• define copyright and intellectual property rights
• identify and understand the various laws governing intellectual property in the United States and globally and analyze implications for the ownership and use of information
• understand and analyze the impact of technology on intellectual property laws
• understand and analyze the impact of intellectual property laws on the retrieval and use of information and technology
• understand and apply ethical standards for the use of information and technology within the realm of intellectual property and copyright
• understand the impact of intellectual property laws on social, cultural, economic issues
• recognize, understand, and analyze the impact of intellectual property laws on the production, management, organization, and dissemination of information and knowledge

Course Requirements

This is an online course. If you have never taken an online course, you may want to take the Online Learning Readiness Quiz to see if it's right for you. Read the Course Guidelines and Policies and Course Introduction and review all information posted in Blackboard to be sure you understand what will be expected of you. All assignments are expected to be completed on time. See course evaluation section below for information on grading and Blackboard for information on assignments and due dates. Readings and assignments are also posted on the Schedule.

Graduate Students: Students registered for graduate credit (TWC551) will complete an additional assignment.

Texts and Required Readings

Aoki, Keith; Boyle James; Jenkins, Jennifer. (2006) Bound by Law? Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain. Digital versions available at no cost at: http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/ or purchase through Amazon for $5.95.

Burgunder, Lee (2004) Legal Aspects of Managing Technology, 4th edition. Mason, OH: West Legal Studies in Business. NOTE: Please be sure to purchase the 4th edition.

Other resources you may wish to use are listed on the MWTC website: http://www.east.asu.edu/ecollege/multimedia/copyright.htm. If you have sources you'd like to see added to this site, send them to me.

Course Evaluation

+/- grades will not be used in this course

Details on readings and assignments are posted in the Schedule. This is a content-heavy course with a significant amount of reading. Each week there will be a short quiz based on the readings. You will also participate in class discussion via the Discussion Board and complete 4 case studies applying principles and concepts of copyright and intellectual property.

Your Discussion Board posts should engage in discussion of the topic and demonstrate that you have completed and understood the readings. Each of you brings your own knowledge and perspectives to the readings; your discussion of them with each other is an important part of learning. I expect active participation in discussion with posts that demonstrate you have completed and understood the readings, and that raise issues and questions about the topic.

Graduate Students (TWC551):

Academic Integrity

As a student in this course you are expected to complete your own work, do your own writing, and to properly cite work of others. Please refer to the Student Academic Integrity Policy regarding students rights, responsibilities and obligations.

Students with Special Needs

If you have a documented disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, I encourage you to contact Disability Student Resources (DRS).  Their phone number is (480) 965-1362 (voice) or (480) 965-9000 (TTY).  They can also be accessed on the web at http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/ed/drc/

Last modified: 18 August 2006