilities [PDF] - Sets minimum standards for network-attached devices and defines responsibilities
- CSU Baseline Network Standards (ITRP) [PDF]
- University Airwaves Policy: Standard Protocols, Procedures and Practices [PDF]- For implementing wireless networks on campus
- Two-Way Radio Frequency Coordination Standard [PDF]
- Mustang Mobile Computing - Requirements for accessing the wireless network
- ResNET - Requirements for accessing Cal Poly's Residence Hall network
- Learning Commons Software Installation Policy [PDF] - Standards, guidelines and practices for installing and upgrading software in open access student labs
- Media Distribution Services - Current rates, guidelines and practices by service
- Web Site Policies for Alumni Association Chapters [PDF] - Guidelines and standards for creating and operating Alumni Association chapter web sites
- University Advancement Security and Confidentiality Policy Agreement [PDF] - Required for all users of the Advance System
Guidelines
- Email as an Official Means of Communication to Students - Standards, guidelines, and procedures for students and departments
- Policy on Decisions to Acquire or Develop Software Applications and Services - Establishes criteria for recommended review of campus software decisions
- Cellular Telephones - Guidelines for using University cellular telephones
- Media Distribution Services - Current rates, guidelines and practices by service
- Use of Electronic Recording Devices (Interim Guidelines)
Practices
- Account Request Forms - Forms for requesting ITS accounts
- Leaving Cal Poly - What to do with accounts before you leave the university
- Password Expiration - Annual process for expiring and renewing passwords
- Email as an Official Means of Communication to Students - Standards, guidelines, and procedures for students and departments
- Electronic Mail and Messaging - Reporting Policy Violations
- Procedure for Sending a Broadcast Message - to all students, faculty or staff
- Procedure for Sending a Pre-Approved Broadcast Message
- Procedure for Sending Large Mailings
- Software Decision Process - For completing required or recommended reviews of campus decisions to acquire or develop software applications and services
- Web Accessibility - Tools, resources and practices for evaluating university websites and web-based content for accessibility
- Web Authoring Resouce Center (WARC) - Information and tools to plan and build a campus website that meets basic requirements for university identity, web accessibility, usability, and aesthetics
- Request for Software Installation [PDF] - Learning Commons: Smart Labs
- Media Distribution Services - Current rates, guidelines and practices by service
- Mustang Mobile Computing - Procedures for accessing Cal Poly's wireless network
- ResNET - Procedures for accessing Cal Poly's Residence Hall network
- PolyCard - Procedures for reporting and replacing University ID cards
- Cellular Telephones - Procedures for requesting University cellular telephones
- Attaching Network Communication Devices to the Cal Poly Network [PDF]
- Removing Networked Devices from the Cal Poly Network [PDF]
- Exception Procedure for Connecting Non-Standard Equipment to the Network [PDF]
To report suspected violations of Cal Poly computing policies, use the link on the navigation bar to the left to e-mail abuse@calpoly.edu.
To file an official copyright infringement complaint in accordance with the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, send e-mail to complaints@calpoly.edu.
Other comments and questions regarding information technology policies and practices, including requests to send mass emails, should be sent to it-policy@calpoly.edu.