State College charges its departments for computer time usage on the campus mainframe. A student had access to the university co
mputer system because a class she was taking required extensive computer usage. The student enjoyed playing games on the computer and frequently had to request extra computer funds from her professor in order to complete her assignments. The student’s use of the computer to play games was: (ethical or unethical because....)
It is acceptable for her to complete schoolwork on the computer; however, it was inappropriate to use her designated time for playing games, which caused her to need extra time on the computer. If she wishes to play games, she ought to have her own device for that.
