A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition

1. “IP Management @ Universities”Istanbul, May 16 to 18, 2012 Albert Long Hall, BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition Assaf Jacob Radzyner School of Law The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel 16.5.2012

2. Teaching IP • The challenges of teaching IP. • Broad field of law. • Perpetually changing and evolving. • Immense international aspects. • Special challenges for countries in transition: • Language accessibility. • Limited Budgets. • Limited number of IP scholars. • Limited international interaction. A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition

3. Identifying Different Types of Training • Training Law Students • Training Patent Agents • Training Non-IP Lawyers • Training IP Lawyers • Training Judges • Training Engineers and Scientists • Training Business Managers • Educating the General Public A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition

4. Objectives of Curriculum Development • Recognizing the different core specializations in IP law. • Maintaining adaptability to each unique class of audience. • Implementing a globalized approach. • Aiming for technological familiarization. • Incorporating flexibility towards the rapidly evolving fields of IP law. • Recognizing and changing the boundaries of IP law. A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition

5. Defining a Core Curriculum • Survey courses • Specialty courses • Advanced courses • Practice courses • Peripheral Courses • IP Seminars • IP Workshops • Clinical Education of IP A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition

6. Keeping Teachers Knowledgeable and Up-To Date • “Training of trainers” must be carried out on an ongoing basis: • National or international workshops or seminars specifically organized to enhance teaching skills. • Visiting programs for novice professors in leading institutions of developed countries. • Programs for hosting experienced professors from leading institutions of developed countries in institutions of countries in transition. • The importance of contacts and contact networks among professors. A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition

7. Teaching Resources • Addressing the reluctance of professors to share teaching tools and resources (class notes, PowerPoint presentations, multimedia files, etc.). • Understanding the importance of textbooks to students and professors. • Drives the need of countries in transition to develop new textbooks or translate and adapt foreign ones. A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition

8. Teaching Methods • Teaching in class vs. other Teaching methods • Traditional classroom teaching. • The “Panel System” for active student participation. • PowerPoint presentations as a means of visualizing difficult concepts. • Databases of audiovisual materials – illustrating musical works, video clips and photographs. • Legal problem-solving assignments. • Guest lectures – judges, expert lawyers. A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition

9. Innovative Methodologies: Online Teaching • The internet as a platform for online courses and distant learning. • Classes are “taken” at student’s convenient time and place. • Classes are recorded at lecturer’s convenient time and location, greatly facilitating guest lectures. • Virtual environment includes charts, illustrations, slides, online quizzes, online submission of written assignments and discussion forums. A Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition