Case Study 9.1
April 24th, 2022
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Organ Transplants
Liberty University
Master of Medical Sciences
MSCI 640
I enjoyed reading this case study as this a much more common today than it was a few
years back. I believe that Rose should first check both the instructor’s policies and with the
school to post quizzes, exams, and test from past classes on her program without their permission
or acknowledgement. However, if the University did not mark their documents properly or did
not have Rose sign an agreement, then she is free to use the content and sell it. This can be
legally done because of websites such as Quizlet that charges monthly fees to instructors and
students especially so they have the access to view these educational documents.
Case Study 9.3
I believe that Lana and Theo both acted wrongly in this scenario and is considered an act
of violation. Theo was in violation of academic honor and copyright code, as most computer
software applications are covered by copyright law. Most of the commercially available
software’s are marketed under the end user’s agreement. Theo should have taken the precautions
so this would not get out of hand and where he could not wait just a couple of days for the
shipment to come. Additionally, his procrastination only put in him in more danger legally. On
the other hand, Lana is enabling him by loading her copy on his laptop and deleting her old
software and replacing it with his new software on her laptop. The language of the agreement
usually indicates that the software is issued to the user under a limited license. “This always
means you cannot electronically copy the program and provide it to other individuals for their
use under any circumstances. Transfer of the software or documentation in whole or in part to
another party is often explicitly prohibited” (Macrina, 2014).
Case Study 9.8
I found this case study interesting and wanted to discuss this a bit more than the others. I
do believe that Dr. Gopal was not ethically sound with taking the using the same work from her
previous institution to her current workplace. There would definitely be some kind of copyright
infringement, Dr. Gopal should have changed it up a bit to so it’s not an exact replica. However,
there are a lot of concepts found in classes such as mathematics and chemistry where the work is
more likely to be similar in other institutions. But this is not an excuse to have an exact replica, if
Dr. Gopal did want an exact replica, then she should have referenced the work from the previous
intuition just like one would do for a research paper and or report. When this is done, it shows
respect to those you are using the work from. A verse from the bible speaks about respecting
others “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law
and the Prophets." (Matthew 7:12, 1991). However, there was a classmate who had the
impression that this was not likely an issue of ethics, but that Dr. Gopal was well within her
rights. I was actually quite shocked when I saw this if I’m being honest, because they had
mentioned that Dr. Gopal created that syllabus and the tool within for her employment. They also
brought up the fact that because it was not in her job description, the syllabus created by Dr.
Gopal was within the university rights since the university never established this. Also that it
would’ve been an ethical issue if the university’s trademark, logos, or the universities affiliation
on the syllabus, which I agree with. Even though my classmates bring up good points, I believe
that what Dr. Gopal did was not the right thing.
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