• define copyright and intellectual property rights, understand relevant laws and regulations, and analyze implications for the ownership and use of information
• identify and understand the various laws governing intellectual property in the United States and globally
• understand and analyze the impact of intellectual property laws on the use of technology
• understand and apply ethical standards for the use of information and technology within the realm of intellectual property and copyright
• work collaboratively in teams
• identify and apply effective research strategies including accessing, retrieving, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing appropriate information from sources that vary in content, format, structure, and scope
• use appropriate genres and technologies to organize, present, and communicate information to address appropriate audience and purpose

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 at a Glance.

Graduate Students: Students registered for graduate credit (TWC598) will complete an additional assignment.

Texts and Required Readings

Lessig, Lawrence, (2002) The Future of Ideas NY: Vintage Books.

Litman, Jessica (2001) Digital Copyright. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. Additional readings will be posted in Blackboard.

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 area in Blackboard.

Each week for the first 8 weeks of the course I will post a discussion question/topic based on the readings for that week. Your 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 a significant part of learning. I will not be counting the number of posts for each of you; instead grading will be based on your active participation in the discussion, posts that demonstrate you have completed and understood the readings, and that raise issues and questions about the topic.

Graduate Students (TWC598):

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/drc/

Last modified: 16 November 2005