What are the ethical and IPR issues that faculty are confronted with?
Answer
Faculty are confronted with ethical and IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) issues such as:
General Copyright
- Faculty copying or distributing an original work of another for their class(es).
Plagiarism
- Students violating portions of the Academic Honor Code.
Canvas
- Posting images or information for student assignments without citations.
- Posting copies of anything that is not your intellectual property without citations or adhering to fair use restrictions.
Copying
- Copying articles for students in your class(es).
- Copying portions of a book or e-book for your class(es).
Handouts
- Using copyrighted material in classroom handouts.
- Faculty understanding the Fair Use and TEACH Act.
Students using intellectual property of others in their assignments.
- Student assignments using copyrighted material from the Internet.
- Students using copyrighted information on PowerPoint slides without citations.
For e-books, check the e-book databases.
For articles, check the Library Resources under Education.
Off-campus, you will need to log in with Baker's two-step authentication to access the library resources.
For more resources, check the Copyright Professional Development research guide.
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Comments (2)
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This article is quite informative. It has really been of help I must say.
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Hi-I think copying or plagiarism is not good or allowed as people take their time for doing their own research, so I think as according to the law that says u must appreciate the work of another by referencing it is good because plagiarism is like stealing someone's work.