Intellectual Property and Academic Honesty

ESL220 Group 1Kun Zhang

Shanshan SuChuyao Fang

Yuanhung SunXiaotian Li

What is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual property is any innovation, commercial or artistic, or any unique name, symbol, logo or design used commercially.

Intellectual property is protected by   patents on inventions;   trademarks on branding devices;   copyrights on music, videos,

patterns and other forms of expression;

  trade secrets for methods or formulas having economic value and used commercially

Academic dishonesty

Academic dishonesty is any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise.

Includes: plagiarism/ fabrication/ deception/ cheating/ bribery/ sabotage/ misconduct/ professorial misconduct

Plagiarism in research/ writing Quoting or paraphrasing another author

without proper quotation marks of course citation;

Failing to properly cite a borrowed idea or train of thought;

Failing to properly cite a borrowed sentence structure;

Using all or portions of a work completed by another student;

Hiring or soliciting someone to create work on your behalf.

 

Effects

On students On teachers On individual schools

MSU’s policies on Plagiarism Rules：1）Unless authorized by their

instructors, students are expected to do their own, original work on each assignment in each class.

2）A student who recycles his or her course work from one class to another may face an allegation(无证据指控 ) of academic dishonesty.

3）An instructor who believes a student has committed an act of plagiarism should take appropriate action, which includes the issuing of a “penalty grade” for academic dishonesty.

Plagiarism can result in serious consequences for the student.

Including formal reprimand, academic probation, suspension, expulsion, and, depending on the student’s degree path, malpractice and disbarment proceedings

GENERAL STUDENT REGULATIONS

PROTECTION OF SCHOLARSHIP AND GRADES

 The principles of truth and honesty are fundamental to the educational process and the academic  integrity of the University.

Definition of Penalty Grade A grade assigned to a student by a

faculty member based on a charge of academic misconduct.

Process of punishment

The student shall have ten class days to request an academic grievance hearing to contest a penalty grade based on a charge of academic dishonesty. 

Rackham Graduate School

Policy Statement on Academic and Professional Integrity

The Roles and Responsibilities of Graduate Students

Forms of Academic Misconduct1) Cheating

2) Plagiarism and other misappropriation of the work of another

3) Falsification of data

4) Improperly obtaining or representing laboratory or field data

5) Dishonesty in publication

6) Publication or attempted publication of collaborative work without the permission of the other participants

7) Abuse of confidentiality

8) Misuse of computer facilities

9) Misuse of human subjects

10) Misuse of vertebrate animals

11) Illegally or carelessly obtaining or using dangerous substances, or providing such substances to others

12) Falsification or unauthorized modification of an academic record

13) Obstruction of the academic activities of another

14) Other forms of academic misconduct that are commonly accepted within the scientific community

15) Aiding or abetting academic misconduct

16) Attempted academic misconduct

Plagiarism and other misappropriation of the work of another

Plagiarism is the representation of another person’s ideas or writing as one’s own.

Procedures for Reporting and Investigating Allegations of Academic and Professional

Misconduct by Graduate Students

1) To Whom These Procedures Apply

2) Timeliness and Confidentiality

3) Deciding Which Procedures to Use

4) Reporting Allegations

Procedures for Reporting and Investigating Allegations of Academic or Professional

Misconduct in the Rackham Graduate School1) Choosing the Appropriate Venue for Review

2) Rights of Graduate Students Charged with Academic or Professionally Relevant Misconduct

3) Function of Rackham Integrity Boards

4) Composition of Rackham Integrity Boards

5) Guidelines for Rackham Integrity Board Hearings

6) Reports of Findings and Recommendations

7) Final Decisions

8) Appeals

9) Case File Maintenance

10) Deadline Extensions

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY of UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Objectives Definitions Application Copyrights Other Intellectual Property Trademarks Intellectual Property Administration Proceeds Distribution

Section 1. Objectives To provide the necessary protections and

incentives to encourage both the discovery and development of new knowledge, its transfer for the public benefit and its use for development of the economy.

To enhance the generation of revenue for the University and to provide financial and reputational benefits for the creator(s).

To preserve the University's freedom to conduct research and to use the intellectual property created by that research or pursuant to an institutional initiative.

Section 2. Definitions

a) Intellectual Property.

b) Traditional Academic Copyrightable Works.

c) Creator.

d) University Resources Usually and Customarily Provided.

Section 3. Application

This policy is considered a part of the conditions of employment for every employee of the University and a part of the conditions of enrollment and attendance at the University by students.

Section 4. Copyrights

a) Ownership.b) University Rights in Creator-Owned

Works.c) Student Works.d) Copyright Registration and Notice.e) University Press Publications.f) Compliance with the Copyright Act.

Section 5. Trademarks Trademarks and service marks are distinctive words

or graphic symbols identifying the source, product, producer, or distributor of goods or services.

Section 6. Intellectual Property Administration

Section 7. Proceeds Distribution

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( Yuanhung Sun)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dishonesty( Shanshan

Su)