Intellectual Property

Intellectual property seminars

The Monash Research Graduate School runs seminars addressing IP issues several times throughout the year. Topics covered include:

• Intellectual property basics
• The university's Intellectual Property Statute and regulations
• The intellectual property form signed upon enrolment; how to complete it and what it means
• Assignment and licensing
• Patents and commercialisation

For more information on the IP seminars visit;
for seminars held at Parkville: www.pharm.monash.edu.au/students/research/seminars.html or
for listing of seminars held at all Monash campuses: www.monash.edu.au/phdschol/seminars

Intellectual property information for postgraduate students is also available from the Monash Research Graduate School.

The university’s Intellectual Property regulations for doctoral candidates are outlined in chapter 6 of the Doctoral Information Handbook for Research Candidates and their Supervisors.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism occurs when writers use ideas that are not their own but have been borrowed from others without acknowledgment. To avoid the charge of plagiarism in your thesis, you should clearly distinguish between your ideas and those of other authors. Place quotation marks around all material taken directly from other text material and always provide a full bibliography which gives full reference details, including page numbers.

It is also considered a form of plagiarism to submit as part of your thesis, without sufficient explanation, any substantial piece of work that has already formed part of the assessment for an earlier degree. If you are in any doubt about whether any of the content of your thesis consitiutes plagiarism you should consult your supervisor. Assistance with thesis planning and writing is also available from Language and Learning Services.

Students should familiarise themselves with the University policy on plagiarism and cheating.

Plagiarism is regarded as serious academic misconduct and serious cases of deliberate plagiarism will be dealt with in accordance with the university’s disciplinary regulations as outlined in the Monash University Calendar (Statute 4.1 Discipline).

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