HROB2010 DE S20 Foundations of Leadership Jinuk Oh
HROB2010 DE S20 Foundations of Leadership Jinuk Oh
HROB2010 DE S20 Foundations of Leadership Jinuk Oh
grGUELPH
HROB*2010 Foundations of Leadership
Summer 2020
Section: DE01
Department of Management
Credit Weight: 0.50
Course Details
Calendar Description
Using an integrated approach to studying leadership, this foundation course covers
history, evolving theories, models, and research both from a theoretical point of view
and practical application. This course will use a seminar style with applied workshops,
class discussions, guest speakers, and student participation. Students will prepare
elements of a skills portfolio and a research paper. This is a required course for the
Certificate in Leadership.
Pre-Requisite(s): None
Co-Requisite(s): None
Equate(s): BUS*2010
Restriction(s): UNIV*2000
Method of Delivery: Online
Instructional Support
Instructor
Jinuk Oh
Email: jinuk.oh@uoguelph.ca
Dr. Jinuk Oh is an active researcher in the areas of leadership effectiveness, employee
turnover, and HRM practices in both Korean and Canadian contexts. In terms of
teaching, he is a passionate teacher who wants to provide effective learning
opportunities for students. He has taught both face-to-face and online HROB courses at
the University of Guelph.
Teaching Assistant(s)
A teaching assistant will be supporting this course – once their contact information is
available, we will post an announcement with how you can reach them.
Name: TBA
Email: TBA
Learning Resources
Required Textbook
Title: Leadership Theory and Practice
Author(s): Peter G. Northouse
Edition / Year: 8th edition / 2019
Publisher: Sage Publications
ISBN: 9781506362311
You may purchase the textbook at the Guelph Campus Co-op Bookstore or the
University of Guelph Bookstore. Please note that DE textbooks are located in the
Distance Education section of the University of Guelph Bookstore.
https://bookstore.coop/
http://www.bookstore.uoguelph.ca/
Course Website
CourseLink (powered by D2L’s Brightspace) is the course website and will act as your
classroom. It is recommended that you log in to your course website every day to check
for announcements, access course materials, and review the weekly schedule and
assignment requirements.
https://courselink.uoguelph.ca
Ares
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For this course, you will be required to access course reserve materials through the
University of Guelph McLaughlin Library. To access these items, select Ares on the
navbar in CourseLink. Note that you will need your Central Login ID and password in
order to access items on reserve.
For further instructions on accessing reserve resources, visit How to Get Course
Reserve Materials.
If at any point during the course you have difficulty accessing reserve materials, please
contact the e-Learning Operations and Reserve Services staff at:
Tel: 519-824-4120 ext. 53621
Email: libres2@uoguelph.ca
Location: McLaughlin Library, First Floor, University of Guelph
http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/find/find-type-resource/course-reserves-ares/how-get-
course-reserve-material
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Leadership is key to the future of individuals, organizations, communities, and nations.
Many organizations in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors are moving away
from traditional management functions toward models of people/participant/employee
empowerment based on various leadership models. HROB*2010: Foundations of
Leadership is intended to support you in further understanding and preparing for
leadership roles, situations, experiences, and/or research.
Leadership means many things to many people. While everyone seems to have their
own view of what leadership is and why it is important, ideas about leadership have
been the subject of great debate by philosophers throughout the ages and, more
recently, the focus of inquiry by scholars in the management and organization literature.
This course, however, is not only about managerial leadership – it is about leadership in
all aspects of life. While we use much literature from the management field, we apply
these ideas to a variety of settings and people. Our goal is that you will find here ideas
and tools that will help you understand, reflect on, and develop your own leadership.
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
1. Explain the development of current and historical leadership theories and
concepts through discussions and content quizzes;
2. Apply leadership theories and concepts to real-life and/or simulated situations
and/or persons through discussions, activities and group work;
3. Analyze and critically reflect on your own leadership experiences and
expectations through a personal leadership portfolio, activities and discussions;
and
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4. Create a Personal Leadership Portfolio (PLP) that allows you to critically reflect
upon and assess your leadership development to date, as well as opportunities
for future development.
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Schedule
It is strongly recommended that you follow the course schedule provided below. The
schedule outlines what you should be working on each week of the course and lists the
important due dates for the assessments. By following the schedule, you will be better
prepared to complete the assessments and succeed in this course.
