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Module 01 – Research Principals: Understanding the Research Process

Identifying Research Questions and Objectives

Sebastian Fitzek, Paulo Duarte, Andreia Teles Vieira

– Key concepts

  • Purpose and Scope
  • Relevance and Impact
  • Feasibility and alignment with objectives

– Digital Library Resource

Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper:

https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/methodology

Ethical Considerations in Research

Maria Potes Barbas, Cristina Novo, Andreia Teles Vieira

– Forum

Ethical Considerations in research: Have youy say collaboratively (Interaction and Reflection)

– Key concepts

  • Research Integrety
  • Ethical Principles
  • Ethical Issues and Ethics appraisal process

– Digital Library Resource

Ethical Review in Horizon Europe:

https://europa.eu/sinapse/sinapse/community/ethical-review-fp7

 

Intellectual Property

Corina Dragan

– Forum

  1. What does intellectual property mean and why is it important in research?
  2. Let’s explore different types of intellectual property, such as copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial designs, and trade secrets.
  3. How are intellectual property rights protected and what are the consequences of infringement? (Legal aspects, such as copyright or trademark complaints, and the measures authorities take to protect these rights.)
  4. How do intellectual property rights stimulate innovation and creativity?
  5. How do intellectual property rights influence access to culture, education, and innovation in diverse communities?

– Key concepts

  • What is intellectual property and how does it refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or entities over their intellectual creations?
  • What is copyright and how does it protect the interests of creators by granting them property rights over their own creations or works?
  • What are related rights and how do related rights protect the legal interests of persons and organizations?

– Digital Library Resource

  • Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Recast)

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02015L2436-20151223

  • Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32017R1001

  • Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31998L0071

  • Council Regulation (EC) N o 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02002R0006-20130701

  • Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32001L0029

  • Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019L0790

  • Directive (EU) 2019/789 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes, and amending Council Directive 93/83/EEC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2019.130.01.0082.01.ENG

  • Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2017 on certain permitted uses of certain works and other subject matter protected by copyright and related rights for the benefit of blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print-disabled persons and amending Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32017L1564

  • Regulation (EU) 2017/1128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02017R1128-20170630

  • Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02011L0077-20111031

  • Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/RO/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32009L0024

  • Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:01996L0009-20190606

  • REGULATION (EU) 2022/868 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 May 2022 on European data governance and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (Data Governance Act)

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R0868