Available Web Accounts

1. The College's Internet site, http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/, should be used to provide information and services for the public which are also useful to College employees. There are four different kinds of web accounts for MC Internet site:
   
• Edu Departmental Accounts are for academic departments, administrative offices, committees and groups to distribute information on the College's Internet site. All full time faculty and permanent staff can be the Content Managers for Edu Departmental Accounts. All Department Websites should be listed on Department Index at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/
  
• Edu Individual Accounts are for individuals to distribute information on the College's Internet site. All full time faculty, part time faculty, and permanent staff are eligible for requesting Edu Individual Accounts. All Individual Websites should be listed on Faculty Index at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/faculty/
  
• Faculty Website Template Accounts are for faculty to use Faculty Website Template to generate a basic website on the College's Internet site. All full time and part time faculty are eligible for requesting Faculty Website Template Accounts. All Faculty Websites generated with Faculty Website Template should be listed on Faculty Index at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/faculty/
  
• My Space Accounts serve the same purpose as EDU Individual Accounts but can be password protected upon requests, which means a pop up box will appear requesting username and password for a specific My Space site even when used in conjunction with My MC. All full time faculty, part time faculty, and permanent staff are eligible for requesting My Space Accounts. My Space Account is needed only when you want to password protect your web pages. You will need to submit work orders to IT Helpdesk at (240-567-)x7222 to request or update the password for your My Space site. My Space sites can NOT be listed on the Faculty Index at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/faculty/, you can link it from your Individual Website or your Faculty Website generated with Faculty Website Template.
  


2. The College's intranet site, http://www.mcinfonet.org/, which is accessed after logging into MyMC, contains information and services for the operation of the College or for internal College communications and services. There are only one kind of web accounts for MCInfonet site:
   
• MCInfonet Departmental Accounts are for offices, departments, committees to communicate with faculty, staff and administrators. All full time faculty and permanent staff can be the Content Managers for MCInfonet Departmental Accounts. All Department Websites should be listed on MCInfonet Table of Contents at http://www.mcinfonet.org/toc.html
  


3. Web4students site provides instructors and students the environment for courses where the learning objectives are predominantly web technology related, and a substantial portion of course assignments are posted to a web server. There are two kinds of web accounts for Web4students site:
   
• Courses Accounts - Please send requests to set up courses with access for instructors and students through your Department Chair.
  
• Web4Students Individual Accounts are for faculty (both full time and part time) who teach Web4students courses to use as working directories.

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Who Can Apply For A Web Account?

All full-time & part-time faculty and full-time staff are eligible to sign up for web accounts. The person applying for the account is called the "Content Manager" and they will have certain responsibilities for the account which are outlined below.

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Web Content Managers Responsibilities

Web accounts must have a continuing faculty or staff member named as the Content Manager of the account. The Content Manager: (1) is the main point of contact; (2) is responsible to maintain and update the site; (3) is the only person who can apply for a password reset for this account (see below); (4) is responsible to inform IT if the account is no longer needed (see below); (5) will be the only person to be contacted by the IT Web Group about this account; (6) will also be expected to ensure the acceptable use of this account.

Content Managers are encouraged to review and be familiar with the MC's Web Standards before starting web development at MC. All web pages accessible through MC's internet website must comply with MC's Web Standards.

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How To Apply For A Web Account?

Web Account Request Form — Fill out online then print form, sign and date (Dean's or Administrator's signature is also required) then mail to IT Web Group. Please see submission procedure for more instructions on how to submit your form. By submitting this form, the applicant is agreeing to abide by the Montgomery College Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources.

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How To Change or Reset Web Account Password?

If you want to change or reset your password, please submit a work order to the IT Helpdesk at 240-567-7222 or via e-mail at ithelpdesk@montgomerycollege.edu. Password requests will only be accepted from the Content Manager or their Dean or Adminstrator. Please be sure to provide the URL of your website.

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How To Change Web Account Ownership?

To transfer ownership of an existing web account, the current Content Manager or their Dean/Adminstrator must send a request to the IT Helpdesk at 240-567-7222 or via e-mail at ithelpdesk@montgomerycollege.edu stating the URL of the website, who currently owns the site and the name of the new Content Manager.

If the Content Manager moves to another unit or is no longer working for the Collge, the department Adminstrator or Dean must replace them with a new Content Manager. The new Content Manager must also be a faculty or staff member.

Please send your requests to the IT Helpdesk at 240-567-7222 or via e-mail at ithelpdesk@montgomerycollege.edu.

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How To Delete Web Accounts?

To delete a web account, please submit a work order to the IT Helpdesk at 240-567-7222 or via e-mail at ithelpdesk@montgomerycollege.edu. Please be sure to provide the URL of your website.

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How To Get Help?

If you have any questions or experience any problems, please contact the IT Helpdesk at 240-567-7222 or via e-mail at ithelpdesk@montgomerycollege.edu.

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