Unit 01: Introduction to Foundations of Leadership
Week 1 - Thursday, May 7 to Sunday, May 17
Readings
• Website: Unit 01 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 1
Activities
• Familiarize yourself with the course website by reviewing the Start Here section
of the course.
• Review the Outline and Assessments sections on the course website to learn
about course expectations, assessments, and due dates.
• Introduce yourself to your group members in the Introductions Discussion.
• Complete activities from Unit 01 content.
Assessments
• Week 1 Discussion
Opens: Monday, May 11 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, May 17 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 1
Due: Sunday, May 17 at 11:59 pm ET
Unit 02: Trait Approaches to Leadership
Week 2 - Monday, May 18 to Sunday, May 24
Readings
• Website: Unit 02 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 2
Activities
• Complete activities and exercises from Unit 02 content.
Assessments
• Quiz 1: Trait Approaches to Leadership
Opens: Monday, May 18 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, May 24 at 11:59 pm ET
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• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 2
Due: Sunday, May 24 by 11:59 pm ET
• Group Contract and Leadership Situation Proposal
Due: Sunday, May 24 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 03: Skill Approaches to Leadership
Week 3 – Monday, May 25 to Sunday, May 31
Readings
• Website: Unit 03 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 3
Activities
• Complete activities from Unit 03 content.
Assessments
• Quiz 2: Skill Approaches to Leadership
Opens: Monday, May 25 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, May 31 at 11:59 pm ET
• Week 3 Discussion
Opens: Monday, May 25 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, May 31 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 3
Due: Sunday, May 31 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 04: Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
Week 4 – Monday, June 1 to Sunday, June 7
Readings
• Website: Unit 04 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 4
Activities
• Complete activities and exercises from Unit 04 content.
Assessments
• Quiz 3: Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
Opens: Monday, June 1 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, June 7 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 4
Due: Sunday, June 7 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 05: Situational Approaches to Leadership
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Week 5 – Monday, June 8 to Sunday, June 14
Readings
• Website: Unit 05 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 5
• Ares: Kelley, R.E. (1988). In praise of followers. Harvard Business Review, 66
(6), 142-148.
Activities
• Complete activities from Unit 05 content.
Assessments
• Quiz 4: Situational Approaches to Leadership
Opens: Monday, June 8 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, June 14 at 11:59 pm ET
• Week 5 Discussion
Opens: Monday, June 8 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, June 14 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 5
Due: Sunday, June 14 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 06: Path-Goal Approach to Leadership
Week 6 – Monday, June 15 to Sunday, June 21
Readings
• Website: Unit 06 Content
• Textbook: Chapters 6 and 7
Activities
• Complete activities from Unit 06 content
Assessments
• Quiz 5: Path-Goal Approach to Leadership
Opens: Monday, June 15 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, June 21 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 6
Due: Sunday, June 21 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 07: Transformational Approaches to Leadership
Week 7 – Monday, June 22 to Sunday, June 28
Readings
• Website: Unit 07 Content
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• Textbook: Chapter 8
Activities
• Complete activities from Unit 07 content.
Assessments
• Quiz 6: Transformational Approaches to Leadership
Opens: Monday, June 22 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, June 28 at 11:59 pm ET
• Week 7 Discussion
Opens: Monday, June 22 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, June 28 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 7
Due: Sunday, June 28 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 08: Servant Leadership
Week 8 – Monday, June 29 to Sunday, July 5
Readings
• Website: Unit 08 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 10
• Unit Reading:
o Lincoln as a Servant Leader
Activities
• Complete activities from Unit 08 content.
Assessments
• Quiz 7: Servant Leadership
Opens: Monday, June 29 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, July 5 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 8
Due: Sunday, July 5 by 11:59 pm ET
• Group Project Part 1
Due: Sunday, July 5 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 09: Team Leadership
Week 9 – Monday, July 6 to Sunday, July 12
Readings
• Website: Unit 09 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 14
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Activities
• Complete activities and exercises from Unit 09 content.
Assessments
• Quiz 8: Team Leadership
Opens: Monday, July 6 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, July 12 at 11:59 pm ET
• Week 9 Discussion
Opens: Monday, July 6 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, July 12 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 9
Due: Sunday, July 12 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 10: Leadership Ethics
Week 10 – Monday, July 13 to Sunday, July 19
Readings
• Website: Unit 10 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 13
Activities
• Complete activities and exercises from Unit 10 content.
