Acceptable Use of Blackboard
Guidelines
- Possible abuse of the system that could affect privacy and access.
- Rights of the authors of materials placed on Blackboard.
- Retention and safeguarding of information placed on the system.
University and Blackboard-specific policies are relevant to Blackboard users because they speak to:
Acceptable Use
- University Policies: http://www.cmu.edu/policies/
- Computing Policies: http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/Computing.htm
Acceptable use of Blackboard is governed by the general policies for acceptable use of computing facilities and other university-wide policies at Carnegie Mellon.

