Business and Law Student Information
Deakin University
All students enrolled in the Faculty of Business and Law are required to have access to a computer and Internet connection.
For details on the current minimum computer specifications recommended by Information Technology Services Division for students studying at Deakin University please refer to the recommended computer standards on the ITS (Information Technology Services) website or look on the Deakin Learning Toolkit CD-ROM.
All Deakin students are provided with a username and password which provides access to the University's IT services including email account, internet access and library services.
ITS (Information Technology Services) website includes all the information you need to know as a student user of the computer labs, including conditions of use, lab opening times and maps of all the lab locations.
There are many conditions on your use of Deakin’s IT facilities, including only using accounts for course-related purposes (in other words, no game playing, no personal surfing, no accessing offensive material). All details of computer activities are recorded through students account log.
The University has a quota system. Details are available from the Internet Usage System - password required. In determining what is reasonable it has the right and ability to track all the websites you might visit, all the chat lines you might use, how long you are online, etc.
You can see how important it is that you abide by another of the conditions of use, namely, that you do not divulge your account password to anyone. If you do so and someone uses your account inappropriately, it is your account that will be closed. For full details on the conditions of use you should read the details at ITS Conditions of Use.