• Group Project Part 2
Due: Sunday, July 19 by 11:59 pm ET
Assessments
• Quiz 09: Leadership Ethics
Opens: Monday, July 13 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, July 19 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 10
Due: Sunday, July 19 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 11: Gender and Leadership
Week 11 – Monday, July 20 to Sunday, July 26
Readings
• Website: Unit 11 Content
• Textbook: Chapter 15
Video
• Ted Talk: Sheryl Sandberg – Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
Activities
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• Complete activities from Unit 11 content.
Assessments
• Quiz 10: Gender and Leadership
Opens: Monday, July 20 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, July 26 at 11:59 pm ET
• Week 11 Discussion
Opens: Monday, July 20 at 12:00 am ET
Closes: Sunday, July 26 at 11:59 pm ET
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 11
Due: Sunday, July 26 by 11:59 pm ET
Unit 12: Course Wrap-up
Week 12 – Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31
Readings
• Website: Unit 12 Content
Activities
• Complete activities from Unit 12 content.
Assessments
• Personal Leadership Portfolio Part 12
Due: Friday, July 31 by 11:59 pm ET
Assessment
The grade determination for this course is indicated in the following table. A brief
description of each assessment is provided below. Select Content on the navbar to
locate Assessments in the table of contents panel to review further details of each
assessment. Due dates can be found under the Schedule heading of this outline.
Table 1: Course Assessment
Total 100%
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Assessment Descriptions
Weekly Quizzes
This course contains 10 quizzes that allow you to confirm your knowledge of
terminology and concepts presented in the text or other readings or material. You will
receive your score on the quiz at the end of the access period. Your best five scores will
be counted toward your 10% total quizzes grade.
The quizzes are available from Monday morning, 12:00 am ET to Sunday evening,
11:59 pm ET. You may only attempt a quiz once and have 20 minutes from time of
access to complete.
Bi-Weekly Discussions
There are 6 Discussions you must participate in during Week 1, Week 3, Week 5, Week
7, Week 9, and Week 11. Each of these Discussions has two parts: Part 1 requires a
discussion post by Wednesday of that week; Part 2 requires a discussion post or
response to a thread by Sunday of that week.
2 out of your 6 posts will be randomly selected and graded (1 post from Week 1, 3 or 5,
and another post from Week 7, 9, and 11). Each of these posts will be worth 15% of
your mark for a total of 30%.
The discussion is aimed at stimulating interaction and reflection on leadership among
members of your group. Class members will be randomly assigned to groups
comprising 10 students each, and each member of the group is expected to discuss the
assigned question(s) (as indicated in the Course Units).
Late Submissions: Timing of posts will be considered when evaluating the posts.
Students who post late will have a significant late penalty applied. Those who post their
initial post by Thursday at 5:00pm will have a 50% penalty and those who post by
Friday at 5:00pm will have a 75% penalty. The main purpose of this policy is to allow
your group members a fair and time sensitive chance to read, learn from, and reply to
your posts.
Personal Leadership Portfolio
Although this is the largest assignment in the course, the assignment is divided into 12
weekly components. Every week, you are required to answer weekly PLP questions to
assess your leadership skills, reflect on your leadership characteristics and behaviors,
and map out action plans to develop your leadership skills. All weekly PLP should be
submitted to the Dropbox by the deadline. Each PLP is worth 2.5% of your final grade.
Late Submissions: Unless you have discussed an extension well ahead of the due date
with the instructor, late penalties of 10% of the total grade earned per day (including
weekends) will be assigned to weekly PLPs.
Group Project
The group project has two parts:
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Part 1: In groups you are asked to identify a situation that has recently occurred in real-
life that exemplifies a failure in leadership. You will produce a report that applies two
leadership theories of your choice to analyze the situation and the leader. Your report
will focus on the analysis of the situation and the leader, and on lessons learned about
leadership from this situation. Your report should highlight observations, analysis,
and/or findings and conclusions surrounding the way the theories (e.g., the leadership
traits, skills, behaviors, situational, contingency, transactional, transformational, or other
theories) are relevant to the identified Leader and/or Leadership situation.
Part 2: After the completion of Part 1, as a group you will answer 6 questions that
encourage you to reflect and report on the processes of your group and the experiences
you moved through while completing Part 1 of your project. More information can be
found in the assessment descriptions in the Assessments tab on CourseLink.
