Transcript Copyrigh - American University in Cairo

CENTER FOR LEARNING & TEACHING
WORKSHOPS FOR TAs & RAs
Promoting
Academic
Integrity
Dr Pandeli M Glavanis,
Acting Associate Director, CLT
Ms Jayme Spencer, Director of Research & Information
Services, Libraries and Learning Technologies
Workshop Structure
Ethical issues
15 minutes
3 case studies
20 minutes
Plagiarism
10 minutes
Copyright issues
30 minutes
Workshop material
including PowerPoint slides
available at
CLT WEBSITE
www.aucegypt/edu/academic/clt/workshops
ETHICS OF SCHOLARSHIP
HEALTH
WARNING
EXPERIMENTAL ETHICS
• Potential harmful
effects on others
• Integrity of experiment
• Use best scientific
judgement
• Technique used is
deemed safe
• Informed consent from
all human subjects
SOCIAL ETHICS
• Respect other
cultures
• Question sociocultural bias
• Avoid intrusion in
other people’s lives
• Protect dignity and
privacy of social
subjects
GENDER ETHICS
Respect
cultural
diversity
CASE STUDIES
1. Friendship vs Author Rights
2. Ethical use of TAs & RAs
3. Too much help
PLAGIARISM
How to avoid it
TWO MYTHS
MYTH ONE
• Education is a game
• In order to get high
scores
• Any means are
acceptable
BUT
• DON’T GET CAUGHT
• DON’T HURT ANYONE
MYTH TWO
• The grade is ultimate
achievement
NOT
• Understanding and
knowledge
PLAGIARISM & INTERNET
Major source of
accidental plagiarism:
• Difficulty of identifying
sites & correct citation
• Sites don’t always
give citations for
material they use
• Site url’s change and
sites move
Plagiarism Detection System
www.turnitin.com
 Deters plagiarism
Before it happens
By detecting it
 Efficient citation
verification
 Resource for
learning how to do
proper citations
Copyright
Introduction
• Berne Convention
• US Copyright
• TRIPS
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
What do all these mean
to me?
• Fair Use
• Public Domain
• TEACH Act
Book/Periodical Material
Internet
Other Materials
Turnitin.com originality report
Originality Report
Similarity index