PROJECT FORUM

• Students

• Teachers
• Coordinators
• Slogans

The project

Introduction

The intellectual property is one of the most important topics in the world of economy and business management. It has become intertwined directly within the formulation of policies and international relations, social, and economic, etc. .... The law of intellectual property protection is to protect the precious treasure of the country's wealth, that is, the reason. Also, the law aimed at keeping the creative rights resulting primarily from human thought and all the mental effort, which is formed of different ways: writing books, writing scientific articles, innovating management methods, illustrations, audio-visual films, and the most important right that has emerged in the present day is the computer development programs. The countries have followed routine procedures for the conservation of this right, i.e., the authority to obtain copyright and patent terms to ensure that the person preserves the copies of his property from forgery and theft - the piracy in general - and this authority could be given to an individual or to a company or group, which allows the owner to benefit from the production and disposal of his intellect away from the concept of monopoly.

We have proved that the law of intellectual property protection upon its application on developed countries led to the further growth of societies, as well as to the economic and human development... It is the key to creating new ideas and to the development of industries.

Project name

“Protection of Intellectual Property: a Duty or a Necessity?”

Partnership

Schoolnet Lebanon, Microsoft, Educational Association for IT Development (EAID), IEA-Lebanon,

Project Participants

Project Participants are groups of five to ten secondary students each, in public and private schools

How to participate

Participating in SchoolNet project for the academic year 2008-2009 can be done through two means: optional and obligatory. Each group is to register its participation in the project through a letter sent on behalf of the students directly through the existing forum page for Schools in 2009, in which students provide a brief summary of the subject chosen, and this would be considered as a registration to participate in the project.

Optional project

The optional project is organized by  the Coordinator and his/her students through presenting a full description of the project on CD. The project must be presented either in the workshop held at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education on Monday, 22 December 2008, or through sending it to the principal of Schoolnet Mr Abdou Yammine at the Mailbox of Beit Chabab Secondary School at the Secondary Directorate

Obligatory project

The obligatory project consists of a discussion on the issue of protecting intellectual property rights through the following:

1. Explaining the meaning of intellectual property and clarifying its landmarks.

2. A comparative study of Lebanese and international laws for the protection of intellectual property and develop proposals - if possible - to develop these laws.

3. The establishment of a promotional campaign on the subject of protecting intellectual property within the school, and the student must explain his vision of this campaign through a Power Point presentation.

4. Participating in the promotional fair for the protection of intellectual property rights which will be held at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education during the last week of the project. This fair would include posters, bookmarks, badges, key rings, or greeting cards ...etc.

Project implementation schedule

The project will be launched from mid-December 2008 until May 2009. The students’ works will be published on the Internet on an ongoing basis through the Schools Forum, which gives these students space for direct dialogue with each other through the network, and the project will be evaluated in mid-April 2008. In addition, the distinctive projects will be exhibited at a ceremony under the patronage of Minister of Education and Higher Education

Expected results

Tests, articles, reports, publications, pictures, artistic photos, and participation in activities designed to promote the Intellectual Property Rights  and other topics. These will be posted on website: www.schoolnet.edu.lb.

Languages proposed

Mainly the Arabic language, added to it either French or English

Implementation of the project area in the school curriculum

Languages, civic education, social sciences, history, geography, technology, and economy. Students are to present their projects in two languages: Arabic, and French or English

Project coordinators are to follow a workshop for the participating schools held on December 22, 2008 to explain how to make an educational project, and provide educational and organizational guidance.

Project coordinators

Coordinators of the project in the secondary schools

Teachers agreed upon the principals of Secondary schools after the acceptance of the Secondary Schools Directorate

Coordinators of the project in the Districts

The coordinators of the project in the Districts who are assigned by Resolution No. 325, as amended, the date of 24/4/2004 as follows: Dad and Elias (North) Patricia Khuri (Mount Lebanon), Najat Mirza (Beirut) coastal Narcissus (South) Zainab Abbas (Nabatieh) and Souad Al-Murtaza ( Bekaa)

Abdou-Yammine General Coordinator of Web Projects at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Mrs. Eliane Matni, IEA coordinator and Schoolnet committee member will help in the coordination

Committee overseeing the project

 Mr. Fadi Yarak General Director of Education, Director of Secondary Schools, Dr. Bilal Shbarro, Dr. Raymond Khoury, Mr Khalil Abdul Massih, Elian Matni, and Abdou Yammine

Scheduling the implementation of the project

Teacher’s letter

it is a letter prepared by the teachers who supervise the research that are conducted by students.

Student’s letter

This letter should include a brief synopsis about the protection of the Intellectual Property in the school and its role in the development of critical thinking and scientific research of students in general.

Leading question: it’s a question that poses an idea about “Intellectual Property Rights” to become a subject of discussion among students.  The discussion should take place on line, particularly on SchoolNet forum. The aim is to enrich students’ research and their knowledge.

Indicators of quality expected in the project.

At the end of this project, students should demonstrate the ability and skill to hold their arguments and support their views with respect to the following questions:

1.      Have their skills improved as the result of this project? If yes, in which ways and to what levels?

2.      What are the factors that encourage the Intellectual Property Rights?

3.      What are the lessons learned from learning the Intellectual Property Rights in their education process?

4.      What are their views about the impact of denying the piracy as encouraging the creation?

5.      What competency development on the practical and reflective levels have they gained?

6. What is their attitude towards the implementation /rule of intellectual property rights?

Evaluation of achievement

To accomplish a complete project, students must be able to:

·       Define their leading question.

·       Demonstrate its correlation to her/his own life/community.

·       Find appropriate resources.

·       Conduct a research.

·       Analyze/cross-compare and/or synthesize.

·       Compile the data

·       Document and reference their work.

·       Present their work in a report form.

·       Prepare a Power Point presentation.

·       Realize a mural to be used as a slogan for the protection of intellectual property..

Slogan Samples

1. I am legally born, Do not destroy my identity
2. My music is my life, Do not kill my life
3. Be united against piracy
4. Copyright CDs do not disturb
5. Prosecuting Music Piracy
6. Fight against piracy
7. Piracy is killing Film Making
8. Software piracy harms your health
9. Geniuses of the world: unit against piracy
10. Schoolnet warns against the harmful effects of piracy
11. Do not indulge thieves of intellectual property rights

Evaluation criteria:

The assessment will set the Higher Committee for all projects submitted would be based on the following criteria:

References needed

• How to prepare an educational project (AR)

• How to make a good PowerPoint Presentation (AR)

• Copyright Lebanese law (EN)

• Copyright Lebanese law pdf (AR)

• Copyright Lebanese lawdoc (AR)

• Protection of Intellectual Property in Lebanon (AR)

• Good references (EN)

• http://www.economy.gov.lb/MOET/Arabic/Panel/IPR/Copyright

• http://www.economy.gov.lb/MOET/English/Panel/IPR/Copyright/

• http://www.cybertreehouse.com/

• http://www.playitcybersafe.com

• http://www.playitcybersafe.com/curriculum/index.cfm

• http://www.definetheline.com/

• www.wipo.int

• Learn from the Past; Create the Future

• At Home with Invention

• http://www.wipo.int/athome/index.shtml

• Your Own World of IP

• Patents; Trademarks; Copyright,

• http://www.digitalcitizenshiped.com