Faculty Handbook

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2022-23

POLICIES RELATED TO EDUCATION

SUBJECT PARTICIPATION IN PRE-CLINICAL LABORATORIES All students are required to participate in all pre-clinical laboratories as both doctor and patient. Actual patients may participate in some pre-clinical teaching laboratories. The course IOR must receive authorization from the department chair and use the Agreement to Participate in Pre-clinical Teaching Laboratories . INDUSTRY TALKS AND WORKSHOPS Programs for faculty, staff, and students at the college created, in whole or part, by industry and delivered by speakers serving as de facto employees for industry must comply with New York State Public Integrity Reform Act (PIRA) to guide ethical interactions between state employees and such external agencies and to avoid conflict of interest. All such programs involving faculty and students must comply with the Policy for Programs Involving Industry . COPYRIGHT AND STATEMENT ON STUDENT USE OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS All educational materials at the SUNY College of Optometry, including those associated with instructional activity such as lecture capture recordings, electronic course material, course handouts, and any other course-related materials, are the property of the course instructor or the College, as described in the SUNY copyright policy 1 , and subject to copyright protection under federal law. SUNY College of Optometry students are granted permission to use these materials for their personal educational use only and may not make any of the material available to others without the express permission of the instructor or the College, as appropriate 1 . Copyright infringement is against the law. Violations of this policy will be considered unethical and unprofessional behavior. Such violations are grounds for disciplinary action, program dismissal, and possible legal action. 1 http://system.suny.edu/academic-affairs/faculty/faculty-ownership/

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