Use Development Aids

FERPA: Student privacy and posting grades

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law that governs educational records and grants specific rights to students and regulates how institutions must handle educational records, including grades. To learn more about FERPA please view the University's Policies on Student Privacy and Posting Grades.

Campus policy on copyright clearance

A letter from Paula Kaufman, University Librarian, and Kathleen Pecknold, Associate Provost, provides information on the Campus Policy on Copyright Clearance.

Copyright and fair use

By using technologies in the classroom, it is wise to educate yourself about intellectual property (IP) law and plagiarism, so that you can make good choices about how to use and share information with students and colleagues. To learn more about IP and plagiarism, please visit the Copyright and Fair Use section of our web site.

Academic integrity

For students

The Student Code is an important document all students and instructors should familiarize themselves with, paying particular attention to the preamble on Academic Integrity and the section on Infractions of Academic Integrity—Definitions. Instructors should review the Code, especially since every course sylabus ought to include expectations of course work and grading as well as key provisions of the Student Code, including ". . . policies and procedures concerning the use before examinations of shared study aids, examination files, and related materials and forms of assistance. Such advance notice is especially important in the case of take-home examinations. "

For graduate students

The Graduate College provides a summary of campus policies on Academic Integrity and Intellectual Property

For faculty

On the Illinois Campus the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research maintains our Policy & Procedures on Academic Integrity in Research and Publication.

A short and very important part of this document is the Definition of Academic Misconduct. Also included is a section on Software Piracy.

Accessibility

There are varying levels of accessibility, but a web page is considered accessible if it is designed to be accessible to all users, including people using text-only browsers like Lynx, and people with disabilities. Please visit the Accessibility section of our web site to view the guidelines for accessible web content.