General Instructions

1. Show good manners. 
2. Log into Moodle regularly, but at least once a year for as long as you want your data to remain in Moodle. Due to the requirements of GDPR we use an automatic mechanism to delete unused accounts that have not been logged into for 12 months. The process is automatic and there is no warning. So please make sure to log in at least once a year. A good procedure is to log in at least in the beginning of each Autumn and Spring. 
3. Your right to use the course materials in Moodle is limited. This is also due to GDPR. Our archiving-regulations at the university state that we need to retain your assignments etc. for 6 months from the last opportunity to complete the course. After this the teacher should reset the course. This resetting deletes all your information from that course. This entails your assignments, comments and also your access to the course. So do download all material you wish to use after the course.
4. You have rights and responsibilities as a student in Moodle. Please read through them carefully below.

Student's rights and responsibilities in Moodle:

Log in at least once a year.

Students receive the following access rights to the material/study material in connection with their studies.

• right to store material in Moodle in digital format
• right to produce paper printouts of learning material and to distribute them to other students participating in the same course
• right to make backup copies of learning material
• right to modify the material and right to combine the material with other study material and to use the variations in the same way as the original material
• right to present and display the material and its variations in the context of teaching related to the studies
• right to make the material available to those participating in the studies in other ways in order to complete assignments related to the studies (such as in group work situations)

These access rights are not transferable.

The study material (including online discussions) may not be used in any context other than studies relating to the teaching without a separate written consent of the right-holder.

Copies made under the aforementioned rights of use may not be used, distributed, publicly presented or otherwise made available to the public in any context other than studies relating to the teaching.

When using the study material or its parts, the student must mention the author of the material and names of other right-holders in accordance with good practice. Right-holder entries included in the material may not be deleted.

Lectures and other material related to studying shall only be distributed in services maintained by the University (Moodle, facilities for group work, etc.) and not be made publicly available.

Email and could services (such as Facebook, Instagram, iCould, DropBox, Onedrive, Evernote, Google and Kyvyt.fi) may not include or process personal data, research secrets, information requiring source protection, sensitive questions related to ethnicity, confidential information such as patient data, or any other data meriting specific protection.

Students are liable for any damages caused to the University of Turku if they use study material in violation of the instructions.

The University of Turku follows the Ethical guidelines for learning found here.

The rights and obligations of the University of Turku in Moodle

Students give their consent to the right of the University of Turku to use the material they have produced in connection with the course in which they participate.

The university of Turku has a right to make copies of the material in any possible way, to present and display the material in connection with the teaching of the course in question, distribute printouts of the material to students participating in the course and make the material available to other students participating in the course through the information network.

The university of Turku may not use the material after the course has ended or in connection with any other course, but such use must be agreed in writing by both parties.