Technical Skills
As part of your online experience, you are expected to use a variety of technology as
part of your learning:
• Manage files and folders on your computer (e.g., save, name, copy, backup,
rename, delete, and check properties);
• Install software, security, and virus protection;
• Use office applications (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or similar) to create
documents;
• Be comfortable uploading and downloading saved files;
• Communicate using email (e.g., create, receive, reply, print, send, download, and
open attachments);
• Navigate the CourseLink learning environment and use the essential tools, such
as Dropbox, Quizzes, Discussions, and Grades (the instructions for this are
given in your course);
• Access, navigate, and search the Internet using a web browser (e.g., Firefox,
Internet Explorer); and
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• Perform online research using various search engines (e.g., Google) and library
databases.
Technical Support
If you need any assistance with the software tools or the CourseLink website, contact
CourseLink Support.
CourseLink Support
University of Guelph
Day Hall, Room 211
Email: courselink@uoguelph.ca
Tel: 519-824-4120 ext. 56939
Toll-Free (CAN/USA): 1-866-275-1478
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Monday thru Friday: 8:30 am–8:30 pm
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Sunday: 12:00 pm–6:00 pm
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have an opportunity to review the response. To access this discussion forum,
select Discussions from the Tools dropdown menu.
• Email: If you have a conflict that prevents you from completing course
requirements, or have a question concerning a personal matter, you can send
your instructor a private message by email. The instructor will respond to your
email within 24 to 48 hours (weekends and holidays excepted).
• Zoom or Skype: If you have a complex question you would like to discuss with
your instructor, you may book a virtual meeting. Virtual meetings depend on the
availability of you and the instructor, and are booked on a first come first served
basis.
Netiquette Expectations
For distance education courses, the course website is considered the classroom and
the same protections, expectations, guidelines, and regulations used in face-to-face
settings apply, plus other policies and considerations that come into play specifically
because these courses are online.
Inappropriate online behaviour will not be tolerated. Examples of inappropriate online
behaviour include:
• Posting inflammatory messages about your instructor or fellow students;
• Using obscene or offensive language online;
• Copying or presenting someone else's work as your own;
• Adapting information from the Internet without using proper citations or
references;
• Buying or selling term papers or assignments;
• Posting or selling course materials to course notes websites;
• Having someone else complete your quiz or completing a quiz for/with another
student;
• Stating false claims about lost quiz answers or other assignment submissions;
• Threatening or harassing a student or instructor online;
• Discriminating against fellow students, instructors, and/or TAs;
• Using the course website to promote profit-driven products or services;
• Attempting to compromise the security or functionality of the learning
management system; and
• Sharing your username and password.
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not leave the page until your assignment has successfully uploaded. To verify that your
submission was complete, you can view the submission history immediately after the
upload to see which files uploaded successfully. The system will also email you a
receipt. Save this email receipt as poof of submission.
Be sure to keep a back-up copy of all of your assignments in the event that they are lost
in transition. In order to avoid any last-minute computer problems, your instructor
strongly recommend you save your assignments to a cloud-based file storage (e.g.,
Google Docs), or send to your email account, so that should something happen to your
computer, the assignment could still be submitted on time or re-submitted.
It is your responsibility to submit your assignments on time as specified in the schedule
section of this outline. Be sure to check the technical requirements and make sure you
have the proper computer, that you have a supported browser, and that you have
reliable Internet access. Remember that technical difficulty is not an excuse not to
turn in your assignment on time. Do not wait until the last minute as you may get
behind in your work.
If, for some reason, you have a technical difficulty when submitting your assignment
electronically, please contact your instructor or CourseLink Support.
http://spaces.uoguelph.ca/ed/contact-us/
Late Policy
If you choose to submit your individual assignments to the Dropbox tool too late, the full
allocated mark will be reduced by 10% per day after the deadline for the submission of
the graded assignment to a limit of six days at which time access to the Dropbox folder
will be closed.
Extensions will be considered for medical reasons or other extenuating circumstances.
If you require an extension, discuss this with the instructor as soon as possible and well
before the due date. Barring exceptional circumstances, extensions will not be granted
once the due date has passed. These rules are not designed to be arbitrary, nor are
they inflexible. They are designed to keep you organized, to ensure that all students
have the same amount of time to work on assignments, and to help to return marked
materials to you in the shortest possible time.
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Email Communication
University of Guelph Degree Students
As per university regulations, all students are required to check their uoguelph.ca e-mail
account regularly: e-mail is the official route of communication between the University
and its students.
Open Learning Program Students
Check your email account (the account you provided upon registration) regularly for
important communications, as this is the primary conduit by which the Open Learning
and Educational Support will notify you of events, deadlines, announcements or any
other official information.
