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UNSW IT Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

The following UNSW Information Technology policies and procedures are managed by the Chief IT Architect’s Office, IT at UNSW

Acceptable Use of UNSW IT Resources

Acceptable Use of UNSW IT Resources - Policy  [ .rtf ]  [ .pdf ]
Terms and conditions of use for UNSW ICT facilities
 
Acceptable Use of UNSW IT Resources - Procedures  [ .rtf ]  [ .pdf ]
 
Alumni Email - Terms and Conditions of Use  [ .rtf ]  [ .pdf ]
Terms and Conditions of Use for the UNSW Alumni email service
 
Conditions of Use Agreement, UNSW IT Resources  [ web ]
 
Copyright, P2P file-sharing and the Internet  [ .rtf ]  [ .pdf ]
University computing resources must not be used to obtain copyright-infringing material from the Internet

IT Security Policy

UNSW IT Security Policy  [ .rtf ]  [ .pdf ]
Requirements for the security of UNSW IT systems and the information they hold.  The separate Standards document provides detailed instructions.
 
UNSW IT Security Standards  [ .rtf ] [ .pdf ]

Email Policies

UNSW Email Policy  [ .rtf ] [ .pdf ]
A guide to the use of email at UNSW
 
Email Server Policy  [ .rtf ] [ .pdf ]
Requirements for authorised email servers at UNSW Only authorised servers may be configured as email servers.

NIST Guidelines on Electronic Mail Security  [ .pdf ]  External Agency site
Useful and detailed guidelines reproduced by kind permission of National Institute of Standards and Technology

Website Policy, Standards and Guidelines

Requirements for the management and content of UNSW Websites. 
 
NB:The UNSW Website Policy is being progressively updated through the Web@UNSW project.  Changes to the Policy, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines will be posted to this site as they are approved.
August 2009:  Interim Branding Guidelines have been implemented.

Telephony

PABX Call Listing Policy [.doc ] [.pdf ]

Other IT-related Policies

Blackberry PDA Phone Security and Use Standard
Security and use guidelines for Blackberry devices - this standard is currently under revision. Copies of former standard may be obtained by contacting IT Policy Officer - j.beatson@unsw.edu.au
 
Data Network Connection Policy  [ .rtf ] [ .pdf ]
Technical information about the use of the UNSW network and what may be connected to it.
 
Domain Naming Standard  [ .rtf ] [ .pdf ]
For web, network and other domains at UNSW
 
Electronic Recordkeeping Policy  [ web ]
 
IT Requirements for UNSW Students:  Policy  [ .rtf ] [ .pdf ]
Academic Board policy about the use of IT in student Learning andTeaching at UNSW 
 
IT Requirements for UNSW Students:  Guidelines 2008  [ .rtf ] [ .pdf ]
Guidelines for the capabilities of students' home computers in order to be able to fully utilise UNSW's online services and e-Learning facilities.

For further information about UNSW's IT policies and procedures, please contact the IT Policy and Compliance Officer, IT at UNSW.
 
Jenny Beatson
02 9385 2885