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Media Lab Policies

LAB HOURS:
The Media Art Space (MAS) is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to students who are currently enrolled in production classes in the Department of Communication. Students must complete a Facilities and Equipment Usage contract to be granted OneCard access to the building.

LAB ACCESS – ONE CARD:
Once activated, and approved by your professor, you will have OneCard access to the lab during the semester you are in a COMM Production class. You must submit a contract for each course you are enrolled in each semester to gain full access to the rooms you are authorized to use.

COMPUTER RULES:

  • Do not install your own software onto the machines.
  • Do not save files onto the desktop, system, user or application drives. Files saved in any of these places will be deleted. Instead, save your work onto drives labeled MEDIA.
  • All folders must have your name on them.
  • All students are responsible for backing up their work. You can talk with your instructor in more detail about project file management.
  • ANTICIPATE THAT COMPUTER PROBLEMS WILL HAPPEN AND LEAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS. Please recognize that computers are imperfect. Computers do crash and lose data. Please afford yourself enough time to address these difficulties when working on a project.

FOOD AND DRINK:

There is a lounge area at the front of MAS, and a kitchenette in the back. You may have food or drink ONLY in these locations. Computer rooms are to be food and beverage free. Food and beverage are likewise prohibited in the Performance Room (112).

LAB ROOM ASSIGNMENTS/ COMPUTER ASSIGNMENTS:

Each class is assigned specific lab rooms to use. If you are unable to access a room, it is because your current course does not afford you access to the space. As you take higher level classes, more spaces in MAS will be available to you.

LAST DAY IN LAB:

Each student is responsible for his/her data at the end of the semester. All Data in the lab must be backed up by the posted “last day in lab” or the data will be erased. (Date is posted on schedule page)

 

Good luck with your projects and have a good semester.

email lab director: mmlab@unc.edu
phone lab director: (919) 843-6519