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When You Cannot Meet Course Requirements
When you find yourself unable to meet an in-course requirement due to illness or
compassionate reasons, please advise your course instructor in writing, with your
name, ID number and email contact.
University of Guelph Degree Students
Consult the Undergraduate Calendar for information on regulations and procedures for
Academic Consideration.
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Open Learning Program Students
Please refer to the Open Learning Program Calendar for information on regulations and
procedures for requesting Academic Consideration.
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Drop Date
University of Guelph Degree Students
Students will have until the last day of classes to drop courses without academic
penalty. Review the Undergraduate Calendar for regulations and procedures for
Dropping Courses.
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Open Learning Program Students
Copies of Assignments
Keep paper and/or other reliable back-up copies of all assignments: you may be asked
to resubmit work at any time.
Accessibility
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services for students is a shared responsibility among students, faculty and
administrators. This relationship is based on respect of individual rights, the dignity of
the individual and the University community's shared commitment to an open and
supportive learning environment.
University of Guelph Degree Students
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Students requiring service or accommodation, whether due to an identified, ongoing
disability or a short-term disability should contact Accessibility Services as soon as
possible.
For more information, contact Accessibility Services at 519-824-4120 ext. 56208, email
Accessibility Services or visit the Accessibility Services website.
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Open Learning Program Students
If you are an Open Learning program student who requires academic accommodation,
please contact the Academic Assistant to the Director. Please ensure that you contact
us before the end of the first week of your course (every semester) in order to avoid any
delays in support. Documentation from a health professional is required for all academic
accommodations. Please note that all information provided will be held in confidence.
If you require textbooks produced in an alternate format (e.g., DAISY, Braille, large print
or eText), please contact the Academic Assistant to the Director at least two months
prior to the course start date. If contact is not made within the suggested time frame,
support may be delayed. It is recommended that you refer to the course outline before
beginning your course in order to determine the required readings.
The provision of academic accommodation is a shared responsibility between OpenEd
and the student requesting accommodation. It is recognized that academic
accommodations are intended to “level the playing field” for students with disabilities.
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Academic Misconduct
The University of Guelph is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic
integrity and it is the responsibility of all members of the University community – faculty,
staff, and students – to be aware of what constitutes academic misconduct and to do as
much as possible to prevent academic offences from occurring. University of Guelph
students have the responsibility of abiding by the University's policy on academic
misconduct regardless of their location of study; faculty, staff and students have the
responsibility of supporting an environment that discourages misconduct. Students need
to remain aware that instructors have access to and the right to use electronic and other
means of detection.
Please note: Whether or not a student intended to commit academic misconduct is not
relevant for a finding of guilt. Hurried or careless submission of assignments does not
excuse students from responsibility for verifying the academic integrity of their work
before submitting it. Students who are in any doubt as to whether an action on their part
could be construed as an academic offence should consult with a faculty member or
faculty advisor.
The Academic Misconduct Policy is detailed in the Undergraduate Calendar.
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amisconduct.shtml
Copyright Notice
Content within this course is copyright protected. Third party copyrighted materials
(such as book chapters and articles) have either been licensed for use in this course, or
have been copied under an exception or limitation in Canadian Copyright law.
The fair dealing exemption in Canada's Copyright Act permits students to reproduce
short excerpts from copyright-protected materials for purposes such as research,
education, private study, criticism and review, with proper attribution. Any other copying,
communicating, or distribution of any content provided in this course, except as
permitted by law, may be an infringement of copyright if done without proper license or
the consent of the copyright owner. Examples of infringing uses of copyrighted works
would include uploading materials to a commercial third party web site, or making paper
or electronic reproductions of all, or a substantial part, of works such as textbooks for
commercial purposes.
Students who upload to CourseLink copyrighted materials such as book chapters,
journal articles, or materials taken from the Internet, must ensure that they comply with
Canadian Copyright law or with the terms of the University’s electronic resource
licenses.
For more information about students’ rights and obligations with respect to copyrighted
works, review Fair Dealing Guidance for Students.
http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/sites/default/files/fair_dealing_policy_0.pdf
Recording of Materials
Presentations which are made in relation to course work—including lectures—cannot be
recorded or copied without the permission of the presenter, whether the instructor, a
classmate or guest lecturer. Material recorded with permission is restricted to use for
that course unless further permission is granted.
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