BUSI 7105 - Critical Approaches to Intellectual Property Law: Reconciling Indigenous Creativity, Indigenous Knowledge and IP Laws
Course Description
This course is offered in partnership with OCAD University School of Continuing Studies
This course, developed in partnership with the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Ridout & Maybee LLP, and eCampus Ontario, will explore Indigenous IP law, focusing on Indigenous knowledge and cultural expression (IK&CE). Students will learn to acknowledge the value of IK&CE and identify benefits of protecting and defending IK&CE to non-Indigenous and Indigenous creators and knowledge keepers within Indigenous communities. This course is about starting a conversation and bringing attention to misjustice stemming from the Western IP system to Indigenous peoples through the way each nation practices its laws. Please note this course does not speak on behalf or claim to be knowledge keepers for any First Nations, Inuit, or Métis peoples.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will learn:
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To identify the impact of the Western IP system on Indigenous communities and the protection of IK&CE (including misuse and misappropriation),
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To describe different global approaches to protect IK&CE and possible applications to IK&CE in Canada,
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To cultivate an appreciation for different approaches to protection of knowledge within Indigenous communities to support improved relationships between non-Indigenous and Indigenous creators and knowledge keepers,
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To develop respect for working with, creating, viewing, and sharing IK&CE.
Upon successful completion of this course learners will receive a Certificate of Completion. This course requires a series of assignments and learners will be assigned a grade of "complete or incomplete".
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
Notes
Required Software/Supplies
Regular access to a computer with a high-speed broadband internet connection is required.
Course Delivery Model
This course is delivered in an asynchronous online format through a series of tutorials and related assignments which students may complete at their own pace on OCAD’s Learning Management System, Canvas. Each assignment has its own deadline and extensions are not granted. The instructor is available throughout the course for questions and discussions.
Account Set Up Information and Accessing Your Course
Step 1: Activate your UWinID for access to your UWindsor Continuing Education Registration System records.
Step 2: Three days before class, check your email for another registration confirmation email from OCAD U. This will include your OCAD U user account information, which will grant you access to Canvas, the OCAD Online Classroom and the OCAD Continuing Studies Student Portal.
Step 3: On the first day the course is open, please log in at https://canvascloud.ocadu.ca with your OCAD U log in credentials to access your materials. You can reset your password here: https://login.ocadu.ca/forgot. If you need further help, please contact us at continuingstudies@ocadu.ca.
Account Information: Other Important Notes
Please note you will have an OCAD U username and password for OCAD U systems and a different UWindsor Continuing Education username and password for UWindsor systems. Please save in your notes.
Please note that courses may fill up early or be cancelled due to low enrollment. Students are encouraged to register early, at least ten (10) days prior to the start date of the course.